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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 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
992. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the construction of a school (details supplied); and the projected timelines for completion. [40791/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
993. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the construction of a school (details supplied); and the projected timelines for completion. [40792/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
994. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the construction of the redevelopment and extension of a school (details supplied); and the projected timelines for completion. [40793/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
995. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the construction of a school (details supplied); and the projected timelines for completion. [40794/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
996. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the extension of a school (details supplied); and the projected timelines for completion. [40795/25]
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1023. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a tender report for a school (details supplied) that applied for planning for new school building; and the next steps that are required in order to progress the project if the planning application is successful. [41034/25]
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1026. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the timeframe for commencement of a new school building (details supplied). [41076/25]
Barry Ward Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1071. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the planning permission submissions for two post primary schools in Cherrywood; the status of each application including a timeline for their progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41673/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1083. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41759/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1084. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41760/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1085. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an extension for a school (details supplied); when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41761/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1086. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an extension for a school (details supplied); when it is likely that the project will move to tender and construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41762/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1087. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm at what stage the project is currently at; the estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41763/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1088. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has carried out any further evaluations in relation to constructing a new secondary school in a location (details supplied) considering the growth in population and pressures on school places in the local area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41764/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1089. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm at what stage the project is at; when it is likely that the project will move forward to design and construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41765/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1090. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm at what stage the project is at; when it is likely that the project will move forward to design and construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41766/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1091. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current stage of plans for the building of a new primary school in a location (details supplied) considering the influx of new homes and population growth in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41767/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1092. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and when it is likely that the building project will be completed. [41768/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1101. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department expects construction works in a school (details supplied) to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41976/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1122. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider the development of a post-primary school in Newtownmountkennedy as a result of the rapidly increasing demographic in the area and the lack of post-primary places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42431/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1123. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the data her Department uses as a means of building new post-primary schools; the level of population increase that would have to be present in Newtownmountkennedy and surrounding areas to warrant a new post-primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42432/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1156. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school building projects that have been completed, by county, in tabular form since 2020; the funding allocated for same, by county since 2020; to provide a breakdown the total number of projects currently under construction, per county; to provide a breakdown of the total number of projects currently in planning and design, per county…
Séamus McGrath Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1161. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42795/25]
Sean Fleming Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1167. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position regarding the progress of the building of a school at a location; when it is expected to be completed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42907/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1221. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to streamline the school building programme application model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43427/25]