444. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers who carried out CPD through Oide and the NCSE, respectively; and the mechanism that exists within her Department to monitor the uptake of CPD by teachers. [68962/26]
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445. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has considered making CPD for teachers in the area of SEN mandatory. [68965/26]
319. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reopening Route 4 recognising prior learning and experience of individuals wishing to qualify as teachers; and if she has given consideration to other measures to enhance the career progression of SNAs in our education system. [67707/26]
304. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand the DEY funded eight week block courses for teacher professional learning in inclusive and special education. [67013/26]
478. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department collects data on the number of special needs assistants and other school-based support staff who subsequently enter initial teacher education programmes; and if she will provide such data for the past five years. [64148/26]
479. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she has considered directing the Teaching Council and higher education institutions to examine flexible, part-time or employment-based initial teacher education programmes for individuals already employed within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64147/26]
480. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to undertake a review of barriers faced by experienced (para)professionals working in special education settings who wish to qualify as teachers; and the timeframe for such a review. [64146/26]
481. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to the introduction of accelerated or postgraduate teacher training routes for persons that have relevant qualifications and substantial professional experience in special education settings. [64145/26]
483. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is considering expanding the use of recognition of prior learning mechanisms for persons with significant professional experience working with children with additional educational needs who wish to pursue a teaching qualification. [64143/26]
484. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined the feasibility of developing alternative qualification pathways for experienced education professionals, including special needs assistants, therapists and other specialists, who wish to become special education teachers. [64142/26]
542. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if professional master of education pathways are currently available to graduates of the BA home economics programme at St Angela's College; and if she will provide details of the number of available places on such programmes. [64929/26]
1105. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports available for graduates undertaking private professional master of education programmes in teacher shortage subjects, particularly Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59016/26]
1131. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the Postgraduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education (PDISE) offered by Maynooth University for inclusion under the Department-funded Postgraduate Diploma Programme of Teacher Professional Learning for Special Education Teachers; if not, whether such an assessment will now be undertaken; and if she will m…
1133. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to alternative delivery models for postgraduate qualifications in inclusive and special education, including hybrid and part-time models delivered outside the school day, in order to support teachers in rural areas, teachers with caring responsibilities and schools experiencing substitute teacher shortages. [55…
1135. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department intends to expand eligibility for funded postgraduate diplomas in special education to further support mainstream class teachers who teach pupils with special educational needs, in recognition of the increasing inclusive education responsibilities within mainstream settings. [55057/26]
1136. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that expanding recognition of accredited Level 9 programmes in inclusive and special education could increase national capacity in special educational needs provision and reduce barriers for teachers seeking specialist qualifications; and if she will outline any plans to increase the number of funded training places nationally.…
421. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the findings of the research published by Dublin City University's centre for collaborative research across teacher education in April 2025, which found that 42 % of more than 1,000 teachers surveyed indicated they were unlikely to remain in the teaching profession in the long term; her Department's response to th…
754. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any initiative in place that seeks to encourage the increase in the number of teachers at a primary school level that can teach entirely through Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41577/26]
755. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any initiative in place that seeks to encourage the increase in the number of teachers at a secondary school level that can teach entirely through Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41578/26]
756. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any initiative that seeks to address the shortage of teachers in Gaelscoileanna; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41579/26]
757. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any initiative that seeks to address the shortage of teachers in Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41580/26]
925. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the scale of teacher shortages in Gaelscoileanna (details supplied); the extent to which she considers this a concern; the steps she is taking to address the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43470/26]
569. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific training required for post-primary teachers supporting students with additional educational needs; if additional training is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39489/26]
623. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to the teacher refund scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39963/26]
470. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider including mandatory special education training and behaviour management as part of teacher training in Ireland. [36617/26]