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School 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202529
February 202555
March 202537
April 202525
May 202515
June 202539
July 202523
August 20250
September 202521
October 202511
November 202536
December 202531
January 202636
February 202627
March 202642
April 202621
May 202650
June 202626
July 202616
August 20260
September 20269
October 202623

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.

  • Aontú3 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil171 from 32 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael123 from 18 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party8 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent36 from 8 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland11 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party46 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity17 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin132 from 34 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 29
  2. 19
  3. 16
  4. 14
  5. 14
  6. 13
  7. 13
  8. 12

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Peadar Tóibín Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
516. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education to provide extra accommodation for a school (details supplied) where an application went in 12 months ago for further accommodation. [46529/24]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
529. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to address the overcrowding and expedite the accommodation works in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46637/24]
David Cullinane Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
541. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will receive a modular unit for a special class, which is needed as a matter of urgency; and if she will contact the school to provide clarity on the timeline in order that the school can proceed as planned with opening the special class for the September 2025 intake. [46722/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
543. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the type of modular additional accommodation that has been approved for a primary school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46739/24]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
545. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the planned development of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46742/24]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
547. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the planned development of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46744/24]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
549. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the planned development of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46746/24]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
551. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more and their locations around Ireland. [46748/24]
Robert Troy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
554. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education to arrange for a school (details supplied) to be insulated. [46754/24]
Ruth Coppinger Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
558. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education whether she is considering the provision of a multi-gendered, multi-denomination second level option in the Dublin 15/Dublin 7 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46886/24]
David Cullinane Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
564. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education the status of provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) to open an ASD Class; the timeframe for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46898/24]
Paula Butterly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
568. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education for an update on the Drogheda educate together secondary school project on the Mill Road in east Meath, which has been delayed for a considerable amount of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1015/25]
Paula Butterly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
569. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education the details of all open applications for additional and emergency accommodation application for any primary or secondary schools in County Louth, by the date applied, the type of application, the funding amount, the name of school and the stage of application, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1019/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
587. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if she will consider providing a new school building for a school (details supplied), given current capacity issues and the lack of facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1131/25]
Grace Boland Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
590. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the construction of the sanctioned autism classes for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1193/25]
Grace Boland Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
592. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education what planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Balbriggan community given the plans for further significant housing development planned for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1195/25]
Grace Boland Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
593. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the progress her Department has made in planning and providing the four autism classes for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1196/25]
Gary Gannon Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
613. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education in light of the long-standing delays since 2003 in providing a permanent building for a school (details supplied), the steps her Department is taking to expedite the commencement of construction on the site, for which full planning permission was granted in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1372/25]
Ged Nash Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
622. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the reason for the ongoing delays to the construction and opening of a new ASD unit in a school (details supplied); the timeline for completion of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1534/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
628. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her Department can provide an update on the need for an ASD unit in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1673/25]
Brendan Smith Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
661. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when approval will issue in respect of a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1988/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
663. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if a school (detailed supplied) will be better supported in improving its facilities; if they are noted as requiring funding for the replacement of a pre-fab; when that pre-fab is likely to be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1990/25]