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Schools Building Projects

1,752 questions from 137 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

1,752
questions
1,730 written, 22 oral
137
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
5
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202545
February 202599
March 202556
April 2025100
May 202540
June 202560
July 2025102
August 20250
September 202579
October 202561
November 2025126
December 202592
January 202675
February 2026248
March 2026121
April 202686
May 202695
June 202683
July 202671
August 20260
September 202654
October 202659

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.

  • 100% RDR3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú4 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil526 from 36 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael425 from 24 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party31 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent89 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland5 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party125 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity34 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin412 from 38 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 70
  2. 68
  3. 56
  4. 49
  5. 47
  6. 38
  7. 34
  8. 33

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Micheál Carrigy Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
546. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Longford in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34082/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
553. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a status update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34156/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
565. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of emergency works applications her Department received each year for each of the past five years; the number of refused applications, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34311/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
566. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average duration, as opposed to indicative timelines, that schools spend at each stage of the delivery process for projects under the School Building Programme; to provide a comparison of these durations with the time spent by a specified list of schools (details supplied) at each stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34317/26…
Ryan O'Meara Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
568. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34321/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
576. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Meath who have applied for the emergency works scheme in the past 12 months; the status of each application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34406/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
585. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the primary and post primary schools in County Meath currently undergoing construction works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34478/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
590. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34550/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
597. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Cork North-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34725/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
598. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed redevelopment of a site (details supplied); the timeline for delivery of the promised new school facilities following the amalgamation of the three Ballyfermot secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34786/26]
Thomas Gould Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
608. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application for a new school building (details supplied). [34931/26]
Joe Neville Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
621. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Kildare in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35014/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
638. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if modular / prefabricated buildings are eligible for Emergency Works Grant supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35245/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
639. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an application for a new school building (details supplied) has faltered; the reason the local Education and Training Board have not been given direction to proceed to design; the reason the school is repeatedly asked to furnish additional reports and documents without these being acknowledged or leading to any significant developments in …
Cathal Crowe Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
640. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a rat infestation led to structural damage and ultimately to collapse of a floor in a prefabricated primary classroom in a school (details supplied); the way in which her Department proposes to support the school to rid themselves of decrepit and unsafe prefabricated classrooms, with replacement by permanent buildings; and if she…
Cathal Crowe Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
641. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a site has been selected for a new building for a primary school (details supplied) in County Clare; the efforts her Department has made to date, to legally secure said site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35248/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
642. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will, as a matter of absolute urgency, send a team of experts from her Department to survey on health and safety grounds, the existing buildings of a primary school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35249/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
643. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the concerning fact that consultant engineers are, of late, refusing to take work relating to school building projects because of delays in being paid for their works and the requirement for them to often send and re-send drawings and documentation to her Department which do not always get officially acknowledged and often have no …
Catherine Callaghan Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
283. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33451/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
284. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33452/26]
Robert Troy Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
286. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the process for identifying suitable sites for an secondary Gaelscoil. [33562/26]
William Aird Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
306. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth when it is expected that a school (details supplied) will progress from Stage 2A to Stage 2B of the Department’s School Building and Capital Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33877/26]
Emer Currie Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
310. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a Stage 2a meeting for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33895/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
303. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason new schools being built without the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative as standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33283/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
305. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school building developments delivered by a company (details supplied) that have required remediation work after the initial project was completed; and the total cost to her Department of these remediation works. [31837/26]