School Staff

354. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Irish sign language interpreter who is paid the same rate as an SNA and is employed by a school (details supplied) will be retained. [65253/25]

359. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she or her Department are aware of any reductions to the SNA allocations for primary schools in Dublin northwest, following the most recent circular and guidelines from the NCSE on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65302/25]

363. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has had to cancel 5th year construction studies during the middle of the term due to the departure of a teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65316/25]

364. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to increase the availability of teachers for practical Leaving Certificate subjects such as construction studies, metal work and woodwork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65317/25]

365. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration has been given to allowing teachers in high demand subjects to teach across a number of schools in order that subjects can be offered to students across a number of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65318/25]

366. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a school (details supplied) for additional special needs assistants. [65329/25]

373. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an SNA review has been initiated for a school (details supplied). [65358/25]

393. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional special needs assistants employed over the years 2020 to 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65609/25]

402. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 18 November 2025, the advice she would give to a teacher who has moved schools in the past 12-months but due to their child’s illness are forced to temporarily leave work and they cannot qualify for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65675/25]

418. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider changing principals allowance to reflect the number of staff managed for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65910/25]

419. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of changing principals allowance to reflect the number of staff managed for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65911/25]

427. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to roll out the new administrative executive roles scheme for schools as a pilot scheme in County Kerry to support and strengthen schools there, to help principals and teachers across the county, reduce the huge admin burden; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65939/25]

465. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the results of exceptional reviews and SNA SENO reviews, in primary and post-primary and special schools, in the past year; the number and percentage of these reviews that led to an increase in SNA allocations; the number of additional SNAs employed as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

430. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provisions her Department is putting in place for schools to pay part-time staff such as SNAs, secretaries and caretakers for attendance at whole-day mandatory child protection training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64932/25]

431. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provision her Department is making to ensure that schools are fully staffed in situations where school staff on approved forms of leave for example, job share accrue an entitlement to time off in lieu as a result of attending mandatory child protection training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64933/25]

432. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of NEPS psychologists assigned to schools in Dublin mid-west. [64946/25]

433. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of NEPS psychologist consultation sessions assigned to schools in Dublin mid-west in 2024, by school. [64947/25]

434. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of NEPS psychologist consultation sessions delivered by private contractors in schools in Dublin mid-west. [64948/25]

462. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will address the issue whereby primary schools are unable to input casual substitute work undertaken by teachers who are on carer's leave into the on line claims system, and are instead required to use the more cumbersome sub for sub-timesheet process; if she will confirm that this anomaly will be rectified; an…

463. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the requirement to use sub for sub-forms for teachers on carer's leave who undertake casual substitution places an additional administrative burden on schools, and may discourage schools from offering such teachers substitute work; and the steps she will take to remove this disincentive and ensure equitable …

464. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the online claims system will be updated to allow the input of substitute hours worked by teachers who are on carer's leave, in line with all other casual substitute teachers; and if she will provide a timeline for this update. [65032/25]

465. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the issue whereby teachers on carer's leave who work as casual substitutes are not receiving payslips that include the school roll number and the specific dates worked; if she will confirm that this information will be added to their payslips; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65033/25]

466. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department will take to ensure that teachers on carer's leave who engage in casual substitute work are able to verify their payment details with the same accuracy and clarity as other substitute teachers, given the current absence of key information on their payslips; and if she will provide an update on improve…

467. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which her Department intends to ensure that substitute teachers who are on carer's leave are not placed at a disadvantage compared with other substitutes when it comes to payment processing, administrative requirements and transparency of pay information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65035/25]

469. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all appointments regarding maternity leaves, fixed-term contracts of teachers have complied with DES regulations regarding advertising regulations, appointment and interview procedures and that SNA appointments have compiled with same in terms of association with amalgamated schools since June 2025; and if she will make a st…