558. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the remaining improvement works to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62126/25]
Topics / School Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool 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.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
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
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The questions
562. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school’s application under the additional accommodation scheme; when a decision will be taken whether to progress the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62216/25]
237. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider ensuring that special classes be a mandatory part of every new school build project, with at least one special class sanctioned in parallel with all other accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60751/25]
245. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently address the concerns regarding school accommodation raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60834/25]
116. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports her Department is providing to a school (details supplied), in terms of their future accommodation needs in the context of the school serving a rural village with significant new housing development currently under construction and due to be occupied in the next 18 months. [60453/25]
22. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has received a request from the board of management and management team of a school (details supplied) to initiate a full rebuild of the school, considering it is over 50 years old; the status of this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59676/25]
79. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school (details supplied) where children were offered places for September 2025 and the classroom is not available yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59748/25]
97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to address the need for capital works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59686/25]
705. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58300/25]
853. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on when an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) will be progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59608/25]
878. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to a full audit of the current building housing a school (details supplied), with a view to securing significant refurbishment funding or facilitating a move to a new fit-for-purpose building, given ongoing safety concerns raised by the school's management. [59837/25]
910. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the list of schools in County Clare awaiting major works approval from her Department, in tabular form. [59929/25]
911. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application under the additional accommodation scheme by a school (details supplied); when a decision will be made on whether it will progress from stage 2A; when the senior engineers comment will be delivered; that serious consideration would be given to approving progression to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the …
912. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the review and approval process for the additional school accommodation project at a school (details supplied), which provides for two SEN base classrooms and one SET room, given that the stage report has already been submitted to her Department and is awaiting technical and cost review; the expected timeline for the completion…
915. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department expects to make a decision regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60054/25]
917. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of all school building and extension projects approved for Meath under the school building programme, including timelines for planning, tender and construction stages. [60071/25]
937. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the delays in the delivery of extra classrooms in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the new building will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60186/25]
54. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application under the 2025-2026 summer works scheme (details supplied); and if she will assist in expediting the application in view of the urgent need for improvements. [57453/25]
57. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the additional monies her Department received in Budget 2026 will allow for the additional accommodation scheme application made by a school in Clare (details supplied) to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57481/25]
406. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a school (details supplied) can proceed to re-open much needed capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57032/25]
440. Deputy Mary Butler 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 in respect of this badly needed development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57401/25]
442. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of additional school accommodation projects approved for County Offaly in each of the past ten years, 2015-2025; the date of their completion; if not yet completed, their current status and expected completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57429/25]
415. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the future plans for the temporary accommodation site currently occupied by a school (details supplied), in view of the schools' scheduled move to its permanent premises in 2026; the plans for the retention or development of the existing sports facilities on the site; her plans for the current school premises once vacated; and if she will make a…
196. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the position of a school (details supplied) will be considered having regard to the fact the school, when requested, opened a special ASD class four years ago on the specific understanding that additional accommodation would be provided; the reason the proposed extension has not yet been approved to go to construction; and if she will make a s…
214. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a request for additional accommodation for a school in Cork city (details supplied) to provide appropriate and urgently needed teaching and support space for children who have received a diagnosis of autism. [53581/25]