116. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will review the assistive technology scheme under Circular 0010/2013, which excludes communication devices that have a general application outside school, so that pupils who need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices to access the curriculum are no longer referred between her Department and the HSE; and whether sh…
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150. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have received threatening communications in 2026; the protocols and guidance issued to boards of management for responding to such threats; and her engagement with An Garda Síochána on supporting affected school communities. [74772/26]
330. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants in post at the end of 2025 and at the latest date in 2026; and the way that the budget 2027 provision of 2,339 additional SNAs, bringing the total to 28,000, reconciles with the budget 2026 figure of almost 24,900. [71855/26]
334. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected 2026 outturn for current expenditure on the education and youth Vote compared with the budget 2026 allocation of €11,475 million; and the reasons for the increase in the 2026 allocation to €12,442 million, by programme, in tabular form. [71854/26]
290. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the standalone extension project at a school (details supplied). [70506/26]
1241. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department holds data on the number of primary and post-primary schools that are not fully wheelchair accessible; the funding provided for accessibility works in schools in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; her plans to improve physical accessibility across the school estate; and if she will make …
1242. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided to date for the storage of mobile phones in post-primary schools; the number of schools that have availed of this funding; whether any evaluation of the impact of phone-free school policies on student well-being or learning has been carried out or commissioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56421/26]
89. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the school extension project for a school (details supplied) including the current stage of the project; the next steps; the expected timeline for progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53893/26]
104. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a full list of all school building projects currently at Stage 2A and Stage 2B in County Cork, including the school name, roll number, project description, current stage and expected timeline for progression, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53894/26]
168. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of students who availed of home tuition hours; the total Departmental expenditure on home tuition; the number of teachers engaged in the service in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50015/26]
169. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students placed on reduced school days in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50016/26]
170. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students with special educational needs enrolled in schools in County Cork in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50017/26]
171. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of special educational needs provision in County Cork, including the number of special education teachers and the total number of special needs assistants for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50018/26]
172. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of suspensions and expulsions recorded in schools in Cork city and county, for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50019/26]
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]
421. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the findings of the research published by Dublin City University's centre for collaborative research across teacher education in April 2025, which found that 42 % of more than 1,000 teachers surveyed indicated they were unlikely to remain in the teaching profession in the long term; her Department's response to th…
422. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers who have resigned from the teaching profession in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, distinguishing between primary and post-primary level and between resignations and retirements, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44981/26]
423. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to teachers experiencing work-related stress and burnout, with reference to the findings of the Dublin City University centre for collaborative research across teacher education research published in April 2025; if her Department intends to expand the employee assistance service or any equivalent support service for teach…
424. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department collects or intends to collect data on teacher attrition rates within the first five years of qualification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44983/26]
425. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the survey of school principals published by organisations (details supplied) on 4 March 2026 which found that one fifth of second-level schools were forced to drop at least one subject entirely due to teacher shortages; the number of second-level schools that withdrew or restricted access to a subject in the 2025-2026 school year as…
426. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to address the recruitment of teachers in the subjects identified in a survey by organisations (details supplied) published on 4 March 2026 as most affected by shortages, namely Irish, mathematics and French; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44985/26]
427. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the finding in survey published on 4 March 2026 (details supplied) that 89% of principals reported using second-year professional master of education students to cover gaps in teaching rosters; if her Department collects data on the number of teaching hours being delivered by student teachers who have not yet qualified; the safeguard…
428. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her response to the finding in the OECD's Education at a Glance 2025 Report, published on 9 September 2025, that the average primary school class size in Ireland is 22.2 pupils, above both the EU average of 19 and the OECD average of 21; the targeted measures, as distinct from the general staffing schedule, that she is introducing for schools w…
429. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the publication of the OECD's Education at a Glance 2025 Report on 9 September 2025 which found that Ireland's investment in education from primary to tertiary level stood at 2.8 per cent of GDP against an OECD average of 4.7 per cent, the equivalent figure for Ireland when measured against Modified Gross National Income; the most re…
430. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average primary pupil-teacher ratio and the average primary class size for the 2024-2025 school year, as recorded in her Department's most recent educational statistics; the way in which these figures compare with the previous school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44989/26]