1178. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers on the substitute supply panel in Donegal at present; and the number in 2022, in tabular form. [55620/26]
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3. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has the largest primary school class sizes in the EU; the measures she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis in primary school teaching; if she will provide for 1,000 more primary teachers in budget 2027 to allow more individual attention, more effective teaching, and stron…
299. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to address the shortage of teachers in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52963/26]
350. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a staffing schedule in a school (details supplied) that looks set to have one class with 36 children in 2026/2027; if she will outline the options for appeal of the staffing schedule; efforts she is making to reduce class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49116/26]
516. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first year and full year cost of hiring an additional 1,000 primary school teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45801/26]
536. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools that have lost mainstream teaching posts for 2026-2027, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45971/26]
537. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools that have lost SET teaching posts for 2026-2027, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45972/26]
538. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mainstream teaching posts at primary school level for 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45973/26]
539. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is confirmed that overall, 498 classes will be lost at primary school level for 2026-2027; the number of these that are due to ‘split classes’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45974/26]
82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the ongoing negotiations with school caretakers and school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40993/26]
39. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the SNA redeployment scheme, workforce development plan and review of the 2014 circular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29044/26]
87. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the declaration form in Appendix 1 of Circulars 0037/2026 and 0038/2026 requires teachers to declare union affiliation as a condition of applying for a post of responsibility; if she recognises this is without precedent in Irish education; if she will reverse this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29042/26]
636. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the moving of all pension records of retired teachers to digital media during the coming year, if there will be an option for retired teachers/principals to request their information be posted to their home in hardcopy format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12182/26]
637. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the moving of all pension records to digital media during the coming year, the measures or considerations that will be in place for retirees who are not digitally proficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12183/26]
119. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is implementing to address vacant teaching posts in core subjects, following a recent departmental study which shows that there are over 1,000 unfilled teaching posts across 600 secondary schools, of which 696 of these roles were filled by a so-called ‘out of field’ (unqualified). [11007/26]
187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts, in relation to the current school secretaries and caretakers dispute, that the underlying issue is one of historic pay and pension inequality and insecure employment; and if she will commit to fully implementing any Labour Court recommendation that seeks to address these long-standing issues. [11010/26]
534. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will work to allow a smooth redeployment of teachers throughout the ETB system; without having to resign from one ETB to re-apply for a job in another; her views on whether this will help to improve teacher retention issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9195/26]
535. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will make changes to ensure that the service of a teacher is recognised when they resign from an ETB to work in another in order that seniority follows the teacher, not the school that they work in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9196/26]
612. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason there is no cover provided for primary school teachers who wish to avail of breastfeeding breaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10110/26]
475. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the SNA redeployment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5613/26]
563. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the SNA redeployment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6368/26]
1256. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the figures of attrition rates in Ireland for both male and female primary school teachers for each of the years 2010 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2168/26]
1257. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she believes that acknowledging teaching service for teachers who teach in a jurisdiction outside of the EU and recognising this previous service on the teacher salary scale would help to alleviate the teacher recruitment and retention crisis in this state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2169/26]
432. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of male and female teachers in primary schools on a county-by-county breakdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73410/25]
433. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of male and female teachers in post primary schools on a county-by-county breakdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73411/25]