Darren O'Rourke

554. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026–2030, when she expects to progress the development of a multi-annual capital investment programme to support both new and existing youth spaces, including coordination with relevant departments, agencies, and local authorities; her views that the €20 million for youth services is sufficient to develop new youth services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8376/26]

555. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026–2030, the number of youth services she anticipates that €20 million across the period will realistically delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8377/26]

556. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth in the context of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026–2030, if she will address concerns regarding the comparatively low allocation of funding for youth services despite growing demand and the recognised need for dedicated youth places and spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8378/26]

557. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, to provide a breakdown of the105 projects that are to progress to tender or construction over the course of 2026 and 2027 totalling over €1.6 billion; if she will provide the number of the 27,000 additional and modernised school places which will be for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8379/26]

558. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, to provide the details the contingency fund is expected to cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8380/26]

559. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, the amount which is expected to be provided out of the minor works and ICT grant each year from 2026 to 2030; the amount each individual school should expect to receive form these grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8381/26]

560. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, to provide a breakdown and location of the 25 projects prioritised under the Modular Accommodation Programme to meet urgent additional capacity requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8382/26]

561. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the publication of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026-2030, the funding which will be provided to the provision of additional special classes to meet annual needs each year through just repurposing existing accommodation. [8383/26]

588. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a county by county breakdown of newly established special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8546/26]

594. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her announcement of 105 priority school building projects in the first tranche of the NDP rollout, what this means for other projects; if projects such as the additional accommodation project at a school (details supplied) will be delayed due to funding and other practical constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8636/26]

595. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her announcement of 105 priority school building projects in the first tranche of the NDP rollout, what this means for other projects; if projects such as the additional accommodation project at a school (details supplied) will be delayed due to funding and other practical constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8637/26]

596. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her announcement of 105 priority school building projects in the first tranche of the NDP rollout, what this means for other projects; if projects such as the additional accommodation project at a school (details supplied) will be delayed due to funding and other practical constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8638/26]

597. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her announcement of 105 priority school building projects in the first tranche of the NDP rollout, what this means for other projects; if projects such as the additional accommodation project at a school (details supplied) will be delayed due to funding and other practical constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8639/26]

598. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her announcement of 105 priority school building projects in the first tranche of the NDP rollout, what this means for other projects; if projects such as the additional accommodation project at a school (details supplied) will be delayed due to funding and other practical constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8640/26]

599. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her announcement of 105 priority school building projects in the first tranche of the NDP rollout, what this means for other projects; if projects such as the Large Scale Project at a school (details supplied) will be delayed due to funding and other practical constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8641/26]

600. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her announcement of 105 priority school building projects in the first tranche of the NDP rollout, what this means for other projects; if projects such as the Large Scale Project at a school (details supplied) will be delayed due to funding and other practical constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8642/26]

670. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025 was signed into law; the date on which the commencement order will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8047/26]

671. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 9 December 2025, the date on which homeowners in County Meath will be able to apply to the defective concrete block scheme and conditions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8048/26]

672. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of an Inland Fisheries Ireland survey conducted in 2025 which notes that salmon stocks on the Boyne and Kells Blackwater river has seen a catastrophic collapse, down to 10% of the conservation limit for the catchments; if, considering that salmon are a qualifying interest in the Boyne/Kells Blackwater SAC, he will consider it appropriate at this time to publish an SAC management plan to aid the recovery of the Boyne/Kells Blackwater salmon to favourable status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8128/26]

714. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of calls received by the national community welfare scheme in each month of 2025, in tabular form. [7379/26]

741. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that despite paying PRSI at the appropriate rate, widows in receipt of the widow and bereaved partners pension are not eligible for illness benefit; if he has any intention of changing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8558/26]

747. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of promotions from Sergeant to Inspector rank within An Garda Síochána which occurred in 2025, in tabular form. [7385/26]

748. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of competitions that were held in 2025 for sworn Gardaí to apply to join divisional roads policing units; and the number of Gardaí, by rank that applied for each competition, in tabular form. [7386/26]

891. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for their initial CDNT appointment in CHO8, in tabular form. [7382/26]

893. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a person avails of domestic violence leave under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023, the information they must provide to their employer; if the employer is allowed to ask questions to establish eligibility for domestic violence leave; the documentation or evidence which an employer can lawfully request to support a claim to this entitlement; the general data protection regulation, GDPR, protections which are taken into consideration during this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7489/26]