386. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the sanctioned ASA extension for a school (details supplied) falls within the capital expenditure allocation referenced in the Department of Education and Youth Budget 2026 Document; whether it falls within the 260 schools or 80 school buildings referenced in that document; if not, when specifically it is expected that the extension at t…
Topics / School Funding
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Funding
457 questions from 102 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
457
questions
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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
399. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the mainstream class teacher grant, which encompasses a furniture and ICT grant, has not been paid to schools yet, despite commitments that this would be paid on 8 September 2025; and the measures being taken to ensure schools are paid this grant as quickly as possible. [56969/25]
400. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department has not contacted schools regarding the mainstream class teacher grant since 2 September 2025; if she will make contact to eligible schools informing them of any delays in payment; and measures being taken to ensure payment is made as quickly as possible. [56970/25]
799. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the business case submitted in relation to a school (details supplied) on 19 March 2025; if the funding requested will be provided for in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54553/25]
249. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if her Department will intervene in the case of the funding of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54331/25]
225. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount budgeted for DEIS schools last year but not spent. [54174/25]
170. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review and address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53024/25]
176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review correspondence from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53137/25]
177. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case to urgently increase capitation funding for primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53142/25]
192. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will set out the process by which schools may apply for funding for the development of playground facilities, particularly where such facilities would be available for use both by pupils and by the wider community; and if she will provide details of any funding schemes or application processes currently available to schools for this pur…
203. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address the underinvestment in schools, the overcrowded classrooms, the stretched resources and the growing demands on staff (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53401/25]
205. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 30 September 2025, the plans to allow private independent music schools access to funding for the delivery of subsidised music lessons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53434/25]
211. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the amount of the €450,000 total Education for Sustainable Development Fund available for schools that has been drawn down; and the amount of the fund that is remaining for schools to apply for. [53561/25]
215. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of capital funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53617/25]
228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school principals related to the level of capitation funding not keeping pace with the rate of cost increases for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53721/25]
230. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an increase in capitation funding for primary schools will be considered in view of rising costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53783/25]
289. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a project in a school (details supplied); if her Department will review the emergency works scheme applications in relation to the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52700/25]
495. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current capitation grant rates at primary level (mainstream, special school, and special class top-ups); the aggregate annual outturn for capitation since 2019; her assessment of the adequacy of the €224 standard rate against schools' non-pay running costs; the full-year cost of increasing the standard rate by €75 per pupil in 2026 (including pr…
501. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) was refused an increase in funding; if additional funding will be allocated to cover the cost of these works given the significant financial strain the works will put on the school and to acknowledge the increase in construction inflation; if the school has an opportu…
516. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that capitation grants for primary and post-primary schools are increased in recognition of the substantial increase in operating costs; if she proposes to introduce emergency funding to schools in 2025 for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52061/25]
273. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider an application under the CASWS which was uploaded in error to the emergency works portal and accepted; if the application which was submitted within the timeframe albeit to the incorrect portal will be accepted and processed as the work outlined in the application is urgent. [49723/25]
313. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a climate action summer works scheme application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50236/25]
325. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that many schools are in need of a grant calendar to ensure they can budget for upcoming expenses and not have to rely on the financial support services unit or parents for guidance or financial assistance due to delays in grant payments or reductions in grant amounts; the timeframe for a full implementation of these scheduled gr…
326. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to ensure schools have sufficient knowledge of when they will receive a grant, and how much the grant amounts to, in order to budget throughout the year as a school (details supplied) cannot budget for the year ahead or carry out the accounting requests from the FSSU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5…
333. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the capitation grant for primary schools, specifically a €75 increase per pupil, as proposed by an organisation (details supplied) in its pre-Budget 2026 submission, to help schools manage rising costs and avoid the need for excessive fundraising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50400/25]