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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Darren O'Rourke Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
475. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the SNA redeployment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5613/26]
Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
483. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of unfilled post-primary teaching posts in 2025, by subject, as reported in the Teacher Supply Action Plan monitoring returns. [5682/26]
Jen Cummins Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
531. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to incentivise further training for SNAs in relation to special education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6104/26]
Liam Quaide Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
546. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to specify a minimum number of administration hours per teacher assigned to a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6264/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
563. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the SNA redeployment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6368/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
569. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to restore the yard duty payment for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6404/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
571. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the change in SNA allocation for a school (details supplied), which will be reduced by 2 full-time SNA staff from September this year; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6467/26]
Keira Keogh Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
577. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define the ‘gap in employment’ for primary substitute teachers (details supplied) when they must cease employment where the school is closed for the summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6628/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Education
361. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when NCSE will issue a decision to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding an SNA allocation appeal and respond to correspondence sent to her raising serious concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5197/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Education
367. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 843 of 23 July 2024 (details supplied), the number of primary school teachers in each county in 2025-2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5329/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Education
107. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4649/26]
Paul Murphy Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
472. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of staff shortages at a school (details supplied); and the impact this is having on the hours of the children attending. [3325/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
480. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school secretaries and caretakers employed at both primary and secondary school level; the number employed by each different mechanism, that is, employed directly by the school, those employed by her Department, those employed by the ETB and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3395/26]
Albert Dolan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
491. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistant posts in primary schools, expressed in full-time equivalent terms, allocated for the 2025-2026 school year, by county; and the number of schools in each county in receipt of SNA support, in tabular form. [3438/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
494. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a visit to a school (details supplied) that has a significant cohort of students with additional needs, to discuss the principal’s concerns in relation to support from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3508/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
495. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the principal in a school (details supplied) in relation to the shortage of SNA support for children that qualify for this additional support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3509/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
496. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to an ongoing review of the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied); if she will engage with the NCSE to ensure that this school is supported and retains its allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3510/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
497. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the existing SNA allocation for a school (details supplied) to ensure that the students and staff in the school have the support they require; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3511/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
498. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the fairness of the system applied by the NCSE in relation to the provision of SNA support per school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3512/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
499. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the criteria whereby the NCSE allocates SNA support to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3513/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
500. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any change in policy regarding the allocation of SNA support to mainstream schools, regardless of whether the school has any SEN classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3514/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
501. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the feedback from school principals in relation to the increasingly strict guidelines being applied to the allocation of SNA support to schools; if this reflects any change in policy or directive from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3515/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
505. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new recruits in the teaching sector in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3580/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
506. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of retirements in the teaching sector in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3581/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Education
344. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of unfilled teaching posts and the number of days schools in County Waterford were unable to secure a substitute teacher in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3169/26]