130. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her assessment of teacher recruitment and retention challenges in rural schools in Mayo; whether additional supports are being considered for schools experiencing staffing shortages; and ask that she make a statement on the matter. [74934/26]
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29. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education teachers and SNAs allocated to schools in County Mayo for the past three years; if further increases are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53692/26]
81. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is considering targeted incentives to attract and retain teachers in rural schools in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53691/26]
383. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether current enrolment at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be taken into account in advance of September 2026 given the school now meets the relevant staffing threshold, rather than the use of 30 September 2025 figures; if a revised allocation will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51655/26]
384. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any mechanism exists to revise a staffing decision in cases such as a school (details supplied) in County Mayo where enrolment has increased after the appeals process concluded and now meets the required threshold for an additional teaching post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51656/26]
385. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she retains any discretion to review or amend a staffing allocation for a school such as a school (details supplied) in County Mayo where new enrolment data demonstrates that the criteria for an additional teacher are now satisfied, notwithstanding the previous decision of the Primary Staffing Appeals Board; and if she will make a statement on the …
577. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to define the ‘gap in employment’ for primary substitute teachers (details supplied) when they must cease employment where the school is closed for the summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6628/26]
398. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education her position on the pay scale for special needs assistants who are offered full-time contracts and begin on point one of the scale but have years of experience as a part-time and/or substitute special needs assistants; if there are plans to review the pay scale to recognise the previous work experience that special needs assistants have; and if she will make a …