School Staff

104. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the application for an extra teacher for a school (details supplied); and an application for an extra classroom for another school. [29020/26]

117. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will immediately reinstate the 2.5 SNAs cut from a school (details supplied). [14307/26]

104. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review and consider the appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28977/26]

476. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a teacher (details supplied) has been employed on fixed-term contracts even though, under current legislation, a teacher must typically complete two consecutive years of employment with the same employer to secure a contract of indefinite duration (CID); the action she will take to ensure teachers can get a CID; wha…

507. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth her assessment of the ongoing teacher recruitment and retention crisis, with particular focus on the high-demand subject of mathematics; her views on the impact that the current eligibility criteria for a contract of indefinite duration (CID) have on early-career teachers' ability to achieve financial stability, including mortgage…

511. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on progress regarding pay and conditions for school secretaries. [28482/26]

543. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has identified problems with the implementation of primary teacher supply panels; the measures being taken to enhance effectiveness of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28721/26]

544. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand training opportunities for teachers working with children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28722/26]

215. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the ongoing negotiations with school caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27856/26]

216. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering any measures to support the recruitment and retention of maths teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27700/26]

217. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering a measure (details supplied) to support the recruitment and retention of maths teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27701/26]

222. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite a positive response to a school staffing appeal raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27767/26]

1220. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proposed solution to the issue of providing substitution cover for primary school teachers who return to work after maternity leave and wish to avail of breastfeeding breaks; and the timeline in which this solution may be rolled out. [23625/26]

1234. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase the SET allocation for a school (details supplied). [23793/26]

1235. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's long-term plans for two teacher and one teacher schools in rural Ireland. [23794/26]

1236. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of one and two teacher schools in each county for each of the past twenty years, in tabular form. [23795/26]

1299. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the pay agreement for school caretakers will be implemented; if she will explain the reason for the continued delay, particularly in light of the fact that school secretaries received their agreement in 2023; the supports being put in place for school caretakers who are left without income during school closures and must r…

1355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rules and conditions governing job sharing arrangements for primary school teachers; to clarify whether teachers who are job sharing are permitted to undertake substitute teaching in other schools during the period in which they are not rostered for duty in their own school; and if so, the safeguards or restrictions in place t…

1386. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the appeals process for primary staffing and provide an additional teacher for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25286/26]

1421. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to change the staffing schedule for primary schools to recognise the appointment of an administrative deputy principal at a lower threshold where the school operates across two campuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25578/26]

1443. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to amend the rules (details supplied) where a school may only appoint a replacement secretary for sick leave for school secretaries who are paid by the Paymaster, where a secretary has a significant illness and will be on long term absence will the Department fund a replacement with immediate effect and not only after the te…

1517. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of maths teaching posts that are vacant in post-primary schools across the State; if there is a disproportionate number of vacancies in this subject; if she is considering reviewing Teaching Council registration rules to facilitate the supply of maths teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

1542. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNA posts allocated to each school in county Waterford at the end of quarter 1 2026 in comparison to quarter 1 2025, by school; and the number of posts filled and the number of posts unutilised or vacant, in tabular form. [27316/26]

1543. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of posts allocated to each school in County Waterford at the end of quarter 1 2026 in comparison to quarter 1 2025, by post type, by school; and the number of posts filled and the number of posts unutilised or vacant, in tabular form. [27317/26]

256. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the NCSE refused full-time SNA support for a pupil (details supplied) in a primary school with ADHD and type 1 diabetes requiring continuous supervision; if she is aware that the current allocation of 0.83 hours per day is insufficient and is resulting in the child missing school time; the reason no formal notificatio…