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Darren O'Rourke

Sinn Féin Meath East TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

  1. constituency Meath East 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · 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]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · 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]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · 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]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · 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]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · 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 matte…
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
705. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 522 of 20 November 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer this PQ. [71682/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
706. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí by rank attached to Meath-Westmeath roads policing unit as of 5 December 2025. [71683/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
707. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí that transferred into the Meath-Westmeath division in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number of Gardai that transferred out of this division in the same period, in tabular form. [71684/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
948. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, working within the pharmacy department of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; and if a senior pharmacist is on call after hours and at the weekends. [71685/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
949. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of adults within CHO8 awaiting respite service; and the average waiting time for such services. [71686/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
950. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries, by grade, working within the orthopaedic department of CHI Temple Street in each of the years of 2023 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [71687/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
951. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultant gynaecologists with advanced laparoscopic skills the HSE estimates will be needed over the next three to five years, to fully staff regional and supra regional services. [71688/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
952. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant plastic surgeon at Beaumont Hospital. [71689/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
24. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW has identified a site for the new Laytown Garda station in Laytown, County Meath; the timeline for plans to develop the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68598/25]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
88. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of notifications through the NCSE's parent notify portal by the 1 October 2025 deadline; the number of parents who have contacted the NCSE after the deadline with a recommendation for a special class or a special school place; the way in which both categories of applications, pre- and post 1 October, will be progressed; and if she will m…
Darren O'Rourke Oral 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools referred to the financial service support unit in 2023-24, 2024-25 and to date in the 2025-26 school year; the measures she is taking to support schools financially through the winter in the absence of a cost-of-living package this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71049/25]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on Oíche na hÓige; outline how she intends to build on the event through capital investment in youth facilities across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70748/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
115. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools referred to the Financial Service Support Unit in 2023/2024, 2024/2025 and so far in the 2025/2026 school year; the measures she is taking to support schools through the winter in the absence of a cost-of-living package this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70746/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
148. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the SNA Workforce Plan; the date on which it will be published; if it will recognise the expanded role of SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70747/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to increase the number of people from working class backgrounds, especially those who have attended DEIS schools, into the teaching profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70749/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
162. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all students with dyslexia and dyscalculia will be afforded extra time in State exams in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70745/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
215. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progression pathways in place for disabled people who have completed their apprentices and are ready for employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67259/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
240. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on a new building for Dunboyne College of Further Education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67258/25]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 10 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach for a report on the national security strategy. [65716/25]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 10 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [65717/25]