Questions

277. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the processes in place to ensure that teachers returning to work following periods of medical leave are reinstated on the payroll in a timely manner (details supplied); the reasons for any delays in salary payments; and the measures being taken to address such issues.; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

282. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will direct her Department to recognise teaching experience (details supplied) for the purposes of incremental credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33289/25]

291. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will ensure a school (details supplied) has funding for an extra teacher; if she is aware that two second classes are to be merged into one resulting in a class size of 34 students; the measures she is taking to reduce class sizes to ensure children get the appropriate attention they need; and if she will make a statement on the …

66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the proposed timebound provision for teachers who qualify outside the Republic of Ireland will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32865/25]

89. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a primary school (details supplied) where due to a loss of a teacher, the school will be required to manage three or more class levels in a single classroom—such as arrangements where one teacher is responsible for junior infants, senior infants, and first class, or for second, third, and fourth class; the steps her Department …

396. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will stop all payslips being sent out to SNA’s and school staff as they can be received online and reassign the funds of sending them via post to school facilities and classrooms. [32003/25]

409. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the current policy that denies incremental credit to post-primary teachers with experience in private schools outside the EU, while primary teachers in similar positions are granted credit; if she will consider aligning the policy to ensure fairness across sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32082/25]

414. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of an allowance for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32127/25]

417. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she intends to introduce job-sharing arrangements for primary school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32135/25]

418. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she intends to introduce job-sharing arrangements for secondary school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32136/25]

419. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to review the use of the supplementary panel used in primary school teacher recruitment in Catholic schools; if open recruitment would not be a fairer and more efficient way to recruit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32137/25]

422. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs employed in mainstream primary schools as of 30 September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32219/25]

458. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the allocation of an additional teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32697/25]

459. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a speech and language therapist will be appointed at a school (details supplied) for the duration of a period of leave. [32702/25]

99. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to prevent a school (details supplied) from having its number of teachers reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30982/25]

123. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30983/25]

127. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of newly qualified primary school teachers employed in the State in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31302/25]

146. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her engagement with stakeholders, including trade unions, regarding pay and pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers, and other ancillary school staff, as of June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30863/25]

149. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will pay primary-school caretakers' wages directly rather than wages being paid by schools themselves. [30172/25]

159. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consultation is under way with regard to outstanding pay and conditions for school secretaries and ancillary staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30610/25]

178. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review the current provisions for teacher allocation to schools to avoid or minimise instances where the loss of a teacher necessitates the introduction of multigrade classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31131/25]

324. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that a new principal will be appointed to a school (details supplied), as the principal retired on the 15 May 2025; if concessionary posts have been lost to the school because of the amalgamation date of the 15 May 2025 being agreed; if the service records and holiday entitlements of each member of staff continues to be availab…

119. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth that staff allocation a school (details supplied) will have for the upcoming school term beginning in September 2025 through to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30857/25]

129. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth when special needs assistant allocations for mainstream classes for the 2025/2026 school year will be finalised by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31038/25]

145. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will include school secretaries and caretakers in the public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27338/25]