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School Accommodation

572 questions from 117 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

572
questions
566 written, 6 oral
117
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202529
February 202555
March 202537
April 202525
May 202515
June 202539
July 202523
August 20250
September 202521
October 202511
November 202536
December 202531
January 202636
February 202627
March 202642
April 202621
May 202650
June 202626
July 202616
August 20260
September 20269
October 202623

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.

  • Aontú3 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil171 from 32 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael123 from 18 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party8 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent36 from 8 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland11 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party46 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity17 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin132 from 34 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 29
  2. 19
  3. 16
  4. 14
  5. 14
  6. 13
  7. 13
  8. 12

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Michael Cahill Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
444. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an additional accommodation scheme application lodged by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73468/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
445. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of request by school (details supplied) for a modular unit to accommodate a special class as an interim measure while the new build proceeds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73469/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
446. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73470/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
447. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding meeting request from principal regarding outstanding remedial works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73471/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
448. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); the timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73472/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
449. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); the timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73473/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
450. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the assessment process of an application for additional school accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73474/25]
Niall Collins Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
446. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a proposed project by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71625/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
485. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 21 October 2025, the progress made to reconfigure an annex building to provide two special education classrooms at a school (details supplied) so children are not walking off site daily to access a classroom elsewhere (in a domestic dwelling); to meet enrolment needs for September 2026, given the school …
Barry Heneghan Oral 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
93. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on post primary capacity planning for locations (details supplied), including the current assessment of projected enrolment pressure; the steps her Department is taking to ensure an adequate supply of secondary school places in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70838/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
138. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of increased accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70410/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
143. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development and extension plans for a school in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67783/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
184. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the new classrooms for a school (details supplied). [70819/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Education
200. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a matter regarding school places (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70751/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Education
201. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a matter regarding school places (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70752/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Education
202. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70753/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Education
206. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the planned extension for a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim, which is ready to proceed to tender; the expected timeframe for the commencement of construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70840/25]
Colm Burke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Education
407. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an additional accommodation project application by a school (details supplied); when they can proceed to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69462/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Education
423. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the appalling conditions that students and teachers must endure at a school (details supplied). [69806/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Education
291. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent in the years 2020 to 2025 on prefabricated classrooms, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68863/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Education
292. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools where asbestos was found to be present, and the amount spent on the management and removal of asbestos in schools, between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68864/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Education
295. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department requires a minimal life expectancy for any modular building provided for schools; the nature of that requirement; and the average life expectancy of school modular buildings. [68953/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
210. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the development of a new stand-alone building at a school (details supplied); to outline how she plans to address the current shortage of places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67296/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
219. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if approval will be granted for the required four modular classrooms and a modular technology engineering room for a school (details supplied) to allow it to cater for current students and to cater for the increasing enrolment in September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67417/25]
Emer Currie Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
234. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an ASA application (details provided); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67488/25]