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Schools Refurbishment

106 questions from 57 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

106
questions
105 written, 1 oral
57
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
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 20251
February 20258
March 202510
April 20251
May 20253
June 20258
July 20254
August 20250
September 20255
October 20252
November 20259
December 20253
January 20261
February 20267
March 202614
April 20265
May 20269
June 20265
July 20265
August 20260
September 20265
October 20261

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.

  • Fianna Fáil26 from 16 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael33 from 11 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent4 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party4 from 3 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity5 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin30 from 18 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 7
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 3

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Darren O'Rourke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Education
488. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to tender stage. [28001/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Education
489. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to construction stage. [28002/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1287. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will be approved to go to tender to replace a rotting roof; when the school will be approved to move to Stage 2b on a proposed extension for special classes for which an application was made over five years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24228/26]
Colm Burke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1317. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency works scheme application for a school (details supplied) will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24608/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1348. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the planned extension for a school (details supplied). [25048/26]
Paula Butterly Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Education
111. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 818 of 18 March 2026, if she will further respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22716/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
462. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency funding application made by a school (details supplied) can be expedited and approved given the dangerous and unsanitary conditions on the school site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21432/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
479. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 5 February 2026, the date when the school’s refurbishment plan will be signed and shared with the school; and the timeline for when the school will move. [21579/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
480. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 5 February 2026, to provide assurance that the money required for the refurbishment of this building for a school (details supplied) will not be withheld. [21580/26]
Colm Burke Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
482. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review an appeal under the emergency works programme for an application for a school (details supplied) that was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21621/26]
Colm Burke Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
485. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be awarded funding to complete a project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21625/26]
Colm Burke Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
487. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school’s (details supplied) multiple applications under the emergency works scheme; when decisions will be issued in each case as the works are urgently needed by the school and its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21627/26]
Emer Currie Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Education
278. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an EWS application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20991/26]
John Lahart Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Education
286. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently review the stalled Emergency Works Grant application submitted in March 2025 by a school (details supplied). [21183/26]
Paula Butterly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
818. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams, emergency works schemes, or capital supports which are available to a school (details supplied) for the purposes of undertaking essential roof repairs and addressing severe mould issues within the school building. [19726/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
897. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the refurbishment works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20680/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
898. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the principal of a school (details supplied) in relation to their planned refurbishment project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20681/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
899. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a timeline for the start date of a planned refurbishment project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20682/26]
Paula Butterly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
413. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports and funding options available to a post-primary school in Drogheda, County Louth (details supplied) whose gymnasium is now in serious disrepair despite significant recent investment in other sports facilities; noting that an application for refurbishment is already with the Department; and if she will outline the next steps for progres…
David Cullinane Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
109. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to improve access to remedial and improvement works funding for schools in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11020/26]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
162. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding will be provided for significant improvement and refurbishment works to a number of older school buildings across County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10967/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
214. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently approve the progression of the major devolved project for a college (details supplied) to tender stage, given that the project was initiated in 2014 and has incurred significant costs without any physical improvements to the existing school buildings; her views on whether the current school building is no longer fit for purpose; and if s…
Michael Cahill Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
370. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide funding for significant improvement and refurbishment works to a number of older school buildings across County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11588/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
549. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the refurbishment works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9250/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
550. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the school principal of a school (details supplied) in relation to their planned refurbishment project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9251/26]