Darren O'Rourke
Written
485. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [27997/26]
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Darren O'Rourke
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1,809
questions asked
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93,019
words spoken in the chamber
Across 530 contributions. Plus 27 contributions from the chair, not counted
435
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270
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| May 2025 | 91 | 38 |
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Plus 407 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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Darren O'Rourke
Written
486. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [27998/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
487. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [28000/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
488. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to tender stage. [28001/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
489. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to construction stage. [28002/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
522. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications to date for each support available under the package of supports for survivors of abuse in residential institutions such as industrial schools and reformatories; the total value of each; the estimated waiting time it will take from the time of application to when the support is allocated; and if she will make a statement…
Darren O'Rourke
Written
616. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the development of a location (details supplied) for international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27895/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
673. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE staff, by job title working in each CDNT within Meath, in tabular form. [28008/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
738. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of endoscopy suites currently available and in use at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [28003/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
739. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE infection prevention and control clinical nurse specialist posts that was filled for the Meath area as of 10 April 2026, in tabular form. [28004/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
740. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to improve trauma services currently available at Beaumont Hospital. [28005/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
744. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she has examined increasing mileage rates for healthcare staff, like nurses, who use their own cars in the community for work purposes; to provide the estimated annual cost for the banding system for travel be set aside and that the highest rates be applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28030/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Oral
91. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is considering building nuclear power plants in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26919/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
146. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which gas storage and/or hydrogen storage at Kinsale Head is being assessed; the status of that assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26920/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Oral
7. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent visit to China. [18508/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Oral
8. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to China. [22078/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Oral
19. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [18507/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Oral
22. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [22079/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Oral
32. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will meet next. [26809/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
240. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the complete results of the national survey carried out by her Department on primary school preferences will be published, including data from parents of children in pre-school and children currently attending non-denominational primary schools relating to their school ethos preference. [27434/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
241. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the list of primary schools in the south Conamara region, by name, address, daily language used, patronage and religious ethos of each school, in tabular form. [27435/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the list of schools operating entirely through the medium of Irish in Gaeltacht areas that are multi-denominational or non-denominational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27436/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
341. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she has reviewed the report of the independent comprehensive assessment of the physician assistant role; her position on the findings of the report; if the report will be published; to provide an update on the situation in relation to the agreement where the State would pay the fees of the course and the students would be contracted thereafter by the HSE fo…
Darren O'Rourke
Written
348. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated amount it would cost the State to provide €250 energy credits to young renters aged 18-30 years in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26538/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
637. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport 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. [21844/26]