488. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the procedures in place within her Department that ensure that significant population growth in an area is matched with additional school capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7584/26]
Topics / School Facilities
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Facilities
285 questions from 81 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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281 written, 4 oral
81
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Independents counted together
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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 |
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489. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to ensure that all children that are in the local catchment area for primary schools in Shankill, County Dublin are accommodated with school places in their local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7585/26]
491. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to delays in progressing emergency works at a school (details supplied); the steps she will take to ensure that this project is progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7589/26]
492. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure improved communication with the principal at a school (details supplied) in relation to a project funded under the emergency works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7590/26]
493. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the delay in progressing a project funded under the emergency works scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7591/26]
496. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the commencement date for a capital works project (details supplied); the estimated time to complete the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7611/26]
505. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the budget for modular buildings; if there is a set amount per year; the way it is decided and allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7792/26]
507. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools awaiting tender approval in the additional school accommodation scheme currently; the number of those applications that are listed as special class accommodation; the highest, lowest, median and average length of time it takes to obtain approval from the first date of submission; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
552. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider expanding the counselling in Primary Schools-Pilot to secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8366/26]
560. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, to provide a breakdown and location of the 25 projects prioritised under the Modular Accommodation Programme to meet urgent additional capacity requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8382/26]
562. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Balbriggan community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8420/26]
563. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Rush community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8421/26]
564. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Lusk community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8422/26]
565. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Skerries community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8423/26]
570. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department can provide funding or support for the improvement of schools outdoor space; if she will outline any schemes, grants, or local authority supports available to schools (details supplied) seeking to make their playgrounds more suitable for children's learning and development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
350. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with the family of child (details supplied) who cannot access a special class for academic year 2026-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5125/26]
354. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is using the data generated through the apply to school pilot to identify capacity shortfalls in Kildare north; the actions being taken on foot of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5135/26]
363. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a person (details supplied) will get a place in an autism class; the reason their school was refused a special needs autism class, while a new temporary modular building was installed and one classroom is vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5212/26]
369. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a letter of eligibility for an ASD special class placement has been refused by the National Council for Special Education in respect of a child (details supplied); whether she will consider issuing the letter on an exceptional basis in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5347/26]
370. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware of the urgent need for the establishment of a second ASD special class at a school (details supplied); the reason approval has not been granted notwithstanding the school’s stated capacity, preparedness and engagement with the National Council for Special Education; the current position regarding this request; whether a decisio…
112. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken by her Department to upgrade the building energy rating, BER, rating of all school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4727/26]
556. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1173 of 13 January 2025, the reason a lift was not installed as per the building specifications for work conducted in a school (details supplied); and the timeline for the urgent completion of works in the school. [4005/26]
565. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will ensure that the pitch at school (details supplied)) is not impacted on by facilitating a third modular building adjacent to the two already proposed for ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4224/26]
585. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to establish a dedicated scheme to fund the renewal and improvement of school outdoor sports facilities, recognising the difficulty for existing schools to develop these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4472/26]
1040. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an emergency works application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74188/25]