TDs / Darren O'Rourke

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Darren O'Rourke

Sinn Féin Meath East TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,809
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
93,019
words spoken in the chamber
Across 530 contributions. Plus 27 contributions from the chair, not counted
435
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
270
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,809 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 530 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 25 0
February 2025 112 30
March 2025 96 8
April 2025 54 17
May 2025 91 38
June 2025 121 28
July 2025 198 41
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 76 13
October 2025 97 21
November 2025 109 24
December 2025 71 29
January 2026 77 32
February 2026 181 52
March 2026 100 22
April 2026 90 45
May 2026 60 31
June 2026 129 39
July 2026 42 22
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 27 16
October 2026 53 22

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 407 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Meath East 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
3 Dec 2025 Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion
Question put
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 Credit Institutions (Financial Support) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion
Question put
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed)
Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."
Yes Carried
26 Nov 2025 Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed)
Amendment put
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Question put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
25 Nov 2025 Financial Resolution No. 2: Value Added Tax
Question put: "That the motion on Financial Resolution No. 2 be agreed to".
No Carried
25 Nov 2025 Financial Resolution No. 1: Value Added Tax
Question put: "That amendment No. 1 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution No. 1 is hereby negatived and that t
No Carried
25 Nov 2025 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr
No Carried
19 Nov 2025 Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
19 Nov 2025 Cost of Motoring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
Yes Lost
19 Nov 2025 Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
19 Nov 2025 Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
Yes Carried

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.