274. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address pension parity, illness and bereavement leave (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46548/26]
Parliamentary questions
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294. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if she will investigate the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46753/26]
735. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is committed to maintaining parity of pay increases for retired teachers in line with pay increases for their working colleagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41472/26]
736. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason years spent teaching abroad in public and private post-primary schools are not counted as years of educational service in terms of pay and promotion (details supplied); and if she will introduce a financial and promotional credit system for teachers who have worked abroad to encourage the return of teachers and the introduction of their e…
743. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the distress being caused to families by the closure of the summer provision sanctioning portal (details supplied); and if she plans to reconsider this decision. [41545/26]
752. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41575/26]
753. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at county-by-county level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41576/26]
782. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the online portal for the Summer Provision Programme has closed earlier than usual this year; if parents who missed the new deadline will be able to make an application for the Summer Provision Programme for this year at any other time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41809/26]
787. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the application window for the Summer Programme 2026 was open for a very limited time between 6 and 15 May, whereas the application window last year was open for a much longer period; her views that many students will not benefit from the programme this year, as a result of schools and parents not being aware of this new small application windo…
788. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a route 2 amendment to include criteria and allow post primary registration for special class or HUB teaching positions (only) with the criteria's (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41967/26]
789. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to make teaching more attractive to individuals by providing qualified teachers with better pathways to secure stable employment; if there are plans to facilitate the reporting by teachers of issues of concern with school management other than to the board of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41984/26]
791. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reopen the online sanctioning portal for the summer programme to allow late applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42009/26]
793. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the roll out of the summer programme in Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42036/26]
455. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason dyslexic assessment of children in Ireland is solely carried out by educational psychologists, when current wait for a dyslexic assessment is reported to be around eighteen months, Dublin College University has a course to train teachers to assess dyslexia, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's 2025 'Diaspora Strategy' aimed …
509. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has any usage policy on or if it sanctions for official purposes the use of messaging apps (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37199/26]
542. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department accepts that repeated mid-term closures in schools are having an adverse effect on parents and children who depend on routines due to their sensory difficulties. [37722/26]
566. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the rationale for seeking union membership details from applicants in respect of a post (details supplied); the basis for the request and purpose for which the information in that regard is processed. [37871/26]
561. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assist a school in County Kerry as a matter of urgency (details supplied) [34248/26]
562. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently intervene and assist a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34266/26]
307. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the confirmation of English as an additional language (EAL) hours for the 2026/2027 school year; the reason the new online form for data collection via the Online School Claims System (OLCS) has not yet been made available to schools despite the fast-approaching deadlines; to address the specific anomaly whereby children born …
372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's policy position on schools operating for extended periods without permanent accommodation; and the measures in place to address cases where such arrangements persist over multiple decades. [32272/26]
412. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mechanisms in place to address situations where a child with ADHD, ASD or other special educational needs is repeatedly disciplined for behaviours arising from their disability; whether her Department records suspension rates for neurodivergent pupils; if her Department has considered a review of reduced timetable arrangements, suspensions and in…
424. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the policy on private companies offering free cooking demonstrations in primary schools, which could be seen as an opportunity to promote their products for sale; whether this is a decision solely for the board of management of a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32836/26]
490. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there has been any engagement in relation to making the National Anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann, mandatory for primary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28083/26]
142. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23074/26]