718. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education the up-to-date evidence-based rationale with statistics for moving a school (details supplied) in the Blanchardstown school area to the Mulhuddart Tyrrelstown school area. [12123/25]
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
728. 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. [12313/25]
763. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if a rule-circular exists setting a limit of one sensory room per primary school, irrespective of class-school size. [12691/25]
764. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if any rule-circular exists that precludes primary schools receiving more than one sensory room grant in a six-year period; and the time limit of that rule. [12692/25]
765. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) had its application for a sensory room rejected when it is currently adding two autism classes to the school. [12693/25]
766. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) is being penalised and precluded from having a sensory room to accompany the two autism classes currently being built, all because the school hosts a pre-school class with a sensory room for pre-schoolers only in the same building. [12694/25]
774. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education to outline the current use of a building (details supplied) in County Tipperary, given the immediate shortage of special school places in south Tipperary if the school could be used for the establishment of a new special school in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12955/25]
281. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education for the up-to-date position on additional classroom accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10502/25]
286. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education if her Department has made projections for the percentage of the school going population who will need to be accommodated in either a special school or a special class attached to a mainstream school by 2030; if she will outline what the percentage is; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10548/25]
79. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9960/25]
367. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the progress of the additional accommodation works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9157/25]
368. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the progress of the additional accommodation works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9158/25]
383. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a project will proceed to the next stage in view of the urgent need to provide additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9385/25]
2. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she agrees that the demographics are such in Dublin 15 that there is a need to maintain a school (details supplied) at its existing location and for extra capacity in the Tyrellstown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7671/25]
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8152/25]
9. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education the status of the delivery of a complete modular build of 18 classrooms with facilities to meet the accommodation crisis at a school (details supplied). [6191/25]
43. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the actions she will take to address the concerns of the management of a school (details supplied) regarding their existing prefab accommodation and the need to upgrade their heating system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6890/25]
44. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education the reason the proposal from a school (details supplied) to temporarily host the students of the new special school in north Dublin was rejected; how these students will instead be accommodated; the timeline for this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8271/25]
69. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the expected timeline for delivery of the additional school accommodation scheme project and the review of the stage 2b report for a school (details supplied).
[6815/25]
244. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will address the urgent health and safety concerns at a school (details supplied); if she will provide funding for the installation of safety equipment, as outlined, to ensure the safety of all pupils and staff; and if she will consider granting Urban DEIS 1 status to the school to address the various challenges faced by the school, including poor infr…
135. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education for an update on the progression of matters regarding the sign off on temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) in order for the school to accommodate additional students due to the school being oversubscribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8343/25]
139. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education for an update on modular building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8349/25]
142. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a new ASD classroom will become available in County Kildare (details supplied); the reason for the delay in opening the classes; the expected opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8376/25]
143. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a new school extension will open in County Kildare (details supplied); the reason for any delays in the expected opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8377/25]
163. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the status of the temporary accommodation units from one school to another (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8611/25]