School Staff

991. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure a person (details supplied) is provided with full details of alleged overpayments in writing, that hardship consideration under Circular PAY 15/04, which allows recovery to be reduced to 3% of gross income in exceptional cases be invoked; and if she will ensure her Department will work for a mutually accepta…

1003. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will initiate meaningful discussions with an organisation (details supplied) and other representatives to negotiate an agreed resolution to the school secretaries and caretakers dispute. [46991/25]

1004. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she has taken to end the strike action by school secretaries and caretakers; the steps she will take to improve the pension and leave entitlements of secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47019/25]

1029. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the support her Department will provide to teachers affected by a situation (details supplied) in relation to incremental credit for secondary school teachers and if she will make a statement on the matter taking the following into account. [47222/25]

1051. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of whole-time equivalent special needs assistants allocated to schools in Dublin Bay North in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47483/25]

986. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of re-introducing the allowance at the same rate for teachers teaching in Irish in Irish medium education schools to pre 2012. [40754/25]

1007. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and secondary school teachers currently employed in public schools in Ireland, by region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40948/25]

1046. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to address the increasing number of staff injuries reported in autism classes in schools in Kerry, including assaults such as biting and hitting; and if additional training, protective supports, or staff welfare measures are being introduced. [41381/25]

1048. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the difficulties faced by schools in Kerry in recruiting and retaining bus escorts for children with additional needs; and if this responsibility can be taken out of the hands of school principals. [41383/25]

1070. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to sanction a home school liaison officer for a primary school in County Clare (details supplied) which has an exceptionally high number of students deemed at risk of experiencing disadvantage in their schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41655/25]

1072. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the safeguards that are in place to ensure that redeployment does not result in SNAs repeatedly being treated as the “last in” in every new post under the SNA redeployment scheme. [41692/25]

1073. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there will be a cap on the number of redeployments an SNA can undergo, or a time limit on their probationary status in a new school. [41693/25]

1074. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the maximum distance an SNA may be required to travel if redeployed to a different school under the redeployment scheme for SNAs. [41694/25]

1075. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth what happens in a situation where a SNA cannot realistically travel to the new school offered under the SNA redeployment scheme; and if they cannot travel, whether they remain in their current school. [41695/25]

1076. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth in circumstances where an SNA with ten years’ service in a school and is redeployed to a different school with SNAs who have less than ten years’ service built up, whether the transferee will have seniority. [41696/25]

1129. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers working in the State across both primary and secondary schools. [42506/25]

1138. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional teachers in the system from 2020 to date in 2025. [42515/25]

1160. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department could provide additional detail as to the reason the teacher allocation has resulted in the merger of four 3rd class groups into three groups at a school (details supplied); if her Department is exploring options for retaining the four 3rd class groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42775/25]

1240. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to address the shortage of qualified Irish-language teachers affecting Gaeltacht and Irish language schools. [43705/25]

1263. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address teacher recruitment shortages in Dublin; if her Department is engaging with the Department of Housing in respect of addressing housing-related issues in an effort to attract and retain teachers; to provide details of any such engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43907/25]

1300. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an additional home school completion officer to a DEIS school. [44216/25]

134. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38943/25]

146. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to address the teacher supply crisis in advance of September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40112/25]

150. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the efforts her Department are making to ensure a sufficient supply of primary school teachers are available to fill all outstanding vacancies within the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40078/25]

158. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the urgent steps being taken to ensure equality for school secretaries and caretakers; the details of her engagement to date with their trade union and with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in this regard; if the analysis of the survey undertaken by her Department…