164. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if additional accommodation will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8612/25]
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
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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 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.
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The questions
383. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education noting her intention for all children with additional needs to have a school place in September, for an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; if the application by a second school will receive approval without delay; the number of children in south Tipperary currently waiting for a school placement for Septemb…
413. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education for an update on the delivery of SET rooms approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7620/25]
415. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if schools can apply for funding to create and improve sensory rooms they create in their existing school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7622/25]
430. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education what engagement has taken place with the community of a school (details supplied) especially with regard to facilitating its move to a new building, including road safety measures. [7783/25]
452. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently intervene in a case of subject-specific classroom accommodation for a school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8148/25]
214. 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. [7060/25]
317. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm whether the management committee followed the procurement process for the leasing of new premises for the Donegal Education Centre, Donegal Town; if it was publicly advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5507/25]
320. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if the lease has been signed for the move by a school (details supplied) to a premises in Letterkenny; if so, the duration of the lease; when lease comes into effect; the cost of the move, including start-up costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5523/25]
328. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if the Government is currently renting the building at St. Anne’s Special School, located on the Sean Ross Abbey site, from the same religious order that ran the mother and baby home; if so, the amount of rent that has been paid annually; and the reason the Government is paying rent to an organisation that profited from child trafficking and illegal adoptio…
341. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education whether different locations were looked at as part of the Donegal Education Support Centre, Donegal town, relocation; if guidelines were used to evaluate these other locations; if so, to detail those guidelines; if any effort was made to meet the stated growing need in the Donegal town area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5799/25]
349. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in counties Offaly and Laois that have an application with her Department for new accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5916/25]
353. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 469 of 5 February 2025, regarding funding for a school (details supplied) if she will provide information and the progress and status of the additional school accommodation that was received by her Department in November 2022. [5948/25]
378. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education to provide an update in relation to her Department’s efforts to remedy very serious health and safety issues identified at a school (details supplied). [6294/25]
151. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education the plans in place to repair the roof of a school (details supplied); if so, when these repairs will start; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4868/25]
167. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will expressly give guidance on how a school (details supplied) can address the decrepit state of their old school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5103/25]
257. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) will be upgraded under the Pathfinder Retrofit Programme this summer, as agreed, even though there are delays in the development of the special education needs classrooms, also overseen by her Department. [3951/25]
258. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of the delivery of ASD classrooms at a school (details supplied); the date on which officials in the Department communicated with the school; the local authority in respect of the matter; and the steps she can take to expedite the processing of the transfer of deeds. [3984/25]
259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education what options a school in Donegal (details supplied) has to carry out essential repairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3996/25]
261. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the very serious health and safety issues identified with the current building used by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4024/25]
262. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if the summer works scheme will operate this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4025/25]
264. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education if any consultation has taken place with the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government regarding planning guidelines for local authorities on the installation of modular accommodation for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4032/25]
269. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if the summer works scheme for schools will be re-introduced this year. [4083/25]
271. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education to urgently review the decision to deny the provision of a second SEN classroom at a school (details supplied) considering the immediate need and the impact on the five children on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4122/25]
272. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education what steps her Department will take to ensure that a school (details supplied) receives the necessary classroom space to accommodate the new teacher arriving in September 2025, given that there is currently no additional space available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4123/25]