221. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to urgently examine and allow an appeal for the retention of a mainstream teacher in a school in County Kerry, in light of the reasons outlined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14738/25]
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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| 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 |
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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
228. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education if there is a freeze on special needs assistants supports in schools; if so the steps she will take to end this freeze; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14745/25]
229. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education the reason for the freeze on special needs assistants supports in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14746/25]
230. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) were turned down special needs assistants (SNA) supports after engaging with a complex review for SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14747/25]
231. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) were turned down special needs assistants (SNA) supports after engaging with a complex review for SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14748/25]
232. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to review the case of a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14757/25]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education the ongoing discussions taking place regarding the current assault leave policy for teachers and SNAs; if there are considerations of extending the duration of assault leave cover to match the full duration of a teachers medically certified recovery period; if there are plans to implement a structured support scheme for teachers affected by assaults in the work…
263. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the measures she will take to address the ongoing issue of teacher shortages, particularly in key subjects such as Irish, mathematics, and modern languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14921/25]
264. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the means by which she will support the well-being of teachers and reduce burnout, particularly in light of increasing workloads and administrative demands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14922/25]
265. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the plans she has to improve pay and conditions for newly qualified teachers so as to make the profession more attractive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14923/25]
76. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on industrial relations talks underway seeking to provide school secretaries access to the single public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14398/25]
339. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education whether she has plans to ensure that bus escorts can get paid their salary throughout the entire year rather than during the school term and needing to sign on for social protection during the summer. [13331/25]
353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that school bus escorts are left unemployed during the summer months and often experience delays with accessing social protection assistance; if she plans to employ school bus escorts all year round; the progress in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13528/25]
398. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education her position on the pay scale for special needs assistants who are offered full-time contracts and begin on point one of the scale but have years of experience as a part-time and/or substitute special needs assistants; if there are plans to review the pay scale to recognise the previous work experience that special needs assistants have; and if she will make a …
302. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the salary of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13002/25]
304. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education if an application by a person (details supplied) was granted incremental credit for non-teaching service; if not, the reason this applicant was refused incremental credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13013/25]
597. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive their full wages while on leave, which resulted in the person being out-of-pocket when their illness benefit deductions were subtracted; if she will request her Department to rectify the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11099/25]
628. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to school-secretary pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11321/25]
705. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if her Department will investigate the reasons for administrative delays leading to apparent underpayment of teachers (details supplied); the steps her Department will take to resolve the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12012/25]
727. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 25 September 2024, if the analysis of the survey relating to school caretakers’ work pattern, terms and conditions has been completed and reviewed by her Department; if she or her officials have or intend to engage with the relevant union representing school caretakers on foot of the survey; the indicative t…
382. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be provided with an additional allocation of WTE therapist hours for the new 12 children it is to admit as it has for the existing 36 students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10550/25]
84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) currently does not have school wardens assigned to it; if the appropriate resources will be allocated to the school to ensure they are put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10028/25]
92. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the allocation of primary school teachers in each county for 2024-25, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10211/25]
5. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to outline her assessment of the teacher recruitment and retention emergency at primary and secondary school level; the measures she intends to address it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8926/25]
37. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to a review of the incremental credit award to teachers returning to Ireland who have gained experience working in schools abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/25]