Darren O'Rourke

1445. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to review school transport contracts for contracted operators in light of the significant increase in fuel costs and the fact that many contracts are now years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25854/26]

1478. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth she is aware of the need for additional SEN places in County Meath; her plans to progress the two SEN and one mainstream class building project at a school (details supplied) in order to help meet existing and projected demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26301/26]

1619. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to provide Supported Housing for Youth support to one young person in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26530/26]

1725. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to change policy in relation to differential rents for single working parents in light of the fact that there are very different rates between local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25309/26]

1759. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 4 February 2026, the date on which homeowners in County Meath will be able to apply to the defective concrete block scheme; the conditions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25882/26]

1803. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the detailed spending breakdown for 2024 and 2025 on the Supported Housing for Youth programme; the breakdown of cost for each element of crisis intervention, aftercare, and Housing First for Youth, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26529/26]

1804. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocated in 2026 to youth specific homelessness services, including family mediation supports and other targeted interventions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26532/26]

1805. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out a needs assessment to determine the level of long term resourcing required to address increasing youth homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26533/26]

1806. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to a successor youth homelessness strategy given that the previous youth homelessness strategy 2023-2025 has now ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26534/26]

1851. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the payment of statutory sick pay will impact on those receiving the non-contributory bereaved partner's pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24048/26]

1852. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered including home carers in the higher rate of fuel allowance during this fuel price crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24128/26]

1926. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of young jobseekers on the reduced youth rate of jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26539/26]

1927. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of equalising rates of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's pay-related benefit for those under the ages of 18 to 24 in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26540/26]

1928. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the publication of the updated Pathways to Work strategy; if the updated strategy will have targeted measures for youth; if so, the measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26543/26]

1929. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the publication of the successor Roadmap for Social Inclusion plan; if the updated plan will have targeted measures for youth; if so, the measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26544/26]

2156. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of 18-30-year-olds, per county that have been granted leave to remain that are currently residing in a direct provision centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26537/26]

2563. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current annual expenditure on family mediation services for young people at risk of homelessness; the estimated cost of expanding these services nationally to prevent relationship breakdown driven homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26535/26]

3228. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the training local authority housing officers receive on public sector duty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26531/26]

3478. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of abolishing apprenticeship fees from January 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26541/26]

3479. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list the apprenticeships that require fees/student contribution; the name of the apprenticeship and associated cost to the apprentice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26542/26]

3485. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding options provided by his Department or its agencies that may be used to support a project in the County Meath Gaeltacht (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23587/26]

30. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to prioritise funding for fast-expanding rural towns where population growth is outpacing community infrastructure (details supplied); the way in which he will ensure these communities can access supports proportional to their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21843/26]

132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures she is taking to ensure the Mercosur trade deal is not provisionally implemented before a case is heard in the Court of Justice of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11691/26]

292. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the position in relation to school planning in the Ashbourne school planning area in Meath; the existing and projected, capacity; how additional demand will be accommodated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23509/26]

21. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [19725/26]