414. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 25 March 2025, and respecting that existing accommodation must be used to meet the demand for special school places in north Dublin, the reason her Department is seeking to use prefabricated buildings on outdoor space belonging to an existing school rather housing the new school in "phase 2" of that same exi…
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
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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 |
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The questions
83. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education for an update on the emergency works application of a school (details supplied). [14490/25]
344. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the status of a special classroom for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13407/25]
346. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education if her Department will sanction the two modular classrooms for a school (details supplied). [13439/25]
359. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education for details of her engagements with a school (details supplied) regarding their proposal to temporarily house a proposed special school in “Phase 2” of their new premises, rather than in prefabricated units on land designated for use as the school’s outdoor space; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13598/25]
376. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the status of the works required for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13891/25]
377. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13899/25]
396. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the status of the proposal by a school (details supplied) to develop two ASD modular units within the existing play area of the school; if she will ensure that this development is expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13945/25]
399. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 5, 13 and 17 that received funding from her Department for works under the minor works scheme in 2024; and the nature of works that were carried out, in tabular form. [14004/25]
404. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of an issue presenting for a primary school and an early learning and childcare facility (details supplied); if her Department has engaged with the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14067/25]
423. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 5 February 2025, for an update on the status of an additional needs application from a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14189/25]
307. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education the current status of a school building (details supplied); if she will report on the assessment of the school building undertaken by officials within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13043/25]
596. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education to provide an additional junior infant class in a school (details supplied); if she will examine the possibility of a new primary school for the south Portmarnock area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11098/25]
600. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to construct additional classrooms to accommodate the large increase in demand made for places in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11126/25]
606. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school extension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11165/25]
627. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a new secondary school on a site (details supplied) in Clara, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11298/25]
643. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the delays in the construction of a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11471/25]
648. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11549/25]
650. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building (details supplied); the status of the appointment of a multi-disciplinary design team; the timeline for the overall project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11565/25]
655. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the current status of a planned new school (details supplied); to provide a timeframe for its completion; her views on whether it will be adequate to meet second-level education need in the Gorey area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11642/25]
677. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the development of the new building for a school and the masterplan for the multi-school campus in Whitehall, Dublin 9. [11805/25]
678. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delays to the development of a school (details supplied) and the multi-school campus in Whitehall, Dublin 9, given that the appointment of the multi-disciplinary design team was due to be appointed by Q2 2024. [11806/25]
698. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will still receive funding if the school proceeds with installing modular buildings for a special class. [11931/25]
700. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on the additional schools accommodation application submitted by a school (details supplied) for the expansion of special needs classes; when funding will be allocated for the project; and the expected timeline for completion. [11943/25]
709. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education for an update on progress to date in the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12057/25]