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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

Malcolm Byrne Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
206. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the planned development of a school (details supplied). [69938/26]
Pat the Cope Gallagher Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
214. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the construction of new school (details supplied) on a green field site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69974/26]
Albert Dolan Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
221. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed building project at a school (details supplied) which is currently at Stage 1a of the design process; if she is aware that the school has been awaiting Department approval for over six months to proceed to the planning permission stage; when approval to proceed to planning is expected to issue; and the reason for th…
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
222. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 65715/26, the estimated timeline for when the integrated project team will be selected and commence their work. [70106/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
226. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if the project will commence before the expiry of planning permission. [70290/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
228. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 844 of 9 June 2026, if she can confirm a date by which her officials will have responded to the school’s Stage 2B submission (details supplied). [70193/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
230. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the school building project for a school (details supplied); if the current site has been assessed as part of the energy and conditions survey; and when the school building project will move to the next phase. [70282/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
242. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned development at a school (details supplied) in Bunclody, Co. Wexford. [70359/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
290. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the standalone extension project at a school (details supplied). [70506/26]
Réada Cronin Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Education
72. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the completion of the permanent campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69327/26]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
381. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the plans with timelines and details of type of buildings; the access to the school and a complex (details supplied); and the parking arrangements as well as the effect on the drainage, sewage, water supply, electricity, gas, broadband and so on to the community and local residents. [68340/26]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
382. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the safety measures that will be put in place to protect the local community during all phases of the building of a new school (details supplied). [68338/26]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
383. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the effect the building of a new school will have on local areas (details supplied) including during the building phases and the effect after it is finished on the local area. [68337/26]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
384. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason constituents have not been updated on the building of a new school (details supplied). [68336/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
397. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the commencement of the next phase of a school building project (details supplied) and preparatory works being undertaken by her Department in this regard. [68529/26]
James O'Connor Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
402. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update to this Deputy in relation to application for an extension for a school building in County Cork (details supplied); whether her Department are using documents from a submission in April 2026 or otherwise; if she will provide a timeline on when the school management can expect a completion of the latest stage; and if sh…
Aisling Dempsey Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
410. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the status of the proposed building extension at a school (details supplied); the reason this project was omitted from the Department's recently approved list of school building projects, despite having reached the end of Stage 2(b), secured planning permission and been ready to proceed to tender for much of the past year; and to confirm…
Emer Currie Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
419. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a building project for a school (details supplied) to expand on site facilities which will include a kitchen. [68828/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
315. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an Emergency Works Grant application for a school (details supplied). [67687/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
316. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide and update and a timetable for when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [67718/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
317. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update and timeframe for construction works at a school (details supplied) to be completed. [67716/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
323. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a new school building (details supplied); and the reason Stage 2A is taking longer than expected. [67938/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
328. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a capital project for a school (details supplied). [67848/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
330. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a recent emergency works application for a school (details supplied) was refused; and if she will ensure contact is made from her Department to the school on this serious safety issue. [67843/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
332. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí 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. [67804/26]