Results 381-392 of 392 for speaker:Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: 899. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE senior application specialist at the grade of higher executive officer level within the Department in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [56884/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leo as ucht a bheith anseo inniú and for their contributions thus far. A lot of my questions have been touched upon or answered, but I would like to return to the overall consultation process. That seems to have been a huge frustration, or a crucial part of the frustration anyway, for unions. We had officials here last week who stressed how robust the process...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: Will the witnesses comment on special education and the accessibility and equity value of the new redeveloped senior cycle relative to the old one?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: Go raibh maith agaibh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: I want to come back to the metaphor of the three-legged stool that was mentioned. The recruitment and retention problem in our schools is resulting in subject loss or restriction, and out-of-field teachers. This has long been an issue in our Gaelcholáistí. Are these at even more risk now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: Through Irish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: In primary school, it is hard. We have a recruitment and retention problem. I taught in Gaelscoileanna all my teaching career. It is not just recruitment and retention for Gaelcholáistí but also subject loss. Our students are at more of a disadvantage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: I know. I know all about it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: I am also on the coiste Gaeilge, where we brought this up as well. When I was in secondary school over 20 years ago, we still had English books. We spent so much time just translating. Our teachers had Irish, but it was still an issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh: This is why we need to bring back the bonus pay for teachers who are teaching through Irish. That is a matter for another day.