88. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the new school building (details supplied); and the reason the design team have not heard back from her Department since May 2025. [28236/26]
Topics / Schools Building Projects
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchools 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
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Independents counted together
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departments asked
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| January 2025 | 45 |
| February 2025 | 99 |
| March 2025 | 56 |
| April 2025 | 100 |
| May 2025 | 40 |
| June 2025 | 60 |
| July 2025 | 102 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 79 |
| October 2025 | 61 |
| November 2025 | 126 |
| December 2025 | 92 |
| January 2026 | 75 |
| February 2026 | 248 |
| March 2026 | 121 |
| April 2026 | 86 |
| May 2026 | 95 |
| June 2026 | 83 |
| July 2026 | 71 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 54 |
| October 2026 | 59 |
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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
89. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29072/26]
94. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when funding will be provided for new school buildings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28992/26]
98. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the time spent at each stage of the delivery process for projects under the school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28460/26]
110. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a new build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27849/26]
116. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the redevelopment of a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29002/26]
118. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in relation to a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29068/26]
370. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a decision has been made on a minor/summer works grant application by a national school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29262/26]
376. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to a school (details supplied) for the Emergency Works Grant for roof repairs that is required urgently as they did not receive summer works funding [29378/26]
391. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of proposals to acquire lands adjacent to a school (details supplied); if her Department is engaged in discussions regarding the potential purchase of these lands; whether funding has been identified for such an acquisition; and whether this would facilitate the provision of additional facilities, including a sports hall, at the s…
114. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29214/26]
485. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [27997/26]
486. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [27998/26]
487. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [28000/26]
510. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28472/26]
525. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new schools, including special schools, expected to open in 2026; where they will be located; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28571/26]
218. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for a new secondary school in Meakstown, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27720/26]
235. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a building project for a school (details supplied); the phases of the project; the pieces of the plan delivered in each phase; the date for completion and opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27371/26]
238. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide information specifically in relation to the PE facilities being provided in a school build project (details supplied); to include information on outdoor and indoor PE settings in the plan. [27390/26]
246. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is scope for altering the proposed sports facilities at a school in County Dublin (details supplied) to make provision for astro-turf facilities to support sports such as soccer. [27578/26]
248. Deputy John Clendennen 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. [27612/26]
250. Deputy John Clendennen 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. [27614/26]
1209. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a building (details supplied); if her officials will investigate the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23567/26]
1210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a full account of the way in which school building projects, particularly those related to SEN provision, are assigned directly to the planning and building unit for management/delivery or to "devolved delivery" pathways with projects managed by schools or by external project managers. [23573/26]
1211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school building projects that have involved a private contractor (details supplied) over the past 18 months; and to provide detail of same. [23574/26]