School Staff

733. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current process for applying for incremental credit for teachers who are not route 1 qualified, particularly in cases where applicants have extensive teaching experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58523/25]

786. 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 contract of indefinite duration (CID), changing from the current two consecutive years for CID to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58804/25]

805. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to address the shortage of secondary teachers in key subjects such as maths and science; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59033/25]

851. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the future employment of teachers taken on due to the large influx of students arriving here, escaping the invasion of Ukraine; if they will be retained by their present schools; if the pupil teacher ratio will be adjusted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59587/25]

854. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the suppressed teaching post at a school (details supplied) could be retained until the end of the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59648/25]

870. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to address the current shortage of qualified teachers, particularly in DEIS, special education, and Gaeltacht schools; the incentives or supports being considered to improve retention; when she expects to see a reduction in unfilled teaching positions; and if she will make a statement on the m…

879. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional measures her Department will introduce to ensure that staff working in social, emotional and behavioural difficulties designated schools have access to appropriate, on-site mental health supports, given the high-risk and high-stress nature of their work. [59839/25]

914. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reversing her Department's decision to suppress a developing teacher post at a national school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60038/25]

367. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department maintains data on the number of teachers currently assigned to special education needs classes who hold specific qualifications or accredited training in dyslexia support, structured literacy instruction, or numeracy interventions; if not, the reason for the absence of such data; and if she will make a statement …

368. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the extent to which unqualified or non-registered personnel are currently delivering special education support, including literacy and numeracy interventions, in mainstream schools; the rationale for permitting such practice; the safeguards in place to ensure quality and consistency; and if she will …

369. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider introducing mandatory, accredited training modules in dyslexia support and numeracy intervention for all those assigned to special education needs roles in mainstream settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56478/25]

370. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted a workforce planning analysis for areas of high population growth such as Fingal, specifically in relation to the availability of teachers with specialist training in dyslexia, literacy and numeracy support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56479/25]

371. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mechanisms in place to monitor the quality and consistency of special education provision in mainstream schools, particularly in relation to literacy and numeracy support for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56480/25]

372. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department tracks the uptake and impact of professional development programmes related to dyslexia and numeracy support among teachers assigned to special education needs roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56481/25]

233. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently review and allow an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56237/25]

161. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to combat the shortage of substitute teachers available to cover leave. [55875/25]

167. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed timebound provision to allow teachers that qualify outside the State to apply for registration and complete their induction requirement in this State; when this path to registration will become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55921/25]

168. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education places available at second level in each of the counties of Offaly, Laois, Kildare, Tipperary, Galway, Roscommon, Meath and Westmeath for the upcoming school year of 2026/2027, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55922/25]

170. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding that may be available to help a school (details supplied) to provide school buses for school trips; if a parents association can apply for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55954/25]

405. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff that have left a school (details supplied) in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and the wait-times for the replacement of those staff. [54575/25]

524. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff in full time positions that left their employment in a school in Cork (details supplied) between September 2021 and August 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55430/25]

216. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on talks to resolve the dispute involving school caretakers and secretaries. [54127/25]

222. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full time teaching posts that were not filled in DEIS schools for the terms 2023/2024; 2024/2025; 2025/2026, respectively. [54171/25]

223. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full time teaching posts that were vacant in DEIS schools for the terms 2023/2024 and 2024/2025. [54172/25]

224. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of days children in DEIS schools across the State did not have a full time teacher for a certain subject for the terms 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, respectively. [54173/25]