631. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education if private schools are being considered for inclusion under future funding rounds in relation to the roll out of free solar panels for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11346/25]
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
2
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
635. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education if a boundary fence will be erected at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11378/25]
733. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education when she will ensure all schools are provided with free period products to ensure no student is held back due to period poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12349/25]
287. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education if her Department will approach Fingal County Council to ask it to allow a school (details supplied) use of Fingal owned land to the north of the school as recreational facilities for the children, as the school’s existing recreational facilities are going to be taken over by a major school extension project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
71. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will establish a fund to assist schools to purchase a generator to ensure that when power is lost, they can open as normal, to ensure education for children is not interrupted as seen following storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9851/25]
401. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education if she will consider making Department land available for the development of recreational facilities for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9680/25]
28. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of children within the education system on a waiting list for vital therapies. [7725/25]
153. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status for funding for outdoor playing facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8517/25]
154. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of funding for playing facilities at a school (details supplied); her Department’s plans for further funding for playing facilities at the same school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8518/25]
156. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education to outline the options available to a school (details supplied) for the provision of a new PE hall and ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8565/25]
392. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education the status of application by a school (details supplied) for the balance of funding for an upgrade to school facilities for subject based equipment on health and safety grounds. [7213/25]
421. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will support the effort of a primary school in County Clare (details supplied) to develop a school playground for the specific benefit of children in its two new autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7659/25]
206. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education if she will make funding available to remove dangerous trees from school grounds, considering the damage that has been caused recently by Storm Éowyn many trees are damaged and potentially very dangerous. [7012/25]
374. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has been granted funding for a rubber surface play area but have since been directed that they must use a hard tarmacadam surface which would be less safe for the pupils, if she will permit the funding to be used for a soft surface as originally approved; and if she will make…
420. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education the engagement her Department has had regarding the transfer of a site (details supplied) in County Sligo; and the expected date of completion. [2432/25]
436. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the timeline for the delivery of the modular building required for the ASD special class at a school (details supplied); if she is aware that the school has had to defer admissions for September 2025 due to the lack of suitable infrastructure, despite engaging with the NCSE and her Department on this matter; and the immediate st…
469. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available to carry out necessary works in a special school (details supplied) given the poor and unsafe conditions. [2876/25]
525. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be allocated to school-based mental health services to support students experiencing anxiety and depression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3587/25]
503. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on an appeal for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46473/24]
518. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if urgent attention will be given to an issue in relation to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46540/24]
548. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the approved summer works scheme to repair the roof at a school (details supplied); her Department's approach to the health and safety concerns regarding the roof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46745/24]
550. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on planned repairs to the recreational facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46747/24]
562. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46893/24]
563. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46894/24]
574. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if funding or grants are available for all weather play areas, such as astro turf facilities for primary schools in Kerry; if so, when applications are taken for these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1049/25]