Darren O'Rourke
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Sinn Féin · Meath East · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 393 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 514 debate contributions
- 1,729 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Meath East 2024-11-29 to present
- party Sinn Féin 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-01-13 · to Education
1255. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the capital allocated to the EU presidency in the Revised Estimates 2026 for her Department. [2167/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Education
1256. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the figures of attrition rates in Ireland for both male and female primary school teachers for each of the years 2010 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2168/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Education
1257. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she believes that acknowledging teaching service for teachers who teach in a jurisdiction outside of the EU and recognising this previous service on the teacher salary scale would help to alleviate the teacher recruitment and retention crisis in this state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2169/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Health
2391. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Questions No. 346 and 348 of 19 November 2025, if the assessment of the physician associate role, commissioned by the HSE, has been completed; when the recommendations will be reviewed and available to the public; the assurances provided to students who undertook this course, that their degree, will be recognised and they can achieve employment within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1328/26]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
432. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of male and female teachers in primary schools on a county-by-county breakdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73410/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
433. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of male and female teachers in post primary schools on a county-by-county breakdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73411/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
434. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of male and female teachers in primary schools across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73412/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
435. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of male and female teachers in post primary schools across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73413/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
436. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of male teachers and female teachers in the education system at both primary and secondary level each year for the period 2015 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73414/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
437. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in schools across the state at primary and post primary level with a diagnosis of an additional need ad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73415/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
438. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of boys and girls in primary school which have a diagnosis of an additional need; the breakdown by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73416/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
462. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school building project at a school (details supplied); to provide an indicative timeline for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73550/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
463. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an overview of the primary school survey in terms of numbers of surveys completed, by county and as a percentage of overall eligible population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73551/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [69703/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at COP30 in Belém. [69704/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Finance
365. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to invite his Italian counterpart to Dublin early in 2026 for a bilateral meeting. [71690/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Finance
376. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 17 September 2025, if tariffs are to be introduced; the rate and the date (details supplied); for details of any further update he has on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72434/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Education
452. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school building projects and extensions currently underway in Limerick, by stage, and date the project entered that stage including the number of pupils currently in that school, in tabular form. [71679/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Education
453. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Cavan currently in stage 3 of the development process; and the date each project entered stage 3, in tabular form. [71680/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Education
454. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Roscommon that have sought assistance from the financial support service unit of her Department in 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [71681/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Education
476. 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72034/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Education
477. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for establishing a new secondary school in an area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72057/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Education
478. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to establish a new secondary school in Duleek, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72058/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Education
515. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied that special education needs organisers are acting consistently across the State and that parents and school staff are always getting the best support and advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72498/25]
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2025-12-16 · to Education
516. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied with the approach taken to SNA reviews in mainstream schools in cases which involve children who would otherwise be in a special school; the extent to which such review result in additional SNA resourcing; the median timeframe for this, from review to extra SNA staff being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72499/25]