Topics / School Accommodation

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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

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Debated under the same heading

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The questions

Colm Burke Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Education
366. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be awarded funding to complete a project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18145/26]
Colm Burke Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Education
367. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider an appeal under the emergency works programme for an application for a school (details supplied) that was refused to repair the dangerous, flooded area outside the infant classrooms that children must negotiate four times daily to access the yard and any recreation area; to address the safety concerns of the school; and if she will make a s…
Colm Burke Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Education
368. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be permitted to progress from stage 2b of the additional accommodation scheme for a new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18147/26]
Colm Burke Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Education
369. 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. [18148/26]
Colm Burke Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Education
370. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school's application (details supplied) under the additional accommodation scheme; when a decision will issue as to whether it can proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18149/26]
Colm Burke Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Education
371. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of multiple applications (details supplied) under the emergency works scheme, when decisions will be issued in each case as the works are urgently needed by the school and its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18150/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
145. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the additional school accommodation application submitted by a school (details supplied) when the Department expects to complete its assessment of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17444/26]
Ged Nash Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
158. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the school accommodation crisis at a school (details supplied) in County Louth; when the two promised mainstream classrooms and a second special class will be delivered at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17823/26]
Ged Nash Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
159. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the health and safety concerns of staff, students and parents of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17824/26]
Ged Nash Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
160. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider inclusion of a school (details supplied) in County Louth and its accommodation needs in the next tranche of NDP-funded projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17825/26]
Ged Nash Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
161. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will provide interim modular accommodation in the short-term to address the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17826/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
432. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige sí ar an eolas faoi an cás go bhfuil ar páistí meán meánscoile Baile Fhormaid, Baile Átha Cliath, freastal ar dhá suíomh scoile difriúla toisc nár tosnaíodh ar an tógáil ar foirgnimh úr a bhí geallta do dhaltaí, a tuismitheoirí agus do na múinteoirí nuair a tháinig na trí meánscoil áitiúla (Coláiste Caritas, Coláiste Naomh Eoin, agus Coláiste Na…
Erin McGreehan Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Education
332. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the additional school accommodation application submitted by a school (details supplied); when her Department expects to complete its assessment of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15720/26]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Education
111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has received an offer from the HSE for a building beside a school (details supplied); and whether it will accept this offer, given the school's need for additional space. [15220/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
479. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on capital works being carried out in a school (details supplied) to accommodate special education; the works being undertaken; the costs of the works and timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14119/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
526. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will approve and release funding for a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and the steps her Department is taking to address the substandard temporary accommodation currently housing the school. [14499/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
529. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress of the additional accommodation application for a school (details supplied); if she is aware that the school’s design has been submitted to her Department and is currently awaiting assessment; if she will acknowledge the significant space constraints at the school where special education teachers are currently operating at the back of…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
579. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to this Deputy's Topical Debate on 17 February 2026, the practical steps her Department will take in relation to a playing pitch for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15012/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Education
371. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application (details supplied) for required accommodation; if the application has been reviewed by her Department; the current status of same; the timeline for a decision in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13905/26]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
664. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1047 of 13 January 2026, the status of the application for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); the implications for this application considering that it was not included in the prioritised projects of the NDP sectoral plan; her proposals to address the severe pressure on the school at present;…
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
159. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when modular accommodation will be delivered in a school (details supplied), given the ongoing emergency works issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11004/26]
Colm Burke Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
161. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school’s (details supplied) application under the additional accommodation scheme and emergency works schemes; when a decision will issue on whether it can proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11061/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
169. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth when additional school accommodation will be supplied to primary schools in County Louth (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9921/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
184. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason Balbriggan was excluded in the recently published list of schools to receive building upgrades given its rapidly expanding young population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10935/26]
David Cullinane Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
206. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth her position regarding reports furnished to her and her Department regarding defects at a school (details supplied); whether any investigations have been carried out relating to such matters; the action taken to date; the further actions planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11019/26]