212. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that funding is provided for modular buildings to accommodate new sanctioned autism classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10031/26]
Topics / School Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Accommodation
572 questions from 117 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
572
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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
213. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of and percentage of students in primary and secondary education who attend class in non-permanent modular classrooms. [10480/26]
215. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on works on the extension of a school (details supplied), and the development of other schools on the site. [10765/26]
543. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application by a school to replace their 50-year-old prefabs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9213/26]
572. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the serious accommodation problems at a Louth school (details supplied); the plans her Department has to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9680/26]
586. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the school in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; if a permanent site can be provided for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9829/26]
587. 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 within the National Rehabilitation Hospital school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9830/26]
597. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will issue on the accommodation plans submitted by a school (details supplied) which have been with her Department for ten months without an update, despite repeated follow-up by the board of management; the status and expected timeline for review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9852/26]
604. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the prefabricated classrooms approved in 2021 as a temporary measure at a school (details supplied); if their continued use has been reviewed; when they will be removed; the interim steps that will be taken to address the impact on neighbouring residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9896/26]
610. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the second classroom in the ASD unit at a school (details supplied) has been sanctioned; when it is expected that this classroom will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10050/26]
622. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review has taken place regarding the ongoing reliance on prefabricated buildings at a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to privacy and light pollution concerns raised by residents of adjoining residential properties; and if there are plans to replace the prefabricated buildings with more suitable permanent structures. [101…
633. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the NCSE supported special schools which are located in permanent buildings; those which are in interim accommodation; those which have modular buildings adjoining permanent buildings, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10282/26]
640. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide replacement prefabs for the prefabs damaged by recent storms at a school (details supplied) given her decision that the school was not approved by her Department to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10329/26]
662. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to establish a Gaelcholáiste in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10466/26]
262. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for two schools to occupy or change their current location (details supplied); if it is also planned for an as yet un-established primary school to be located at this site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7183/26]
76. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application under the additional accommodation scheme, submitted in May 2025 by a school (details supplied) for the fit-out of a second ASD classroom; the reasons for the delay in issuing confirmation of the grant approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6888/26]
81. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a lease agreement is currently in place for the prefabs at a school (details supplied); the cost which has been incurred by her Department since their completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6980/26]
82. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider replacing the prefabs at a school (details supplied), given that the new campus is currently at stage 2a of the architectural design process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6981/26]
83. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the five cabins on a campus (details supplied); whether a lease is in place for their current use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6982/26]
496. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school’s (details supplied) application for additional schools’ accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5861/26]
497. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school’s (details supplied) application for additional school accommodation, as well as an update on their temporary accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5862/26]
513. 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 the school can proceed to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5949/26]
541. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason funding has not been approved for modular accommodation at a school (details supplied) in Dublin Bay north; the rationale for approving additional classes without providing the accommodation required for them to operate; if this reflects current Department policy; if she will review this matter as a priority and ensure the necessary acco…
557. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a project (details supplied) given the sanction provided by her Department for additional classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6342/26]
374. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the provision of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) will be progressed without further delay in view of the recent establishment of additional classes and no additional accommodation provided to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5391/26]