School Staff

141. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64169/25]

433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has been unsuccessful in securing additional SNA allocation; if she will ensure that this decision is reviewed with a view to increasing the SNA allocation as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62899/25]

434. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the application from a school (details supplied) for emergency special classroom sanction considering the urgent need for a dedicated special classroom; if she will ensure approval for this request so that the additional classroom will be operational for the 2026-2027 academic year, or sooner; and if she will make a s…

435. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Church of Ireland schools in the diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh; the number therein that currently have a special classroom; the number therein that have applied for a special classroom; if there are proposals to grant any remaining Church of Ireland schools in the same diocese a special classroom for 2026; and…

439. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an additional SNA will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62963/25]

451. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if multidisciplinary teams including counsellors, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists will form part of the DEIS Plus supports available within schools. [63087/25]

265. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the appeal to retain a teacher at a school in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62433/25]

500. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason it is not possible to transfer permanency of teacher posts from one school to another; the reason a teacher must resign from his or her current post and begin the process again in a new school to gain permanency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61270/25]

501. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers working within special schools, primary schools and secondary schools in the State who currently do not have permanent status. [61271/25]

554. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an SNA is under a temporary and fixed term contract, and is actively looking for a permanent role, the reason they can only be placed on a panel when they have a permanent role. [62110/25]

231. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 22 May 2025, if a matter will be reviewed taking further details into account (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60607/25]

241. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of days that substitute teachers were engaged in primary schools, and in secondary schools during the 2024-2025 school year. [60761/25]

105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) will be down a teaching post despite increased admission numbers for the next school year. [60229/25]

4. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has carried out an assessment of the impact that the current teacher shortages are having on students, particularly in rural schools and DEIS areas; and the measures being taken to recruit and retain teachers. [59851/25]

16. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will formally announce the reforms of the way in which teachers get CID, changing from the current two consecutive years for CID to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59682/25]

20. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether schools in Carlow and Kilkenny will lose teachers for the school year 2026-2027 due to a decline in pupil numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59448/25]

45. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review can be conducted of the impact of removing a teaching post from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59752/25]

46. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to the re-instatement of a teacher for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59590/25]

52. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has carried out an assessment of the impact the current teacher shortages are having on students, particularly in rural schools and DEIS areas; and the measures which are being taken to recruit and retain teachers. [59600/25]

64. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a review on the way in which teacher allocations are decided for schools; the way in which new housing developments are taken into consideration on teacher allocations for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59591/25]

65. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding received by her Department in Budget 2026 will be directed towards tackling the problem of vacant teaching posts at primary and post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55563/25]

67. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the loss of a teaching post at a school (details supplied), which has now resulted in split classes and increased class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59698/25]

664. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of teacher vacancies in schools, per county; and the plans to fill these posts. [58014/25]

689. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has been informed by her Department that it is to lose a teacher; if this decision can be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58212/25]

713. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the need for an additional teacher at a school (details supplied) and the school's appeal to obtain such a teacher. [58396/25]