237. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage without delay in view of the urgent need to have this much needed accommodation provided and also taking into account that this application has been ongoing for a considerable length of time and also the pressure on existing accommodation due to the continued increase in enrol…
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
76. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding that has been provided to schools within Tipperary under the emergency works scheme in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21458/25]
769. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education if it is her intention for further school retrofits to be funded in 2026 under the school sector decarbonisation pathfinder programme; if she will clarify if there is an application process to be considered for this scheme; the way in this this process is accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18725/25]
787. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if she will give permission for a school (details supplied) to install temporary accommodation until its extension for extra classrooms is built. [18782/25]
797. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that an application for accommodation will be progressed without further delay due to the urgency in replacing the inadequate present accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18889/25]
812. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the eligibility criteria and process for a school to utilise the additional school accommodation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18942/25]
813. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the timeline in which a school can expect to receive approval to avail of the additional school accommodation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18943/25]
993. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that her Department reengages with a school (details supplied) on the status of the temporary accommodation due to be provided at that location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20582/25]
1024. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an application for funding to install another prefab to facilitate a second junior infants class in September at a school (details supplied). [20674/25]
119. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision of additional accommodation to schools in Mayo. [17237/25]
121. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the additional school accommodation section to work towards when processing invoices from schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16805/25]
131. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education when the revised national planning framework will be used to inform and, if necessary, alter school planning processes in areas of high projected population growth such as Newcastle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16937/25]
153. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education for an update on additional buildings needed for Danu special school Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17234/25]
169. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the new premises for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17048/25]
171. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education to ensure a school (details supplied) has the modular unit in place for September to cater for the two special needs classes it will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16469/25]
183. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the four prefabs at a school (details supplied); when they will be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17311/25]
201. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if additional space will be provided at a Louth primary school (details supplied) to accommodate an extra classroom and additional ASD places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16890/25]
212. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education for an update on the status of the extension to a school (details supplied); if stage 1 has now completed; the timeline for the delivery of the extension; when the project is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17119/25]
443. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in prefabricated buildings in the State, and the timeline for the school to receive a permanent building, in tabular form. [16572/25]
474. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a grant for emergency works applied for on 19 December 2023 (details supplied) will be approved immediately; and if a more recent application for life safety systems will be approved, as this relates to health and safety. [16645/25]
477. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education if she will give a commitment to necessary repair work being carried out at a school (details supplied) to ensure that this school can provide the necessary education to the 6-16 year-old students that attend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16699/25]
493. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education 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. [16906/25]
562. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education when a derelict and unsafe prefab at a school (details supplied) will be removed as it has become unsafe and is no longer fit for purpose. [17518/25]
366. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for a modular unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15009/25]
390. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the installation of the promised prefab building at a school (details supplied), which is intended to accommodate a general-purpose hall and a classroom; the reasons for the delay; the steps being taken to resolve the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15181/25]