School Staff

1122. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) is due to lose a teaching post despite having been granted DEIS Plus status in 2026; whether any temporary one-year measures can be put in place to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54919/26]

1142. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teaching posts allocated to County Clare schools under DEIS, special education and language support programmes. [55151/26]

1153. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there will be additional funding provided to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to employ a caretaker and a second secretary given the increasing demand on the school for both of these services [55444/26]

1162. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current position on the implementation of teacher supply measures announced in 2025, including the proposal to allow eligible teachers to access permanency after one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55467/26]

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]

1186. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered conducting a review of requirements for part-time teachers and carers (detailed supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55805/26]

1205. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education teachers and SNAs allocated to schools in County Wexford for the past three years; the increases that have been requested; and the further increases planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55982/26]

1257. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an initiative that seeks to address the number of teaching posts that are not filled across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56795/26]

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…

21. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide funding to ensure that STEM officers remain in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50253/26]

25. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of the situation in a school (details supplied) in Naas in relation to requirements for another teacher for the upcoming academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54123/26]

28. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Clare that were notified of a reduction in their special needs assistant allocation arising from the National Council for Special Education's 2025-2026 review process; the current status of those allocations following the pause announced in February 2026; if every school who was notified of a reduction…

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]

74. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the staffing allocation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54076/26]

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]

198. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 8 July 2026, and in view of the primary staffing appeals board's decision, to provide funding for a fixed term contract for a mainstream class teacher at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53818/26]

199. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the ongoing concerns of SNAs after the SNA Workforce Development Plan, which was rejected by members of a union (details supplied). [53861/26]

201. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to protect rural primary schools that are at risk of losing teaching posts due to declining enrolment numbers; if her Department will review the staffing schedule for smaller rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53866/26]

202. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reducing the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools in Budget 2027, particularly in rural schools where staffing levels are under pressure due to demographic decline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53867/26]

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]

314. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has seen a reduction in its staffing allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53175/26]

315. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a reduction in SET allocation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53187/26]

316. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an appeals mechanism available to a school (details supplied) in relation to a reduction in SET allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53188/26]

317. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the way in which SET allocations are assigned to primary schools; the mechanism in place behind that calculation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53189/26]

348. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will publish the correspondence or agreement upon which a decision has been based (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53590/26]