414. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 27 May 2026, if her Department has assessed the number of teachers who are employed on substitute or temporary contracts despite teaching recurring hours that continue to exist within schools; the number of the 264 teachers that are employed on contracts covering genuine temporary absences; the number emplo…
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415. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 27 May 2026, if her Department has examined the extent to which teachers remain on successive substitute or fixed-term contracts while the hours they teach are subsequently allocated to teachers who already hold contracts of indefinite duration or permanent contracts; and if she will make a statement on the…
198. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of retired staff with pension entitlement within her Department who have seen their pension subjected to pension abatement following re-entering employment in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44799/26]
87. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if representations have been made by retired teachers’ organisations regarding the importance of maintaining parity between pension increases for retired teachers, pay increases awarded to serving teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40403/26]
514. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under her Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3615/26]
186. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used in assessing eligibility for ill health early retirement in the case of a teacher employed by her Department; the person or body that makes this decision (details supplied); the level at which the decision is made; the person or body that is consulted in relation to same; the precedents for this benefit being awarded; the number of…
561. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an employee's pension can be transferred to a different pension scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62198/25]
10. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an expert report described by an assistant principal officer as significant medical evidence was not acted upon, considering it corroborated the information supplied to the teacher by an employee in the occupational health service, OHS, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58433/25]
286. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a person can expect to receive their pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52664/25]
208. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure that school secretaries have public service pensions similar to those paid by the State in same schools, teachers, SNAs who are paid by the same Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18213/25]
225. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure that school secretaries have public service pensions similar to those paid by the State in same schools, teachers, SNAs who are paid by the same Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18214/25]
543. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide school caretakers with access to the single public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17462/25]
412. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education if she will make provision for school secretaries to access pensions as Government employees. [14124/25]
160. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education the occupational pension entitlements of a teacher (details supplied); to outline the process of when they can receive it; to provide an estimate of the pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5000/25]
274. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to address as a matter of extreme urgency the pension calculation information in respect of a person (details supplied) that contains very significant discrepancies and inconsistencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4141/25]
538. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education , further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 9 April, if the processing of the T1 form submitted to HSE recently will be expedited in order to facilitate a pension entitlement transfer for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46701/24]