Early School Leavers

1260. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the new shared service employment framework for the school completion programme; and the expected timeline of completion. [2209/26]

1009. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students per year dropping out from post-primary education over the past decade, including demographic factors such as age, gender, and socio-economic background, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40950/25]

488. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in the past five years who have left school before completing the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39322/25]

379. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current funding allocation to the Edenderry school completion programme, which receives €25,000 annually, the majority of which is absorbed by staffing and rent costs, leaving little to no resources for direct student support; and if she will consider providing additional funding to ensure that meaningful …

448. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied, in the past five years, in tabular form. [32566/25]

463. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students that left school during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 without completing the Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied; if there are any figures as to where those students went next; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32749/25]

97. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the latest figures for school completion rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30703/25]

279. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in the past five years that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate, in tabular form. [26987/25]

280. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that the report of a child at risk of early school leaving to Tusla is dealt with in a reasonable timeframe [26989/25]

281. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the length of time it takes from when a child who is at risk of early school leaving is referred to TUSLA and TUSLA responding to the school over the past two academic years, in tabular form. [26990/25]

282. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the definition of early school leaving. [26991/25]

283. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to make the Leaving Certificate as the minimum qualification for early school leaving. [26992/25]

171. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to increase the minimum age for leaving school from 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22197/25]

410. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if she will continue to financially support, and endorse, the successful roll out across County Kerry, and throughout the country, of the School Leavers Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15394/25]

387. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education how many staff members were employed to support the School Completion Programme in Donegal in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13911/25]