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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

Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
629. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of a school building (details supplied). [18382/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
631. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the large-scale capital project for a school (details supplied); when tender assessment will be completed; whether construction remains on track to commence by the end of Q2 2026; the expected timeline for commencement of works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18402/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
638. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding new modular classrooms for a school (details supplied) in Celbridge, County Kildare; the number of units that will be delivered and the date on which they will be installed. [18536/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
639. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding capital works being carried out in a school (details supplied) to accommodate special education; the works being undertaken; the costs of the works and timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18558/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
640. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding capital works being carried out in a school (details supplied) to accommodate special education; the works being undertaken; the costs of the works and timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18559/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
641. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding capital works being carried out in a school (details supplied) to accommodate special education; the works being undertaken; the costs of the works and timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18560/26]
Paula Butterly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
642. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the build and design team in engaging with a school (details supplied) regarding the proposed extension; and if contact has been made with the school to advance the project. [18582/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
644. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when tender submissions will open for a school (details supplied); the tender submission deadline; to confirm that the project remains on schedule to commence construction in Q2 of 2026, as confirmed by the former Minister for Education and Youth in May 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18584/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
677. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently intervene in a matter regarding a school building in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18768/26]
Niall Collins Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
680. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give consideration to, and reply to, points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18793/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
681. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school building project (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18796/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
682. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the plans for a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18813/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
684. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a status update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18820/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
717. 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 a timeline for the commencement of construction. [18956/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
719. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the proposed building extension for a school (details supplied). [18994/26]
John Brady Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
723. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a comprehensive list of all schools in Wicklow that are either currently undergoing renovations, awaiting extensions or awaiting new buildings; the stage of the approval process they are currently at; the status of the works in each school; when works are scheduled to be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19038/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
726. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 25 September 2025, whether the Department has completed its review of the requirement to establish a new school at a site (details supplied) following the granting of planning permission for a large residential development in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19042/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
732. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria being used to assess the Energy and Condition Survey and the weight that will be afforded to this survey when assessing the prioritisation of individual school projects to progress to tender over the course of 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19059/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
734. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to the proposed new school building at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19063/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
735. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the emergency works scheme application from a school (details supplied); the full extent of the works to be undertaken; when she expects that works will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19078/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
736. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the emergency works scheme application from a school (details supplied); when she expects that works will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19079/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
737. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding building works at a school (details supplied); when she expects that this will progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19080/26]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
742. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the application for additional accommodation from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19120/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
744. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of money allocated to new build schools and new extensions to schools for art work in 2020 to 2025 and to date 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19135/26]
Jen Cummins Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
748. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed new school building for a school (details supplied); the stage the project has reached within the Department's school building programme; the expected timeline for the project to proceed to tender and construction; and when she expects the new school building to be completed and operational. [19146/26]