Departmental Data

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Questions (517, 518, 519)

Jen Cummins

Question:

517. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the school level data to be released will include school level data for all multi-denominational schools and denominational schools. [37301/26]

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Jen Cummins

Question:

518. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she plans to publish the full percentage response from all parents, including parents of preschool children and parents of children in multi-denominational schools to the question of whether denominational education or multi-denominational education is preferred as per question 1 of the Parental Survey. [37302/26]

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Jen Cummins

Question:

519. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all of the school level data reports will be published online. [37303/26]

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Written answers

Minister for Education and Youth

I propose to take Questions Nos. 517, 518 and 519 together.

On 4 November 2025, my department published a 'Framework and action plan for delivery of increased choice for parents on education provision at primary level'. The main focus of this framework and action plan was an online, school-specific survey. The survey ran from 4 November to 16 December 2025.

Through the survey, my department is obtaining clear information on the preferences of parents and guardians about the primary schools which their children currently attend, or will attend in coming years, on a number of important areas of primary school provision, including patronage/ethos, co-education or single-sex school provision and language of instruction (English or Irish).

The results of the survey will help my department to plan how education at primary level is provided.

I recently announced the high-level national and county summary results in respect of the preferences of parents with children currently in primary school.

My department is continuing its detailed analysis of the survey data and is preparing finalised school-specific reports. These school reports will also include the preferences of parents and guardians of children who are not yet in primary school and will be issued to all primary schools, including multi-denominational primary schools, soon in line with the commitment for school-level data to be provided in Q2 2026.

The school-level data will also be published on my department's website.

Question No. 518 answered with Question No. 517.

Question No. 519 answered with Question No. 517.