School Patronage
An official questions-paper heading. 69 questions (0 oral, 69 written), first 2025-02-05, latest 2026-07-08.
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| Feb 2025 | 6 |
| Apr 2025 | 13 |
| May 2025 | 3 |
| Jun 2025 | 3 |
| Jul 2025 | 5 |
| Sep 2025 | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 18 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 4 |
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| Department | Questions |
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| Education | 69 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | School Patronage |
The questions
Réada Cronin
written
2026-07-08 · to Education
112. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the next steps for schools where a majority of respondents to her Department's primary school survey favoured a move to multi-denominational patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52263/26]
Réada Cronin
written
2026-07-08 · to Education
113. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has provided guidance to schools on how to engage with parents and communities prior to the 31 October deadline to discuss the publication of her Department's primary school survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52264/26]
Réada Cronin
written
2026-07-08 · to Education
114. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if concerns were raised within her Department around the 31 October deadline and the practicality of the consultation period from September to October; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52265/26]
Réada Cronin
written
2026-07-08 · to Education
115. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to ensure more non-denominational schools are being built across the country following the publication of the Department's primary school survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52266/26]
Conor Sheehan
written
2026-05-27 · to Education
82. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the recent survey conducted by her Department, the percentage of parents of preschool children that stated they would prefer a non-denominational school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40371/26]
Conor Sheehan
written
2026-05-27 · to Education
83. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the recent survey conducted by her Department, the percentage of parents of children currently in a non-denominational school that stated they are happy with their school being non-denominational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40372/26]
John Brady
written
2026-05-07 · to Education
287. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and percentage of parents of preschool children who indicated a preference for a multi-denominational primary school option in the recent national primary school survey. [33576/26]
John Brady
written
2026-05-07 · to Education
288. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and percentage of parents whose children are currently attending multi-denominational schools who indicated a preference for a multi-denominational primary school option in the survey. [33577/26]
John Brady
written
2026-05-07 · to Education
289. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number and percentage of all parents surveyed who selected the multi-denominational option as their preferred model of primary school patronage. [33578/26]
John Brady
written
2026-05-07 · to Education
290. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the Department's decision to publish survey findings focusing primarily on the preferences of parents whose children attend denominational schools, rather than presenting a comprehensive analysis reflecting the views of all respondents. [33579/26]
John Brady
written
2026-05-07 · to Education
291. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will commit to publishing the full dataset arising from the survey, or at minimum a more detailed breakdown of responses across all demographic categories, in order to ensure transparency and maintain public confidence in the consultation process. [33580/26]
Jen Cummins
written
2026-04-22 · to Education
99. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the monies outstanding from the church for redress could be offset in the exchange of property for divestment of school patronage. [28863/26]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-04-21 · to Education
535. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and percentage of parents of preschool children who expressed support for multi-denominational education in the National Parent Survey, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28688/26]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-04-21 · to Education
536. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools who expressed support for multi-denominational education in the National Parent Survey, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28689/26]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-04-21 · to Education
537. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of submissions received to the National Parent Survey; the number and percentage of those which expressed support for multi-denominational education, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28690/26]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-04-21 · to Education
538. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons the published outcomes of the National Parent Survey focused on the preferences of parents of children attending denominational schools rather than presenting the preferences of all parents surveyed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28692/26]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-04-21 · to Education
539. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will publish the full dataset of valid responses from the National Parent Survey, including a breakdown by school type and parental cohort, in order to ensure transparency and maintain public confidence in the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28693/26]
Michael Collins
written
2026-04-16 · to Education
220. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of parents of preschool children that chose the multi-denominational option regarding the primary school survey; the percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools that chose the multi-denominational option; the percentage of all parents surveyed that chose the multi-denominati…
Ruth Coppinger
written
2026-04-16 · to Education
223. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on concerns that have been raised regarding the recently published results to the patronage preference question in her Department’s primary school survey (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27798/26]
Ruth Coppinger
written
2026-04-16 · to Education
224. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a more holistic approach in relation to the use of the recently published results of the patronage preference question in her Department's Primary School Survey (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27799/26]
Jen Cummins
written
2026-04-15 · to Education
256. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents of preschool children that responded to the survey on patronage; and the percentage of them that chose non-religious patronage, in tabular form. [27672/26]
Jen Cummins
written
2026-04-15 · to Education
257. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents of children attending non-religious and/or multidenominational schools that responded to the survey on patronage; and the percentage of them that chose non-religious patronage, in tabular form. [27673/26]
Jen Cummins
written
2026-04-15 · to Education
258. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of all parental respondents to the survey on patronage that chose non-religious patronage. [27674/26]
Jen Cummins
written
2026-04-14 · to Education
1490. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the recent survey to parents on school patronage will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26511/26]
Liam Quaide
written
2026-04-14 · to Education
1515. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the Department has not published the disaggregated results for parents from the survey on school patronage and ethos of pre-school children, given that the survey explicitly included parents of children aged 0-12, including those not yet in the school system; and whether this omission risks undermining the survey's stat…
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