492. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a detailed update on the progression of an additional school accommodation project in County Clare (details supplied); the approximate timeline for when this project might proceed to its construction phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21664/26]
Topics / School Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Accommodation
572 questions from 117 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
572
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566 written, 6 oral
117
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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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
543. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for an emergency works grant to deal with leaks in the school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22311/26]
279. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding an additional accommodation project under the school capital programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20992/26]
307. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when urgent safety issues at a school (details supplied) will be addressed; and when the school’s permanent building will progress to stage 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21352/26]
308. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a proposed extension at a school (details supplied); the reasons a reimbursement will not issue to the school for equipment that could not be installed due to the lack of appropriate accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21369/26]
309. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a proposed extension at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21370/26]
657. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline contacts her Department has had in respect of the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied); if she appreciates the concerns of the school community on the matter and can provide assurances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18717/26]
708. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date situation regarding her Department’s additional school accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18879/26]
721. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a schedule on a county-by-county and school-by-school basis in respect of the number of modular classrooms in use; the annual rental cost of same; the duration of which they are of use including year of installation. [19035/26]
722. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a schedule on a county-by-county and school-by-school basis in respect of the number of modular classrooms in use that are now end of life as per manufacturers guidelines and still in use; and the number that have been decommissioned. [19036/26]
750. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider visiting a school (details supplied), to meet with students, parents and staff and to observe firsthand the challenges associated with operating the school across two separate sites.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19148/26]
753. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current accommodation capacity of a school (details supplied); the school’s current and projected enrolment figures; and the steps her Department are taking to ensure sufficient classroom accommodation is available. [19183/26]
754. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has carried out, or plans to carry out, an assessment of the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied); and if she will outline the outcome or expected timeline for such an assessment. [19184/26]
755. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any applications for additional accommodation or capital works relating to a school (details supplied) are currently under consideration by her Department [19185/26]
758. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the capacity issue in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19235/26]
781. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school management in relation to the lack of permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19443/26]
875. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation application submitted by a school (details supplied). [20255/26]
886. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the progression of a sanctioned two classroom SEN extension to facilitate autism classes in a school (details supplied). [20454/26]
1899. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school management in relation to the lack of permanent accommodation within the National Rehabilitation Hospital (details supplied); if she will engage with hospital management to ensure that this matter is progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19444/26]
1900. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of creating a stand-alone school building for the school that operates within the National Rehabilitation Hospital (details supplied); if she will engage with hospital management on this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19445/26]
344. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the additional school accommodation applications submitted by a school (details supplied) in 2023 and again in 2025; the stage each application is presently at within the Planning and Building Unit; and when the school can expect a formal decision. [17953/26]
345. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if interim modular accommodation will be approved for a school (details supplied) as an urgent measure ahead of September 2026, in light of projected enrolment growth and the school’s current lack of adequate teaching space. [17954/26]
346. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason NCSE withdrew its October 2023 commitment to provide modular accommodation for two autism classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will address the discrepancy between the NCSE’s stated position of “no demand” locally and the recent sanctioning of a special class in a neighbouring school. [17955/26]
347. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied that the current accommodation at a school (details supplied) complies with her Department’s technical guidance documents, including TGD-022, TGD-020 and TGD-026; and if not, the immediate actions which will be taken to ensure compliance and safeguard pupil and staff welfare. [17956/26]
348. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) last received capital investment from her Department; if she is aware that the 2000 extension is now affected by damp, leaks and mould; and the remedial works which will be undertaken to address these issues. [17957/26]