TDs / Darren O'Rourke
Darren O'Rourke
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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.
Who they ask
The departments their questions were addressed to.
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
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| 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
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
Darren O'Rourke
Written
953. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Meath waiting for an assessment of need at the latest available point in 2025 and 2024; the number of assessments conducted in year to date and in 2024; and the number of applications received in those periods, in tabular form. [10269/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
954. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for children’s disability network team services in County Meath, at the latest available point in 2025, broken down by team and service type, in tabular form. [10270/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
955. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Meath waiting for disability services outside CDNTs, broken down by service type, at the latest available point in 2025, in tabular form. [10271/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
981. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant occupational therapist posts in Meath; and when these will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9257/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
982. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists the State hired in each of the years 2020-2025, by area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9258/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
983. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently on a waiting list to see an occupational therapist (primary care) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9259/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
984. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people are currently on a waiting list to see an occupational therapist (CAMHS) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9260/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
985. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the interim measures in place for people waiting for an appointment with a primary care occupational therapist but cannot see one as the post is vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9261/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1144. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients leaving without being seen via the emergency department at Navan Hospital; the average time to admission; the waiting time distribution, from 2022 to 2025, and to date in 2026, with separate figures for all patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [10237/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1145. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients leaving without being seen via the emergency department at Our lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the average time to admission, the waiting time distribution, from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; with separate figures for all patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [10238/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1146. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that initiated scheduled care cancellations at Navan Hospital, broken down by appointment of procedure type and by adult and child from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [10239/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1147. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals initiated scheduled care cancellations at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, broken down by appointment of procedure type and by adult/child, from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [10240/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1148. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care, delayed discharges as a percentage of total discharges, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days at Navan Hospital, from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [10241/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1149. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care, delayed discharges as a percentage of total discharges, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [10242/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates at Navan Hospital, and the number of days full capacity protocols were in operation at the hospital, from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [10243/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1151. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, and the number of days full capacity protocols were in operation at the hospital, from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [10244/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients and staff at Navan Hospital and other HSE facilities in County Meath, from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form [10245/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1153. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response performance for clinical status 1 incidents in the HSE Dublin and Northeast Health Region, including response times, proportions met, and incident volumes by clinical status, from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [10246/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1154. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of emergency department handover at Navan Hospital, and each hospital in the Dublin and Northeast Region, by location, on a quarterly basis for 2023-2025, in tabular form. [10247/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1155. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in County Meath on primary care and community services waiting lists, broken down by service type, age group, and length of wait, from December 2022-2025, or latest comparable date, in tabular form, [10248/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1156. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Meath waiting for home support from December 2022-2025 or latest comparable date] and the number of people receiving less than their allocated hours, in tabular form. [10249/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1157. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Meath waiting for CAMHS, broken down by length of wait, on a quarterly basis for 2022-2025, in tabular form. [10250/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1158. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Meath waiting for Jigsaw, broken down by length of wait, on a quarterly basis for 2022-2025, in tabular form. [10251/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1162. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Meath waiting for diagnostic tests including MRI, CT, ultrasounds and endoscopy, at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [10256/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1163. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the capacity and access to public dental services in County Meath, including DTSS participation, claims activity and waiting lists for dental, orthodontic, and dental surgery services, for quarter four 2024 and quarterly in 2025, in tabular form. [10257/26]