100. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of teacher recruitment for September 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39909/25]
Topics / School Staff
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSchool Staff
914 questions from 127 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
914
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909 written, 5 oral
127
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 17 |
| February 2025 | 24 |
| March 2025 | 23 |
| April 2025 | 58 |
| May 2025 | 52 |
| June 2025 | 63 |
| July 2025 | 55 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 54 |
| October 2025 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 61 |
| December 2025 | 51 |
| January 2026 | 45 |
| February 2026 | 65 |
| March 2026 | 37 |
| April 2026 | 40 |
| May 2026 | 54 |
| June 2026 | 71 |
| July 2026 | 34 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 63 |
| October 2026 | 29 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
111. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her publication of the senior cycle redevelopment implementation support measures, which commits to establishing a dedicated post of responsibility in schools which offer level 1 and level 2 learning programmes, what will the role of the post of responsibility entail; if it will be a new recruitment; if it will involve actual teaching…
112. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent of his engagement on the pension claim of school caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38946/25]
113. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, following the recent newspaper editorial (details supplied) that claimed "almost all primary schools, for example, had to employ unqualified individuals without teaching qualifications as substitutes in the past year", her Department will recognise early childhood care and education graduates as being a viable workforce for the junior classes of pr…
115. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update in relation to recruitment for the education therapy service; the number of the 90 posts announced by her that have been opened; the number have been filled; the number still vacant at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40017/25]
116. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the terms of recruitment of the 90 therapists being recruited under the Education Therapy Service; the pool from which these therapists will be recruited from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40019/25]
470. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to ensure that school secretaries are not forced to take strike action, as is currently proposed to take place in August; if she will ensure school secretaries are given access to the Single Public Service Pension Scheme given they have been on her Department’s centralised payroll since 2023; and if she will make a statement o…
516. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the recent SNA allocation decision for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39672/25]
517. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details on the measures being taken to address the severe lack of therapy and psychological support at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39673/25]
519. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs) for moderate general learning disability classes is not on par with the SNA allocation in autism spectrum disorder classes given that the social-emotional and medical needs are complex in these classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39702/25]
520. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure that school secretaries have pension parity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39709/25]
521. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure that school caretakers have pension parity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39710/25]
522. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the formulas for the allocation of hours to schools for secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39711/25]
38. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to correspondence received by a teacher (details supplied), if she will clarify the position relating to the provision of incremental credit; if clear guidance will be provided by her Department in respect of whether incremental credit can be awarded in this case, in advance of the teacher having to go back on the Department’s/ETB’s payroll; an…
54. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has plans to reform how teaching posts are allocated to schools; if she recognises that a system based on the previous year’s admissions cannot accurately reflect future demand; if a system could be put in place that uses confirmed admissions for the coming year as a more accurate measure for teaching post requirements; and if she will m…
55. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, after an unsuccessful appeal, there is any further recourse for a school (details supplied) which has lost a teaching post based on figures for last year’s admissions which do not reflect demands on the school’s resources in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38098/25]
395. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for a reduction in teacher allocation at a school (details supplied), how this will impact junior and senior infants at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37201/25]
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]