297. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the progress of a new school building (details supplied); the up-to-date timeline; the provision her Department is making to ensure that the project is completed on schedule given the urgent need for the school building to be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48641/26]
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
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departments asked
Questions per month
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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 |
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The questions
163. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on progress on the proposed Gael campus development for a school (details supplied), approved under the Large Scale Capital Programme; the current status of each project, including timeline for delivery under the major devolved mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47923/26]
188. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48252/26]
297. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Mayo that applied for the emergency works scheme in the past 12-months; and the status of each application, in tabular form. [46829/26]
298. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Tipperary that applied for the emergency works scheme in the past 12-months; and the status of each application, in tabular form. [46830/26]
299. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [46831/26]
300. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when works will move to construction phase at a school (details supplied). [46832/26]
310. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a proposal for a school extension (details supplied) in Cork will progress to construction. [46993/26]
314. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the Stage 1 stakeholders meeting will be scheduled with the representatives of the board of management of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47052/26]
315. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progression of emergency works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47053/26]
316. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on any planned enhancement and/or development works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47054/26]
322. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress in undertaking a rebuild of three schools (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47136/26]
323. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to advance a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47137/26]
346. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a Stage B review for a school (details supplied) will be completed; the expected date for the school to be given approval to proceed to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47300/26]
360. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for the delivery of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); when the project will proceed to tender; when construction is scheduled to begin; the anticipated completion date; and the steps her Department is taking to ensure that no further delays occur in the progression of this long awaited permanent buil…
385. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for works to commence on a new school (details supplied); when the building works are expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47734/26]
390. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently progress the construction of two special classrooms recently approved for a school (details supplied); to liaise with the school to ensure this project commences at the earliest possible opportunity and is operational for the next school year in September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47852/26]
285. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the stage 1 preliminary design assessment of site and location suitability and initial sketch scheme report for the enhancement and development works at a school (details supplied) was received by her Department; when the stage 1 stakeholders meeting will be scheduled with the board of management of the school; and if she will make a statement …
295. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to build a new primary or secondary school, or the current plans for the expansion of existing schools serving the Shankill/Woodbrook area of Dublin which has experienced significant housing development in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46754/26]
82. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding progress of a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46112/26]
95. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the proposed building extension for a school (details supplied). [46222/26]
98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the status of the project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46337/26]
452. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has specific plans to undertake building works to expand a school (details supplied) in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45110/26]
453. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has any specific plans to undertake building works to expand a school (details supplied) in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45111/26]
454. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has any specific plans to amalgamate schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45112/26]