250. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the basis for the requirement for secondary school teachers to complete Croke Park hours can be outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66381/26]
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914 questions from 127 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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252. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the requirement for secondary school teachers to complete Croke Park hours is under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66379/26]
253. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the requirement for secondary school teachers to complete Croke Park hours; if this is set out as a requirement in their contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66378/26]
254. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the basis for the requirement for primary school teachers to complete Croke Park hours has been negotiated with the relevant teacher unions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66377/26]
255. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the basis for the requirement for primary school teachers to complete Croke Park hours can be outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66376/26]
256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the requirement for primary school teachers to complete Croke Park hours is under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66375/26]
257. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the requirement for primary school teachers to complete Croke Park hours; if this is set out as a requirement in their contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66373/26]
261. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary teacher vacancies identified in each county in the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 school years, by subject; the number of positions remaining unfilled following an initial recruitment process; the number being filled by a teacher who does not hold the relevant subject qualification; and the number of subjects which schools have repo…
264. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify whether an existing permanent AP1 teacher must permanently relinquish their substantive, secure AP1 position to take up the new senior cycle redevelopment role, given that the availability of the new post is contingent on fluctuating school enrolment numbers and subject to a stated review in 2031. [66461/26]
265. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify the position under Circular Letter 0037/2026 regarding the new senior cycle redevelopment co-ordinator posts of responsibility; specifically, the status of an existing permanent Assistant Principal I (AP1) post holder who successfully applies for and is appointed to this newly created position. [66460/26]
266. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the average salary differential experienced by a post-primary teacher returning to Ireland whose verified teaching service in a private school outside the European Union is not recognised for incremental credit compared with a teacher with an equivalent number of years of recognised teaching service, to provide illust…
267. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to research (details supplied) if her Department has estimated the number of these teachers who have accumulated teaching experience abroad who would not currently qualify for any degree for incremental salary credit on returning to teach in Ireland; if figures can be split between primary and post-primary teachers, country of residence and…
273. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated number of teachers currently participating in job-sharing arrangements at primary and post-primary level; and the number who availed of substitute teaching opportunities on their non-teaching days in each of the past three school years. [66596/26]
274. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has considered permitting job-sharing teachers to undertake substitute teaching within their own school on non-teaching days, particularly where this would provide continuity for pupils and assist schools experiencing teacher shortage. [66595/26]
275. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether job-sharing teachers were permitted to undertake substitute teaching on their non-teaching days under arrangements that applied in previous school years; if so, the years during which such arrangements applied; and the reasons these arrangements may not been continued for the 2026/2027 school year. [66594/26]
276. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current position regarding job-sharing primary and post-primary teachers undertaking substitute teaching on their non-teaching days during the 2026/2027 school year. [66593/26]
311. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of current teacher shortages across primary and post-primary levels. [67095/26]
312. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of primary teachers facing difficulty in obtaining secure, long-term employment in areas outside of Dublin. [67091/26]
205. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of teachers who have taken up roles in primary schools possibly being left waiting six to eight weeks to be paid post appointment; the action he is taking to ensure the delay is not six to eight weeks as some teachers are being told; the actions that can be taken in the interim to financially support teachers; and the way in which h…
214. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will review the policy whereby the first 40 days of substitute teaching undertaken by teachers on career break are paid at a flat daily rate rather than at the teacher's personal point on the salary scale. [66211/26]
216. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for retaining a 90-day limit on substitute teaching by qualified teachers on career break while no equivalent restriction applies to unqualified substitute teachers; and whether this policy is currently under review. [66209/26]
218. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to aligning the deadline for career break applications with the publication of policies relating to substitute teaching by teachers on career break, in order to provide greater certainty to teachers when making decisions affecting their employment and income. [66207/26]
475. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis upon which there is a limitation on the ability of teachers who job-share to participate in substitute teaching; and if her Department has given consideration to reforming this. [64180/26]
482. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of vacancies for special education teachers currently recorded across primary and post-primary schools; and the measures being taken to address recruitment challenges in this area. [64144/26]
492. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if permanent teachers who are job sharing will be permitted to undertake substitute teaching on their non-rostered days during 2026-2027; and if her Department intends to continue the relaxation of the previous restriction for the coming school year. [64247/26]