186. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on plans to provide for sporting facilities or a general purpose room for a school (details supplied). [50228/26]
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
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
403. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of ongoing health and safety issues faced by a school (details supplied); and the measures her Department will take to resolve these. [49689/26]
419. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been brought to a policy in place in some schools regarding the rental of spaces outside of school hours (details supplied); if consideration has been given to the impact of the policy on local sports clubs and other organisations who rent the spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49826/26]
313. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on proposed refurbishment works at a school (details supplied); the status of the plans; the timeframe for her Department’s engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47043/26]
85. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 23 April 2026, the progress made to date by her Department in ensuring the use of a green area by schools (details supplied); if she expects this green area to be made accessible to students in time for the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46122/26]
861. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Department has received a request from the board of management of a school (details supplied) seeking permission to facilitate the establishment of a pre-school service within the school premises; if consideration has been given to the proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42699/26]
164. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to advance the delivery of new school facilities (details supplied) that have been long delayed. [39851/26]
84. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider and respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding their request for consideration for a standalone secondary school for Newcastle, County Dublin. [40373/26]
152. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure every school has a school library. [38181/26]
153. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand the JCSP library to every publicly funded school in Ireland. [38182/26]
154. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of JCSP libraries that currently do not have librarians. [38183/26]
155. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of schools that have JCSP libraries. [38184/26]
454. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of updated demographic plans for Mallow being prepared by Cork County Council in relation to the future development needs of a school (details supplied); whether these plans have been finalised and shared with her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36622/26]
523. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the issue of funding for school libraries (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37411/26]
601. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth her proposals for a school (details supplied) for whom emergency works were refused to repair their defective roof and are left with no other options because the summer works scheme cuts off 12 months in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34798/26]
636. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to support a school (details supplied), which has been without broadband for over six weeks; the interim measures being put in place to ensure continuity of teaching, learning, school administration and assessments; if she will liaise with the Department of Communications to urgently resolve the issue; and if sh…
426. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the proposal from a school (details supplied) in relation to the acquisition of a plot of land for a new recreational area; the actions she will take to progress this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32933/26]
427. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can confirm receipt of a proposal from a school (details supplied) in relation to the acquisition of a plot of land for a new recreational area; if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32934/26]
428. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support a school (details supplied) in relation to the acquisition of a plot of land for a new recreational area; the actions she will take to progress this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32935/26]
429. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will facilitate a meeting with management of a school (details supplied) in relation to the acquisition of a plot of land for a new recreational area; if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32936/26]
298. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means available to schools to improve or increase their sports facilities. [31589/26]
321. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine issues regarding a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31809/26]
115. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application by a school (details supplied). [31061/26]
19. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 12 February 2026, the progress made to date in ensuring the use of a green area by schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28762/26]
1233. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school (details supplied). [23792/26]