School Staff

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]

263. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has commenced any preparatory work to ensure that school secretaries and caretakers will be in a position to be paid pension entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7195/26]

66. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if guidance can be provided to schools with regard to assignment of teachers to the coordination of special classes; if her Department can provide guidance to schools with regard to the minimum number of administration hours per class for these teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6826/26]

462. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the allocation of special education teaching hours and special needs assistant posts to a school in Celbridge (details supplied); whether additional resources will be considered for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5512/26]

465. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the level of learning support available to students with additional educational needs in a school (details supplied), particularly in core subjects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5515/26]

466. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to sanctioning additional SNA hours for a school (details supplied) to ensure consistent daily access to sensory regulation supports for students who require them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5516/26]

467. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria and data used to determine SET and SNA allocations for post-primary schools in County Kildare; the basis for the allocation provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5517/26]

468. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her recent visit to a school (details supplied), if she will initiate an immediate review of the school’s resourcing needs and consider interim supports pending a full review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5518/26]

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]

483. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of unfilled post-primary teaching posts in 2025, by subject, as reported in the Teacher Supply Action Plan monitoring returns. [5682/26]

531. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to incentivise further training for SNAs in relation to special education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6104/26]

546. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to specify a minimum number of administration hours per teacher assigned to a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6264/26]

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]

569. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to restore the yard duty payment for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6404/26]

571. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the change in SNA allocation for a school (details supplied), which will be reduced by 2 full-time SNA staff from September this year; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6467/26]

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]

361. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when NCSE will issue a decision to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding an SNA allocation appeal and respond to correspondence sent to her raising serious concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5197/26]

367. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 843 of 23 July 2024 (details supplied), the number of primary school teachers in each county in 2025-2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5329/26]

107. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4649/26]

472. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of staff shortages at a school (details supplied); and the impact this is having on the hours of the children attending. [3325/26]

480. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school secretaries and caretakers employed at both primary and secondary school level; the number employed by each different mechanism, that is, employed directly by the school, those employed by her Department, those employed by the ETB and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3395/26]

491. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistant posts in primary schools, expressed in full-time equivalent terms, allocated for the 2025-2026 school year, by county; and the number of schools in each county in receipt of SNA support, in tabular form. [3438/26]

494. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a visit to a school (details supplied) that has a significant cohort of students with additional needs, to discuss the principal’s concerns in relation to support from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3508/26]

495. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the principal in a school (details supplied) in relation to the shortage of SNA support for children that qualify for this additional support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3509/26]

496. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to an ongoing review of the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied); if she will engage with the NCSE to ensure that this school is supported and retains its allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3510/26]