368. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the extent to which unqualified or non-registered personnel are currently delivering special education support, including literacy and numeracy interventions, in mainstream schools; the rationale for permitting such practice; the safeguards in place to ensure quality and consistency; and if she will make a statement on …
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369. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider introducing mandatory, accredited training modules in dyslexia support and numeracy intervention for all those assigned to special education needs roles in mainstream settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56478/25]
370. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted a workforce planning analysis for areas of high population growth such as Fingal, specifically in relation to the availability of teachers with specialist training in dyslexia, literacy and numeracy support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56479/25]
371. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mechanisms in place to monitor the quality and consistency of special education provision in mainstream schools, particularly in relation to literacy and numeracy support for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56480/25]
372. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department tracks the uptake and impact of professional development programmes related to dyslexia and numeracy support among teachers assigned to special education needs roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56481/25]
233. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review and allow an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56237/25]
161. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to combat the shortage of substitute teachers available to cover leave. [55875/25]
167. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed timebound provision to allow teachers that qualify outside the State to apply for registration and complete their induction requirement in this State; when this path to registration will become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55921/25]
168. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education places available at second level in each of the counties of Offaly, Laois, Kildare, Tipperary, Galway, Roscommon, Meath and Westmeath for the upcoming school year of 2026/2027, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55922/25]
170. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding that may be available to help a school (details supplied) to provide school buses for school trips; if a parents association can apply for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55954/25]
405. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff that have left a school (details supplied) in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and the wait-times for the replacement of those staff. [54575/25]
524. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff in full time positions that left their employment in a school in Cork (details supplied) between September 2021 and August 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55430/25]
216. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on talks to resolve the dispute involving school caretakers and secretaries. [54127/25]
222. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full time teaching posts that were not filled in DEIS schools for the terms 2023/2024; 2024/2025; 2025/2026, respectively. [54171/25]
223. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full time teaching posts that were vacant in DEIS schools for the terms 2023/2024 and 2024/2025. [54172/25]
224. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of days children in DEIS schools across the State did not have a full time teacher for a certain subject for the terms 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, respectively. [54173/25]
201. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address the disparity in salary for special needs assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53378/25]
498. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide 2024/2025 teacher supply and vacancy data at primary level, by local authority area (including fixed-term, permanent, and substitution coverage rates); the measures taken to improve recruitment and retention in high-vacancy regions; if she will align any class-size reductions in Budget 2026 with a phased, supply-led rollout and publish an…
271. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the case of a school (details supplied) to allow for a fourth teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51071/25]
61. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teaching posts at primary level that were unfilled in the Dublin area, 2024/2025 school year; the number of teaching days where no teacher was appointed in the Dublin area, 2024/2025 school year; the number of these unfilled posts in the Dublin area that were in schools in the DEIS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
303. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an SNA resource for a school (details supplied) previously deemed necessary was subsequently deemed unnecessary following an SNA review, and the resource has been removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49995/25]
331. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to student teachers who are on placement given the cost of these placements has risen substantially; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50372/25]
339. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to address the growing teacher shortages and improve retention rates, particularly in primary and special education settings, where the workload is often particularly challenging due to under-resourcing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50406/25]
436. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth her and the Government's engagements and plans to deal with the ongoing strike by school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47577/25]
459. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with a union (details supplied) at the earliest opportunity to discuss the campaign for parity and better working conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47791/25]