TDs / Darren O'Rourke

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.

Special Educational Needs 139 questions
School Funding 77 questions
School Staff 70 questions
Schools Building Projects 68 questions
School Transport 41 questions
Health Services Staff 37 questions
An Garda Síochána 36 questions
Youth Services 36 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Education 872 questions
Health 216 questions
Transport 91 questions
Taoiseach 83 questions
Social 73 questions
Housing 67 questions

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

Month	Questions	Contributions
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

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] 5 contributions
Special Needs Assistants: Motion [Private Members] 5 contributions
Special Education School Places: Motion [Private Members] 4 contributions
Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion 3 contributions
Digital Divide and Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] 2 contributions
Education (Affordable School Uniforms) Bill 2025: First Stage 2 contributions

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

constituency Meath East 29 November 2024 to now
party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
17 Jun 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
11 Jun 2025	Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Lost
11 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
11 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
10 Jun 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	No	Carried
28 May 2025	Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	Yes	Lost
28 May 2025	Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: First Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That leave to introduce the Bill be granted."	No	Carried
28 May 2025	Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
28 May 2025	Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."	No	Carried
27 May 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangments for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
21 May 2025	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	Yes	Lost
21 May 2025	Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
20 May 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	No	Carried
14 May 2025	Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	Yes	Lost
14 May 2025	Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
14 May 2025	Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
14 May 2025	Parental Choice in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried

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