Official portrait of Darren O'Rourke

Darren O'Rourke

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Sinn Féin · Meath East · serving since 2024-11-29

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Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-02-17 · to Education
665. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who have availed of home tuition due to having no school place for the year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12399/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Education
666. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who have availed of home tuition for mental health reasons for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12400/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Social
854. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 19 June 2025, to clarify if parents are the employer of home tutors and whether this means that they must now engage with the recently established auto enrolment pension acting as an employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12016/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Health
1190. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a CAMHS appointment. [12560/26]
oral 2026-02-12 · to Education
92. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children notified to the NCSE before the October parent notification deadline; the number of children notified to the NCSE after the October deadline; the number of those children currently without an offer of a school place for September 2026; the measures she is taking to address this to ensure every child has an appropriate school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11341/26]
oral 2026-02-12 · to Education
94. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the work of the inter-departmental group considering the recommendation for a redress scheme arising from the scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders; the way in which this will be incorporated into the work of the Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11342/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Education
119. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is implementing to address vacant teaching posts in core subjects, following a recent departmental study which shows that there are over 1,000 unfilled teaching posts across 600 secondary schools, of which 696 of these roles were filled by a so-called ‘out of field’ (unqualified). [11007/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Education
132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the growing shortfall in core capitation funding for primary and secondary schools, with specific reference to insurance costs; and if she acknowledges that many schools are forced to rely on voluntary contributions to cover basic day-to-day running costs. [11011/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Education
150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when we can expect to see the introduction of the DEIS Plus scheme; the details of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11008/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Education
180. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to address the increased level of absence in schools, particularly in disadvantaged areas, given new research published by the ESRI found that in DEIS urban band one schools, students are missing more than 20-days of school, which is roughly double the number of days missed by students in non-DEIS schools. [11009/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Education
187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts, in relation to the current school secretaries and caretakers dispute, that the underlying issue is one of historic pay and pension inequality and insecure employment; and if she will commit to fully implementing any Labour Court recommendation that seeks to address these long-standing issues. [11010/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Education
353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the notice sent to youth organisations of a 3% uplift in funding arising from 2026, the breakdown of the way in which the Budget 2026 allocation is to be broken down across all funding schemes in subhead 10.8; the final detailed breakdown of the Youth Affairs schemes and programmes for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11310/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Justice
456. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by county, to date in 2026, in tabular form. [11161/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
134. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the €35 million ICT grant to be issued to schools in January 2026, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10546/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
145. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of male students who dropped out of post-primary education or training after 16 years-of-age, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10783/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
146. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of female students who dropped out of post-primary education or training after 16 years-of-age, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10784/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
147. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of male teachers in the State, by primary and post-primary schools, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10791/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
148. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of female teachers in the State, by primary and post-primary schools, for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10792/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
149. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of principals in the State, by gender, by primary or post-primary school, for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10793/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who applied to undertake a teaching degree each year, by gender, for each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10794/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
151. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the gender ratio of teachers at primary and post-primary schools respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10795/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
158. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth since the closure of Caranua, when the survivors of residential institutional abuse will be able to avail of educational support, as referenced in the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10841/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
159. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if survivors of the residential abuse scheme who have received redress from the State previously, will receive support for furthering their education; when Department officials will be available to discuss these supports with survivors following the closure of Caranua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10842/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
172. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can advise when the new set of actions will be developed for the period 2027 to 2028 as part of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services; if she can provide a timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10936/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
173. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide details of the resilience and effectiveness scheme; the length of time it has been operating; the way in which the decision is made on whether the fund will run in a year; the drawdowns by ETB that have been made in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10937/26]
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