97. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the temporary special school in Castleblayney, County Monaghan to date; the additional cost of the temporary portacabins; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4634/26]
Topics / School Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Accommodation
572 questions from 117 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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566 written, 6 oral
117
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| January 2025 | 29 |
| February 2025 | 55 |
| March 2025 | 37 |
| April 2025 | 25 |
| May 2025 | 15 |
| June 2025 | 39 |
| July 2025 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 36 |
| December 2025 | 31 |
| January 2026 | 36 |
| February 2026 | 27 |
| March 2026 | 42 |
| April 2026 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 50 |
| June 2026 | 26 |
| July 2026 | 16 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 |
| October 2026 | 23 |
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The questions
98. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a site has been located for a permanent special school in Castleblayney, County Monaghan; if proposed sites have been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4635/26]
103. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 11 June 2024, the reason there has been a delay of almost four years for the delivery of the approved extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4628/26]
130. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department would consider replacing the current, failing pre-fabricated building units in a school (details supplied), with a fit-for-purpose temporary structure as an interim emergency measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5014/26]
485. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of plans for permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied); when approval was first sought for permanent building works; the stage the project is currently at within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3432/26]
486. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the modular units currently in use at a school (details supplied) were approved as temporary or permanent accommodation; when they were installed; whether they are considered by her Department to represent a long-term resolution of the school’s accommodation needs; and if she will provide clarification in writing to the school. [3433/26]
487. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the current accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if not, the remedial actions which are planned. [3434/26]
488. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a school without a general purpose hall or indoor PE space is expected to comply with PE and wellbeing curriculum requirements, particularly under the new primary curriculum framework; whether exemptions or supports apply in such circumstances; and if she will ensure that schools affected by infrastructural deficits are not penalis…
489. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for a final decision on permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); the section of her Department currently responsible for the file; and the way in which ongoing communication with the school will be managed. [3436/26]
490. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that temporary accommodation can, through prolonged delay, become de facto permanent; and her views on whether this represents a failure of capital planning where schools are growing and meeting enrolment demand. [3437/26]
492. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure that construction for a new school building (details supplied) commences without delay in order that students may benefit from a safe and supportive learning environment. [3440/26]
493. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will hear the outcome of a report into the needs of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3489/26]
504. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the long-planned extension project at a school (details supplied) including the construction of an additional classroom and an additional needs unit; when the school will be given approval to proceed to tender, given that planning permission and Department funding are already in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
508. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3585/26]
341. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware that a school (details supplied) applied for an emergency works grant in November 2025; the reason there has been a delay in approval of that grant; whether her Department has reviewed the school’s application re same; when the school can expect to receive the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3117/26]
353. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional works can be considered for a school in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3246/26]
354. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding emergency works for a school in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3247/26]
356. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a schedule of the number of applications made to the emergency works grant scheme in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number that were approved, rejected and granted on appeal; and if she will provide a schedule of the amounts granted, by county for each year. [3269/26]
358. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools currently in a backlog to have their emergency works grant scheme assessed and or approved. [3274/26]
59. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on an additional accommodation scheme application made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2616/26]
1047. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to parliamentary question No. 287 of 4 December 2025, the average timeframe in which applications for additional accommodation by schools are decided; the status of the application for a school (details supplied), and if she will expedite the process in this instance considering the severe pressure on the school at present; and if she will ma…
1234. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the school extension works for a school (details supplied); the date on which works will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1705/26]
1235. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the severe accommodation pressures currently facing a primary school (details supplied), which has expanded from a two-teacher to a three-teacher school. [1771/26]
1240. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the application by a school (details supplied) under the additional accommodation scheme; when a decision will issue; if it can proceed to the next stage, as the works are urgently needed by the school and its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1849/26]
1243. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1865/26]