School Staff

349. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns expressed by special needs assistants following the rejection of the proposed SNA Workforce Development Plan; the reason other proposed measures, including pay improvements, special leave arrangements, redeployment provisions, professionalisation measures and career progression opportunities, will n…

106. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns raised by persons regarding a staffing allocation issue at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52067/26]

116. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the situation at a school (details supplied) regarding an extra junior infants class that was sanctioned for the school year 2026/27; if another schoolteacher will be provided for the sanctioned junior infants class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52317/26]

382. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional teaching resources which are targeted to be put in place for primary schools during the 2026-2027 term; and if she will confirm if there are currently 996 primary teaching posts currently unfilled. [51644/26]

383. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether current enrolment at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be taken into account in advance of September 2026 given the school now meets the relevant staffing threshold, rather than the use of 30 September 2025 figures; if a revised allocation will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5165…

384. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any mechanism exists to revise a staffing decision in cases such as a school (details supplied) in County Mayo where enrolment has increased after the appeals process concluded and now meets the required threshold for an additional teaching post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51656/26]

385. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she retains any discretion to review or amend a staffing allocation for a school such as a school (details supplied) in County Mayo where new enrolment data demonstrates that the criteria for an additional teacher are now satisfied, notwithstanding the previous decision of the Primary Staffing Appeals Board; and if she will make…

163. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the reduction in staffing for 2026-2027 for a school (details supplied); whether local population growth trajectories were considered; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this decision will result in the loss of a mainstream teacher and require the reorganisation of pupils into mixed-grade classes; if he…

173. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address an issue with the Teaching Council in relation to a teaching post (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50032/26]

315. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the recent engagements her Department has had with trade unions and representative bodies regarding the pay and employment conditions of school secretaries; the outstanding issues that remain to be resolved; the timeline for further improvements in terms and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48752/26]

316. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress that has been made in providing school secretaries with improved pay, terms and conditions of employment; whether discussions or negotiations have taken place with representative bodies and trade unions on this matter; the outcome of any such discussions; the further measures under consideration by her Department; and…

333. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns raised regarding the loss of a teaching post in a school (details supplied); if consideration will be given by her Department to review this decision as this will increase class sizes significantly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48854/26]

350. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a staffing schedule in a school (details supplied) that looks set to have one class with 36 children in 2026/2027; if she will outline the options for appeal of the staffing schedule; efforts she is making to reduce class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49116/26]

380. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criterial for allocating teachers to Gaelscoileanna in Gaeltacht areas and in non Gaeltacht areas. [49177/26]

382. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the specific challenges facing Gaelscoileanna in non-Gaeltacht areas, to reconsider the reduction in teacher numbers at a school (details supplied). [49179/26]

385. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school's (details supplied) application to retain their 11th mainstream teacher remains unresolved more than a month after submission; whether she has fully considered the impact of these staffing reductions on class sizes and educational provision; the options which exist to prevent classes of over 30 pupils in th…

386. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if officials from her Department will contact school management at a school (details supplied) to endeavour to find a way to allow the school keep their ancillary grant used to employ a caretaker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49311/26]

387. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on the cancellation of school based summer provision by some schools due to reduced staffing levels; the exclusion of children who had been approved for school based provision from home based provision; if these children will receive any school based provision this summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4…

389. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider amending the staffing schedule for Gaelscoileanna outside of Gaeltacht areas so that it is identical to that of Gaelscoileanna within Gaeltacht areas. [49425/26]

394. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the application to retain an 11th mainstream teacher for the coming school year at a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49487/26]

396. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the loss of a mainstream teaching post at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49529/26]

407. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration can be given to a request concerning teacher shortages (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49704/26]

413. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will assign a full-time junior infants teacher to a school (details supplied), considering the Department has requested that the school enrol an extra junior infant class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49759/26]

414. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is standard practice for her Department to allocate a teacher to a particular class, if that was a class requested by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49760/26]

281. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the recent loss of a teacher at a school (details supplied); if this is purely down to enrolment numbers falling or if there are other areas that may mitigate this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48484/26]