506. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the highest amount of funding approved or issued by her Department for the provision of a modular classroom in 2026; the details of the project or school to which this funding related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37140/26]
Topics / School Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Accommodation
572 questions from 117 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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566 written, 6 oral
117
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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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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510. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the protocols and funding available through the emergency works scheme to support schools where prefabricated buildings suffer sudden and unforeseen damage; if she will clarify the specific criteria for 'immediate risk to health, life, property or the environment' as it pertains to aging modular units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
524. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will provide the funding to replace two derelict prefabs at a school (details supplied) that urgently need replacing ahead of the next school term in the autumn, in a school campus that is already extremely limited for space. [37413/26]
95. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the emergency works grant being provided for a school (details supplied), given the state of the roof there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35762/26]
548. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1237 of 14 April 2026, if the provision of additional temporary accommodation can be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) ahead of the next school year in light of a sustained increase in enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34097/26]
555. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a school (details supplied) will be permitted to progress to the next stage of its application within the additional accommodation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34178/26]
591. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the project (details supplied) for approval to enter a short-term rental arrangement for a room within their local community centre as an interim measure for SEN facilities due to lack of space in the current school building, while the building project at the school, that is currently in phase 1, progresses. [34612/26]
637. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will list and name the primary and secondary schools that are constituted entirely of modular / prefabricated buildings; the way she proposes to ensure that these schools are provided with fit-for-purpose permanent buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35244/26]
285. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review an urgent case (details supplied); if her Department will contact the school and update them on their application for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33560/26]
305. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of a secondary school in Newcastle, County Dublin; whether consideration is being given to the provision of a second primary school in light of population growth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33863/26]
363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed accommodation project for a school (details supplied) under the Department's school building programme; and the stage at which the project currently sits within the capital appraisal process. [32263/26]
364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons the proposed accommodation project for a school (details supplied) has not progressed to Stage 1B of the Department's capital approvals process, notwithstanding that an application was initially submitted in January 2020 and updated documentation was provided in August 2025. [32264/26]
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for the progression of a school (details supplied) accommodation project to Stage 1B; and whether a specific timeframe has been assigned within the Department. [32265/26]
366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to prioritise school building projects for advancement within the capital programme; and how a school (details supplied) project ranks against those criteria. [32266/26]
367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to advancing a school (details supplied) accommodation project through a combined Stage 2A/2B process in light of the length of time elapsed since initial application; and if not, the reasons for same. [32267/26]
368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether funding has been provisionally allocated for a school (detail supplied) accommodation project within the current or forthcoming capital budgets; and the quantum of such funding, if applicable. [32268/26]
369. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent of engagement between her Department and the management authorities of a school (detail supplied) since January 2020 in relation to the proposed accommodation project; and the dates and outcomes of such engagements. [32269/26]
370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) have been formally assessed by the Department; and if so, the findings of that assessment and the date on which it was completed. [32270/26]
371. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school (detail supplied) accommodation project is currently included in the Department's published school building pipeline; and if so, the projected delivery timeframe associated with the project. [32271/26]
373. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the modular accommodation project for the second special class in a school (details supplied) in Durrow; the reason the design was not approved until 21 April 2026 despite the project commencing in mid-2025; the expected on-site commencement and operational dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32275/26]
374. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) in Durrow has already completed enrolment and issued offers for a new special class due to open in September 2026 on the basis of promised modular accommodation that is now not expected until February 2027; the contingency arrangements being put in place for these pupils; and if she will make a statemen…
376. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the interim accommodation options her Department is providing to schools that were promised modular special class accommodation for September 2026 but are now facing delays into 2027; if she will outline the policy in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32278/26]
377. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that the modular special class project for a school (details supplied) has been designated as urgent and prioritised; the criteria used to prioritise projects under the new Modular Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32279/26]
453. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports her Department will provide to a primary school (details supplied) considering the large increase incoming for the junior infants in September 2026 and lack of accommodation available on site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33230/26]
293. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth 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. [31570/26]