Parliamentary questions

736. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason years spent teaching abroad in public and private post-primary schools are not counted as years of educational service in terms of pay and promotion (details supplied); and if she will introduce a financial and promotional credit system for teachers who have worked abroad to encourage the return of teachers and the int…

737. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of students who sat politics and society as a subject at second level for the Leaving Certificate, each year since its inception, in tabular form. [41486/26]

738. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures that she is taking to promote the uptake of politics and society as a Leaving Certificate subject; the measures in place to promote civic, social and political education at Junior Cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41487/26]

739. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list those subjects at second level where there are identified teacher shortages; and the way in which those shortages are quantified. [41488/26]

740. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to hire teachers in subject areas at second level where there are currently teacher shortages. [41489/26]

741. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital funding streams that are or will be in place for youth centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41511/26]

742. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available for a child who has been refused a place in special schools and units in their area due to capacity problems; the intervention she will make to help them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41521/26]

743. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the distress being caused to families by the closure of the summer provision sanctioning portal (details supplied); and if she plans to reconsider this decision. [41545/26]

744. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) that outlines that up to 49% of people would send their children to an Irish medium school, if it was available in their locality; the actions she will take to facilitate this demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41567/26]

745. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) that outlines that only 4.7% of those surveyed felt they had the option locally to send their children to an Irish medium school; the actions she will take to facilitate an increase in the number of these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41568/26…

746. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth hew views on the importance of promoting the provision of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41569/26]

747. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of Gaelscoileanna operating within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41570/26]

748. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of children attending Gaelscoileanna as a percentage of overall primary school children, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41571/26]

749. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of children attending Gaelcholáistí as a percentage of overall primary school children, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41572/26]

750. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any mechanism in place within her Department that seeks to specifically increase the provision of Gaelscoileanna; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41573/26]

751. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any mechanism in place within her Department that seeks to specifically increase the provision of Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41574/26]

752. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41575/26]

753. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at county-by-county level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41576/26]

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]

758. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will circulate a single email to all primary schools in mid-August 2026, in advance of the new school year and coinciding with Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, publicising Key to the EU (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41584/26]

759. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to previous correspondence (details supplied) if she will provide an update on plans to secure funding for the continuation of the pilot programme beyond December 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41586/26]

760. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated to the July provision programme for 2026; whether this represents a reduction compared to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41587/26]