Darren O'Rourke

1779. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people suffering with long-Covid, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18934/26]

1780. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if there is a proposed follow up of the FADA study to assess health and socioeconomic impacts; the way the HSE is co-ordinating care provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18935/26]

1781. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the training provided for medics in relation to long-Covid pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18936/26]

1782. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the provisions available for research funding to investigate pathogenesis biomarkers and therapeutics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18937/26]

1783. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE applies and implements the HAS code of practice for indoor air quality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18938/26]

1920. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if an old age pensioner with a medical card is required to pay the €25 fee for having bloods taken; if an old age pensioner with a medical card must pay the €25 fee for non-routine bloods to be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19516/26]

110. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of GPs in Ireland and, in particular, in County Meath, which has the lowest number of GPs in the State per population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16265/26]

138. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health her plans to invest in adult community mental health services in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16264/26]

215. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his approach and plans for local government reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/26]

244. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase social housing delivery in County Meath; the number delivered in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16267/26]

339. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of what the social inclusion fund within her Department is spent on; if she plans to increase this fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17936/26]

340. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the free schoolbook scheme receives funding through the social inclusion fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17937/26]

341. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth how much the social inclusion fund amounted to for the purpose of tackling educational disadvantage for the year 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17938/26]

342. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the social inclusion fund in the Department provided funding for schoolbooks to tackle educational disadvantage for the year 2025 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17939/26]

349. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the decision making criteria and weighting used when selecting school building projects for prioritisation in the NDP sectoral plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17987/26]

350. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which future school building projects will be prioritised for future rounds of NDP; the stakeholders that will be engaged and criteria that will apply; the date in Q2 when stakeholders will be engaged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17988/26]

351. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the decision making criteria and weighting used when selecting which school in an area that should provide additional mainstream capacity when a shortage is identified (details supplied); if existing space, Gaeilge, special class provision are factors for example; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17989/26]

353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her Department's recent enquiries, the number of unique applications for a junior infants mainstream place for September 2026 in schools in County Meath (details supplied); the number of those currently without an offer of a place in a local school; the method and timeline for providing additional capacity to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18069/26]

395. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 27 January 2026 and Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 18 February 2026 if a qualifying interest SAC species is declining and failing to meet its detailed site-specific conservation objectives, if he will consider that an appropriate threshold point to draw up an SAC management plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17984/26]

413. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 854 of 17 February 2026, the legal basis upon which home tutors engaged under the home tuition grant scheme are “classed as self-employed (PRSI Class S)” as a general position (details supplied); whether he will identify the employer in law for PRSI purposes in such cases; whether any administrative agreement or practice is being relied upon to maintain a dual classification that is, employee for PAYE collection but self-employed for PRSI/auto-enrolment exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17961/26]

531. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised by LGBTQ+ families around the assisted human reproduction legislation, particularly around the lack of recognition for families formed through regulated and safeguarded international surrogacy, if they reside abroad; the exclusion of same-sex female couples who conceived without clinical assistance, post May 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17940/26]

532. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns from the assisted human reproduction legislation particularly around parental recognition made contingent on the surrogate’s post birth consent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17941/26]

533. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the assisted human reproduction legislation fully support the rights of children and parents and comply with Ireland’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17942/26]

540. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to provide further clarification and reasoning behind the changes within the HSE to the employment opportunities for paramedics; if she will ensure that the 80 paramedics who have recently qualified will be guaranteed permanent contracts, given they had been informed that would happen at the beginning of their contracts; if she has considered reversing the changes that have been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17960/26]

73. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport in light of safety recommendation no. 28 of the Air Accident Investigation Unit's final report into the crash of Rescue 116 (Sikorsky S-92A, EI-ICR, Black Rock, Co. Mayo, 14 March 2017), which recommended that the he ensure the Department has "sufficient specialist aviation expertise" to discharge its oversight function; the number of staff currently assigned to the Aviation Division of his Department hold professional aviation qualifications or specialist aviation technical competencies; the qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17851/26]