506. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason job-sharing teachers are not permitted to undertake substitute teaching in primary schools during the 2026-2027 school year; if this policy will be urgently reviewed given the ongoing difficulty schools face in securing qualified substitute teachers; and if job-sharing teachers will be permitted to undertake substitute work on days when they are not rostered to work in their job-sharing position. [64546/26]

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506. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason job-sharing teachers are not permitted to undertake substitute teaching in primary schools during the 2026-2027 school year; if this policy will be urgently reviewed given the ongoing difficulty schools face in securing qualified substitute teachers; and if job-sharing teachers will be permitted to undertake substitute work on days when they are not rostered to work in their job-sharing position. [64546/26]

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1. 16 September 2026

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   506. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason job-sharing teachers are not permitted to undertake substitute teaching in primary schools during the 2026-2027 school year; if this policy will be urgently reviewed given the ongoing difficulty schools face in securing qualified substitute teachers; and if job-sharing teachers will be permitted to undertake substitute work on days when they are not rostered to work in their job-sharing position. [64546/26]

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