141. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects her Department to make a green area available for use by schools (details supplied). [74720/26]
Topics / School Facilities
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Facilities
285 questions from 81 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
285
questions
281 written, 4 oral
81
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 | 17 |
| February 2025 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 12 |
| April 2025 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 9 |
| June 2025 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 12 |
| December 2025 | 35 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 33 |
| March 2026 | 28 |
| April 2026 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 14 |
| June 2026 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 16 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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.
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The questions
356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to urgent repairs and upgrades required at a school (details supplied); and the steps she will take to address the fact that these requests have been rejected by her Department to date. [72161/26]
189. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) has been assessed for the Department-led Energy and Condition Survey; and if the overall project is due to be completed by the end of 2026. [69783/26]
198. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the revised scope for the additional facilities at a school (details supplied) will be approved; if and when that will be formally confirmed to the school in writing; the current status of the project; if and when the outcome of the recent technical examination in terms of the revised scope will be communicated to the school; and if she will confirm…
227. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to advance the delivery of the new school facilities (details supplied). [70194/26]
250. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Repurposing Grant allocated toa school (details supplied); the specific structural and architectural modifications approved under this funding framework, including the provision of a dedicated sensory room and adequate space layout to accommodate children with complex, diverse sensory needs; the confir…
367. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the rotten wooden utility covers outside of (details supplied). [68117/26]
377. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine the possibility of a JCSP Library and Librarian for a school (details supplied). [68174/26]
258. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific funding streams available through her Department for national schools that wish to develop or upgrade outdoor facilities within their schools to encourage play, exercise and mobility. [66398/26]
597. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that students with dyslexia and dyscalculia are identified and supported at the earliest possible stage, including access to evidence-informed interventions, assistive technology and appropriate examination accommodations. [65234/26]
1181. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if condition surveys have been undertaken at schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55709/26]
1185. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the policies that exist to ensure a minimum level of space for sporting and recreational purposes are provided in the construction of new schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55801/26]
1192. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding options available to schools to improve school access and safety for pupils through the development of a new entranceway or vehicle set down area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55887/26]
19. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline any progress toward providing a general purpose hall or sporting facilities for a school (details supplied). [53707/26]
27. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the degree to which the ‘procedures on the use of school property and school sports facilities outside of school hours’ is monitored and measured; if barriers to access have been identified and if they will be addressed; if she supports the call by an organisation (details supplied) for a dual-use facilities strategy and recognise the importance of…
35. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to advance the delivery of the new school facilities at a school (details supplied) that have been long delayed. [53319/26]
37. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on sanctioned ASD classes in Dublin northwest (details supplied). [53938/26]
60. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 17 June 2026, the progress made to date of her Department’s assessment of the scope of works necessary for ensuring access to a green area for schools (details supplied); the more cost-effective solutions are currently being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51362/26]
217. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current position regarding the application for funding under the summer works scheme in respect of a science laboratory project at a school (details supplied); the current status of the assessment of the application; if funding will be approved and made available in sufficient time to allow the project to be completed before the commenc…
218. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the population review into Mallow and the proposed extension of a school (details supplied). [54108/26]
325. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently, on health and safety grounds, send a team from the planning and building unit of her Department to inspect the extremely poor condition of a school building in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53256/26]
336. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to continue using a site in County Meath (details supplied) after a permanent school is built; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53525/26]
332. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the next steps she will take for the schools cluster programme; the implications for class sizes especially in rural schools; and if her Department is seeking additional funding to sustain these rural schools. [50881/26]
336. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any potential plans for new schools in the Kellystown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50906/26]
164. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to schools to convert a vacant room in the school building into a dedicated resource/support room; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49937/26]