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Micheál Carrigy Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
266. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if eligible teaching staff are entitled to apply for a scheme (details supplied); if she can confirm that doing so will not impact on their maternity leave benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75079/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
470. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent on Emergency Works through the EWS in a school (details supplied), broken down per application, since 2016, in tabular form. [73508/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
472. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent on emergency works through the EWS in a school (details supplied), broken down per application since 2016, in tabular form. [73504/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
473. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent on emergency works through the EWS in a school (details supplied), broken down per application since 2016, in tabular form. [73507/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
494. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools that have contacted her Department regarding a change of school ethos, language status, or co-educational/single-sex status since completion of the national survey on school patronage, including the current status of each request by county, in tabular form; to outline the process applicable to schools seeking such c…
Ann Graves Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
509. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual expenditure on superannuation and retirement lump sums for former primary and post-primary teaching and non-teaching staff, respectively, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in total and per enrolled pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74005/26]
Ann Graves Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
510. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average annual current expenditure per pupil on primary and post-primary education, respectively, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, excluding superannuation and lump-sum payments to retired staff; the main categories of expenditure included in these figures, such as teacher pay, special needs assistant pay, school transport and Departmental admini…
Ged Nash Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
200. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will engage with a person (details supplied) and resolve an ongoing payroll issue. [69864/26]
Peter Roche Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Education
240. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary teaching positions that required re-advertisement because a suitable candidate was not appointed following an initial recruitment process in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by county, subject and school type where available; the number advertised on three or more occasion. [66329/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
557. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 28 April 2026, to provide a list of the frameworks of providers of digital devices recommended to schools. [65042/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
561. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the current enrolment, permanent building capacity, temporary accommodation capacity and projected enrolment for each primary and post-primary school serving County Louth; and to identify whether any schools are currently operating at or above their permanent capacity. [65095/26]
Joe Cooney Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1139. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers employed in primary and post-primary schools in County Clare in each of the past five years; and the current number of teaching vacancies. [55148/26]
Joe Cooney Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1140. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs employed in County Clare schools in each of the past five years. [55149/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
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 …
Donna McGettigan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1244. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full year costs if 300 additional special needs assistants were recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56536/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
52. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who have applied for a special school or special class place for the 2026-2027 school year who have yet to be offered an appropriate placement; the counties affected; the measures being taken to ensure that every child has an appropriate school place before the commencement of the new school year; and if she will make a statemen…
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
61. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the work of the Taskforce on Models of Provision for Irish-Medium Education; the number of meetings held to date; the key issues under consideration; the expected outputs of the taskforce; the timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53964/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
76. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider island status for a school (details supplied) in recognition of the unique circumstances of Valentia Island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53902/26]
Paul Murphy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
77. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to progress school divestment in response to the national survey findings that the majority of parents of preschool children would prefer multi-denominational education for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54196/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the full findings and analysis of the youth worker workforce survey and employer workforce questionnaire conducted to inform the Youth Work Workforce Development Strategy have not been published to date; whether comprehensive analysis of the data has been undertaken; whether such analysis has been shared with stakeholders; when the Depar…
Joe Cooney Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
106. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to establish a fully independent, stand-alone Gaelcholáiste in County Clare; if she will address the limitations impacting students who wish to complete second-level education through the medium of the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53903/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
332. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the expenditure on ICT in schools since 27 June 2020, on a local authority basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54543/26]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Education
206. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53990/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Education
220. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children eligible for a special school place aged 12 years or up availing of the Home Tuition programme in the 2025-2026 school year. [54110/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Education
228. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided through the ICT grant to Cork schools, or nationally, in each of the years 2019 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [54146/26]