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
14 May 2025	Parental Choice in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
14 May 2025	Childcare: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
14 May 2025	Childcare: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
7 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
30 Apr 2025	Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees: Motion (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	No	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	Yes	Lost
30 Apr 2025	Special Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage Question put: "That section 4 stand part of the Bill."	No	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
29 Apr 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
9 Apr 2025	Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
9 Apr 2025	Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
9 Apr 2025	Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
9 Apr 2025	Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) Amendment put	Yes	Lost
8 Apr 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
2 Apr 2025	Housing Emergency Measures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
2 Apr 2025	Housing Emergency Measures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
2 Apr 2025	Support for Householders, Businesses and Farmers Affected by Storm Éowyn: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
1 Apr 2025	Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	No	Carried
1 Apr 2025	Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion Amendment put	Yes	Lost
1 Apr 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
26 Mar 2025	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2025: Motion (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	No	Carried
26 Mar 2025	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2025: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	Yes	Lost

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.