Darren O'Rourke
Written
151. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to visit Denmark prior to Ireland holding the presidency of the Council of EU. [7376/26]
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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
371. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost if the stamp duty on first-time house buyers on houses valued at less than €370,000 was scrapped based on 2025 figures. [7383/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
372. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated yield if the stamp duty increased to 5% on the portion of houses that were sold in excess of €1 million based on 2025 figures. [7384/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
409. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of persons that visited Trim Castle in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [7375/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
463. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will inform the youth organisations funded by her Department of allocations for 2026 across the various headings such as youth service grant, UBU, and youth information centres; if she will prioritise improving the support for existing projects and work over new projects, bearing in mind the significantly increased costs for this work ind…
Darren O'Rourke
Written
464. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide dedicated financial support to voluntary youth work organisations to meet the employer contribution costs relating to MyFutureFund (auto-enrolment) in 2026 and beyond, given that this is a flagship project of the Government in ensuring proper sustainable pension coverage for workers; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
Darren O'Rourke
Written
465. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [7380/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
466. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [7381/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
468. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if parents whose children receive home tuition are the employer of the tutor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7430/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
469. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if parents whose children receive home tuition are technically the employer of the tutor; the persons responsible for ensuring that the tutor has engaged with the new pension auto enrolment legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7431/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
502. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children on Register 14 of TESS; the percentage of whom are identified as having AEN/SEN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7782/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
503. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children awaiting assessment via AEARS in order to be added to register 14 on TESS; the percentage of whom are identified as having AEN/SEN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7783/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
504. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes sanctioned in 2025 and up to the 2nd tranche in 2026 that require modular buildings or building work prior to opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7791/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
505. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the budget for modular buildings; if there is a set amount per year; the way it is decided and allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7792/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
506. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for families who missed the NCSE’s October 2025 deadline for eligibility letters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7793/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
507. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools awaiting tender approval in the additional school accommodation scheme currently; the number of those applications that are listed as special class accommodation; the highest, lowest, median and average length of time it takes to obtain approval from the first date of submission; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
Darren O'Rourke
Written
518. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered instructing schools with special classes to assign a teacher to coordinate said classes; to specify a minimum number of administration hours per class for that teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8067/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
519. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the number of times that section 37A of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 has been used to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8068/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
520. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of fee paying schools across the State which have one or more special classes, by primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8069/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
521. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Deis schools across the State which have one or more special classes, by primary and secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8070/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
522. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the NCSE will provide the special class numbers, by primary and post primary schools, by county, for each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; the reason this data is not made publicly available. [8071/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
523. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department has made home tuition conditional on a student having a psychological report which must be completed within the past six months of seeking home tuition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8072/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
524. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of successful home tuition applications in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [8073/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
525. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons which were successful in applying for home tuition in 2025 and to date in 2026. [8074/26]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
526. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a full autism class in primary school receives €4,020 annually (year on year funding), meanwhile full autism classes in post primary schools receive €0.00 in annual funding despite having the same number of students as primary school; and if she plans to ensure both primary and post primary autism classes are funded equally. […