School Staff

413. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of plans to add school caretakers to her Department's payroll; the timeline for the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37401/25]

415. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37422/25]

432. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently review a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37736/25]

433. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of reintroducing the allowance for teachers teaching Irish in Irish-medium schools since after 2012. [37751/25]

236. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing an assistant principal 1 to all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36886/25]

238. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will allow for special school staff such as caretakers, cleaners and bus escorts to be paid under the online claims system, in order to reduce the administrative burden on schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36888/25]

239. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will allow for special schools to receive a substitute teacher when a teacher takes self-certified sick leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36889/25]

334. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reconsider the teacher allocation in a school (details supplied) where the pupil intake has increased since last year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35285/25]

337. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school which will be losing a teacher due to being one pupil short (details supplied) will be allowed keep their current staff numbers, as losing a teacher will result in a multi-grade class of 39 students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35300/25]

345. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if applications or the possibility to sign a fixed-term contract in a school is possible in the hope that the time-bound provision is open by September 2025 for teachers. [35364/25]

224. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to cases whereby school teachers are forced to give up jobs due to being unable to afford accommodation in Dublin; if she has considered supporting the provision of dedicated housing for teachers and other front-line workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35022/25]

243. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has not received an increased allocation of SNAs following their exceptional review request; if the decision will be reviewed given the desperation for further support for children with special education needs within the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35149/25]

72. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns of school principals, boards of management, and parents of children with additional needs where there is not sufficient provision of SNAs in some schools for the 2025/2026 school year, if additional appointments can be sanctioned without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34…

75. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised by a school (details supplied) with respect to caretaker costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34670/25]

76. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised by a school (details supplied) with respect to SET hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34671/25]

77. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when SNA allocations for school year 2025-2026 will be announced, given that primary schools still have not been given their allocations.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34672/25]

80. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34712/25]

81. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34713/25]

83. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to address teacher shortages in schools in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34720/25]

84. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the teacher allocation in a primary school (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34757/25]

92. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to ensure fairness and parity for school secretaries and caretakers; if she will engage with their trade union (details supplied) to seek a resolution to the long-standing issues affecting these workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34846/25]

93. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has undertaken a cost analysis of providing school secretaries and caretakers with public sector pay and conditions; if so, to detail the estimated cost; whether she considers that the social cost of not granting pay parity is greater in the long term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34847/…

394. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if reconsideration will be given to a decision to deny additional SNA allocation to school (details supplied) for the reasons outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33734/25]

403. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to address reports of staff exhaustion in schools, particularly among SNAs and teaching staff, due to a lack of adequate supports and resources during the current school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33842/25]

408. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs employed in County Wicklow in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number that will be employed in the 2025-2026 academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33863/25]