319. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a new building for a second level CETB Gaelcholáiste in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54449/26]
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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Debated under the same heading
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The questions
338. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school building projects that have been completed, by county, since 2020; the funding allocated for same, by county, since 2020; the breakdown of the total number of projects currently under construction, per county; the breakdown of the total number of projects currently in planning and design, per county, in tabular form; and if she w…
350. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a proposed building project for a school (details supplied) will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54669/26]
197. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of new school infrastructure in Ballincollig, County Cork to provide for the population growth in the town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53816/26]
209. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the need for a permanent school building for a school (details supplied). [54059/26]
227. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school (details supplied) and the need for a new school building. [54145/26]
301. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in respect of a school (details supplied); and the date on which the addendum report sent to her Department for consideration will clear a review by officials. [52989/26]
311. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress on the proposed new school extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53123/26]
322. Deputy Malcolm Byrne 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. [53227/26]
326. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a detailed update on plans to build a new school in County Clare (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53257/26]
329. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 25 June 2026, the reason a general purpose hall was omitted from the build at a school (details supplied) despite the enrolment of the school being known at the time of application and planning was granted. [53353/26]
337. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a project can be prioritised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53558/26]
343. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the tender process for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53574/26]
350. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has given further consideration to establishing a secondary school on Inishbofin, County Galway; if she will provide an update in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53626/26]
353. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53681/26]
354. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 21 October 2025, to provide an updated list of additional school accommodation projects approved for County Offaly in each of the past ten years to date in 2026; the date of their completion; if not yet completed, their current status and expected completion date; and if she will make a statement on the…
355. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional school accommodation project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53683/26]
356. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the future plans for a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53725/26]
103. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to a school (details supplied), whether a new 2B form will have to be completed for the school to be included in the next tranche of National Development Plan projects. [51973/26]
104. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will engage with a school (details supplied) in relation to the requirement to clear and secure a building site, triggered by correspondence from their insurers indicating that the school needed to engage a contractor to secure the building site as a matter of urgency. [51974/26]
337. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will receive permission to go to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50917/26]
338. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the major capital project for a school (details supplied); the stage the project has reached under her Department's Capital Appraisal Process; the timeframe within which it is expected to progress to the next stage; whether it is being considered for inclusion in the next tranche of school building projects advancing to constr…
339. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether priority will be afforded to school building projects that have secured planning permission and include significant expansion of special educational needs and ASD accommodation; if a school (details supplied) falls within this category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50940/26]
342. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average length of time that it takes for her Department’s buildings section to complete the assessment of a Stage 2B report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51067/26]
362. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position regarding funding for the completion of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51247/26]