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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 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
434. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools and students that will be included in the pilot programme (RACE accommodations) for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia for the upcoming 2026 examinations; and if she will roll this out to all eligible students across the State in the interest of fairness and equity for the 2026 examinations. [65950/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
437. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will formalise sun safety in the primary and post-primary school curricula, to integrate age-appropriate sun smart education (HSE2025), thereby enabling children to develop healthy habits from a young age. [65986/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
438. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce the HSE’s sun smart school toolkit into the national curriculum for social, personal, and health education. [65987/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
442. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of schools, per county, that were approved under the muti-annual summer works scheme for the years 2022 to 2025 to date, respectively, in tabular form. [66049/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
443. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to schools under the summer works scheme on a county-by-county basis, for the year 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [66050/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
444. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of categories that schools were approved funding for under the summer works scheme, on a county-by-county basis, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [66051/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
448. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 17 September 2025, for an updated table accounting of the recent funding announcement under the climate action summer works scheme (details supplied), by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66155/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
465. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the results of exceptional reviews and SNA SENO reviews, in primary and post-primary and special schools, in the past year; the number and percentage of these reviews that led to an increase in SNA allocations; the number of additional SNAs employed as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66224/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
690. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total value of all contracts awarded to a company (details supplied), and its consortium partners, for interpretation services in each of the past five years; the quality control and accountability mechanisms built into these contracts; and the penalties that apply to the provider in the event of substandard performance leading…
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
970. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans in place to develop national standards and certified qualifications for legal interpreters, in line with the requirements of EU Directive 2010/64/EU, to ensure that all interpreters working in legal settings have a verifiable and consistent level of competency; and if he will make a statement on…
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
971. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Justice to establish a State-accredited national qualification and training programme for legal interpreters, to ensure that a verified supply of qualified professionals is available for the justice system; and if he will make a statement on the…
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
123. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of Regional Health Authority in Dublin north-east; the date on which issues with referral pathways between primary care and CDNTs will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63332/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on primary care psychology waiting lists and staffing levels, including vacancies in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63331/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
210. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with the US Secretary of State in the past two months. [65172/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Climate
216. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of vacancies currently at each grade from higher executive officer level and above within his Department; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [65044/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Transport
253. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has met formally with the new CEO of Iarnród Éireann since her appointment. [65173/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Transport
254. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has met formally with the new CEO of Bus Éireann since her appointment. [65174/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
407. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of female apprentices, by trade that are currently employed by the OPW, in tabular form. [65175/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
470. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [65176/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
471. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [65177/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
472. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [65178/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
473. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [65179/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
520. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has spoken formally with his Australian counterpart in the past six months. [65045/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
521. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of penal warrants that are currently outstanding within Meath-Westmeath division. [65046/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
522. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí within the Meath-Westmeath division who have been fully trained in each level of public order training in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [65048/25]