School Staff

909. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to reform the recruitment process for teachers (details supplied). [43209/26]

912. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of mainstream teachers approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43311/26]

926. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the scale of teacher shortages in DEIS Band 1 schools (details supplied); the extent to which she considers this a concern; the steps she is taking to address the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43471/26]

927. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the scale of teacher shortages in DEIS Band 2 schools (details supplied); the extent to which she considers this a concern; the steps she is taking to address the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43472/26]

936. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 26 May 2026, the specific additional measures she is considering to support principals of special schools in recognition of the unique complexity and demands of their roles; if she will outline any proposals to provide differentiated allowances, enhanced administrative supports, or re…

82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the ongoing negotiations with school caretakers and school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40993/26]

93. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will list the occasions on which she has met with representative groups of SNAs to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39413/26]

130. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the ongoing discussions in relation to pay parity and pensions for caretakers and secretaries; if a resolution has been reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40809/26]

135. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether discretion can be applied in the deployment of an additional mainstream teacher for schools (details supplied) which will lose a teacher and be required to host a multi-grade class for the coming school year. [40517/26]

147. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the pause on the review of special needs assistant allocations is still in place; when she expects that review to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39412/26]

163. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide funding for an additional teacher in a school (details supplied) to cater for the incoming junior infant class in September 2026. [38778/26]

168. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reversing the decision to cut staff at a DEIS plus school in the Coolock area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40386/26]

174. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on pension parity and leave entitlements negotiations for secretaries and caretakers; when this process will be completed; the proposals her Department is putting forward as possible resolutions [39844/26]

319. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Cork that have had SET hours reduced and the overall gross reduction. [40326/26]

321. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to address teacher recruitment and retention challenges in rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40858/26]

364. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the decision to reduce the mainstream teaching allocation for a school (details supplied) for the 2026-2027 school year; if she will consider allowing the school to retain its current teaching post in light of the likely impact on class sizes and educational supports; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

79. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the number of teachers who remain in fixed-term employment contracts for five years or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40359/26]

80. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed whether current CID and panel rules are limiting access to permanency for long-serving teachers; if there has been a review of how continuity rules across multiple schools operate in practice; if reforms are being considered to ensure more transparent and accessible pathways to permanency for experien…

94. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools will be permitted to recruit for additional SNA posts allocated following the recent reviews, including in the case of a school (details supplied); the measures being taken to avoid further delays in filling these posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40532/26]

528. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the teacher allocation for 2026-2027 for a school (details supplied) will be reviewed given concerns amongst parents regarding a split class proposal given there is already a split class in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38728/26]

542. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the outcomes of the Special Needs Assistant, SNA, reviews conducted earlier this year will be communicated to schools; the reason for the continued delay despite schools being advised that decisions would issue before Easter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38859/26]

558. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on the teacher allocation for a school (details supplied) for the upcoming year; the reason this decision was made; if the reduction in teacher numbers can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39035/26]

590. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the ongoing inequities in the pay for principals of special schools given that principal allowances are currently calculated solely on the number of teaching staff, despite special school principals routinely managing significantly larger multidisciplinary teams. [39544/26]

592. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the teacher allocation for 2026-2027 for a school (details supplied) will be reviewed given concerns amongst parents regarding a split class proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39571/26]

593. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has undertaken any review of the operation of contract of indefinite duration, CID, arrangements for primary and post-primary school teachers in recent years; whether concerns have been raised regarding the repeated use of fixed-term contracts preventing progression to permanency for long-serving teachers; a…