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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

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Maurice Quinlivan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1215. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a Limerick school (details supplied) can expect the technical team of her Department to provide approval for the school to go to tender to replace a rotting roof at their premises considering the application was submitted in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23608/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1225. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will receive approval to proceed to tender to replace a rotting roof; when approval to proceed to tender on a proposed extension for special classes will be received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23646/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1240. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for progression to construction of the new building for a school (details supplied); the status of the tender assessment process; and whether construction is expected to commence in 2026, as previously indicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23889/26]
Mark Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1267. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project for a school (details supplied); to clarify the details of the proposed special needs unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24137/26]
Mark Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1268. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); when the roof of the existing school building will be replaced; the other facilities to be included in the development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24138/26]
Mark Ward Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1269. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); to provide details of the new sports hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24139/26]
Jen Cummins Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1293. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement she has had with Dublin City Council regarding the need for a new school in Kylemore as a part of the Kylemore Masterplan. [24277/26]
Jen Cummins Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1294. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the decisions that have been made regarding the need for a new school in Kylemore as a part of the Kylemore Masterplan. [24278/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1314. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school (details supplied). [24524/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1331. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24872/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1334. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24899/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1337. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a completion date for the school building projects located at the Roslyn Park site in Sandymount; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24919/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1338. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list all formally arranged meetings that she has had with representatives of individual schools that included discussions on school building projects since her appointment. [24938/26]
James O'Connor Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1350. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans for a site in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25083/26]
Paul Murphy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1361. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the build project for a school (details supplied); if the new 2(a) plans have been received by her Department; when a response is likely to issue and the timeline for the project. [25233/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1362. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an up-to-date list of school building major projects applications; the current status of each; the length of time it is currently taking to approve each project, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25243/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1363. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an up-to-date list of additional accommodation applications; the current status of each; the length of time it is currently taking to approve each project, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25244/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1428. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a new school building project (details supplied); the number of tenders received for this project; and the timeline for the commencement of construction. [25629/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1429. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date of sanction of each of the following additional accommodation projects (details supplied); the dates that they completed the various stages of the process; the timeline for their completion; the reason those builds were not included in the National Development plan, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2563…
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1430. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date of sanction of each large-scale school builds (details supplied); the dates that they completed the various stages of the process; the timeline for their completion; and the reason those builds were not included in the National Development plan, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25633/26]
Emer Currie Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1436. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding an additional accommodation project under the school capital programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25752/26]
James O'Connor Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1528. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider adding a special class to a school extension project per request of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27160/26]
James O'Connor Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1530. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding emergency works application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27162/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Education
255. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to introduce a new Gaelscoil (details supplied) in Cavan; if her Department have held any discussions on this to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23188/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Education
259. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if staff (coordinators and project workers) for School Completion Programme clusters are allocated according to specific criteria; if so, the criteria that determines the number of staff that each School Completion Programme have assigned to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23278/26]