537. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proportion of primary schools that are currently running a deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38824/26]
Topics / School Funding
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Funding
457 questions from 102 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
457
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454 written, 3 oral
102
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 28 |
| April 2025 | 25 |
| May 2025 | 44 |
| June 2025 | 46 |
| July 2025 | 60 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 |
| October 2025 | 19 |
| November 2025 | 39 |
| December 2025 | 26 |
| January 2026 | 26 |
| February 2026 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 28 |
| June 2026 | 17 |
| July 2026 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
538. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that require parent contributions to meet day-to-day running costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38825/26]
539. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent of running deficits in primary schools compared to voluntary secondary schools that is, this specific branch of secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38826/26]
158. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is any avenue for funding for a school to recoup costs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38209/26]
160. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional resources that will be made available to primary schools listed following the recent Deis Plus announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38368/26]
617. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the email address (details supplied) provided to principals of schools granted DEIS plus status is not working [34990/26]
622. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding in terms of capitation and capital works available to a school (details supplied). [35023/26]
625. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will bring forward the announcement of Schools to be awarded funding under the climate action summer works scheme 2026 (category 7 climate action & windows) rather than waiting until the end of the year, to support schools that are waiting on and relying on this funding for works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35050/26…
627. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a remote area grant can be offered (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35133/26]
628. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide emergency funding to a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35191/26]
629. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) with an exceptionally high concentration of socio-economic disadvantage and complex educational needs was excluded from both DEIS and DEIS Plus, and whether she will review this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35198/26]
630. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason non-DEIS schools are excluded from the DEIS appeals process; the mechanism that exists for a school (details supplied) to seek reconsideration of its exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35199/26]
631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will conduct a needs-based assessment of a school (details supplied) in light of its exceptionally high level of concentrated disadvantage and the absence of DEIS supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35200/26]
632. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the interim supports that can be provided immediately to a school (details supplied) pending any future DEIS review, given the school’s severe resource shortages, food insecurity among pupils, and high levels of complex need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35201/26]
633. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the DEIS profiling model will be reformed to account for rural schools with non-local disadvantaged enrolments, such as a school (details supplied), where area-based indicators do not reflect the actual pupil population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35202/26]
349. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in respect of a school (details supplied); the financial supports that are available outside of the schemes referenced; and if officials can include the school in the appropriate funding stream. [32193/26]
294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define the emergency in the context of emergency works funding; and the way a school can act proactively to prevent harm if funding applications are repeatedly denied due to being deemed as not 'sudden and unforeseen' (details supplied). [31577/26]
299. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for funding can be awarded for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31595/26]
309. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency works application will be expedited and a grant allocated in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31640/26]
126. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently investigate the case of a school (details supplied) and allow for necessary and urgent emergency works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31150/26]
140. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the current lack of funding streams available to support the staging of curriculum-based theatrical productions for post-primary students; if she acknowledges that prescribed Leaving Certificate texts, such as Othello by William Shakespeare, form a core part of the English curriculum; if consideration has been given to supporting ac…
23. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently allow for further funding to schools in Kerry for urgent building repair works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28995/26]
60. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth her proposals to ensure that primary and secondary schools are adequately funded in the 2026-2027 academic year. [29129/26]
113. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered introducing a mechanism to cover the cost of a consultant’s examination in advance of EWS support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29182/26]
106. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the community contribution refund that is due to a school (details supplied); if there are any outstanding documents; and when the refund will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28991/26]