PQ 431
431. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the survey of school principals published by organisations (details supplied) on 4 March 2026 which found that one fifth of second-level schools nationally were forced to drop at least one subject entirely due to teacher shortages, the number of post-primary schools in Cork city and county that withdrew or restricted access to a subject in the 2025-2026 school year as a result of an inability to recruit a teacher, broken down by subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44990/26]
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431. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the survey of school principals published by organisations (details supplied) on 4 March 2026 which found that one fifth of second-level schools nationally were forced to drop at least one subject entirely due to teacher shortages, the number of post-primary schools in Cork city and county that withdrew or restricted access to a subject in the 2025-2026 school year as a result of an inability to recruit a teacher, broken down by subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44990/26]
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