365. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a new permanent school building (details supplied), including tender progress, anticipated construction start date, and interim accommodation arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5266/26]
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
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.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
115. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the details of new school buildings completed in 2025. [4760/26]
116. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the details of school extensions completed in 2025. [4761/26]
128. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a new campus and new buildings for a school (details supplied), given the school has been operating out of temporary buildings and prefabs for 18 years; the reason for the delay in the completion of a new campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5012/26]
132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of locations for the construction of new school buildings, excluding extensions, for existing schools for the year 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5024/26]
133. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all new extensions to existing school buildings for the year 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5025/26]
134. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the locations of the construction of new school buildings, excluding extensions to existing schools for the year 2026, on a county-by-county breakdown, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5078/26]
135. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all new extensions to existing school buildings for the year 2026, on a county-by-county breakdown, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5079/26]
546. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeframe for approval of the design and scheduling of the capital works required to restore a building for double-stream mainstream use, including autism classes, at a school (details supplied). [3888/26]
553. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has secured a permanent site for a school (details supplied) which has been in interim accommodation for approximately 20 years; whether the school is included on any current or forthcoming school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3913/26]
555. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a new school build (details supplied). [3942/26]
567. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if current zoned land is being assessed in future calculations regarding second-level school provision in Newcastle; how quickly further assessments would take place once additional lands are rezoned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4226/26]
568. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the minimum projected pupil size number sanctioned to facilitate a new second level school building in specific geographic areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4227/26]
570. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the commencement of building works for the new Cork Educate Together Secondary School. [4292/26]
572. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department expects to make a decision regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4352/26]
332. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the tender submission process for the new school building project for a school (details supplied) will open in January as previously advised; the length of time this process will be open for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3046/26]
50. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2531/26]
51. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2532/26]
55. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made on the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied); when a Stage 2a presentation will be made to her Department; if she is aware of any capital budget constraints that is slowing down the delivery of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2576/26]
58. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school build plan will move from Stage 2a to Stage 2b (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2580/26]
67. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the new school building project (details supplied); and if a tender has been received. [2815/26]
1042. Deputy Cormac Devlin 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. [74218/25]
1048. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the funding for the extension approved and previously promised for a school (details supplied) will proceed; if she will meet with the school to discuss the project further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74289/25]
1057. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has not progressed past design stage. [74310/25]
1093. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74506/25]