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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 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1362. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of whole time equivalent network cyber security ICT specialists at the grade of executive officer working within his Department as of 18 August 2025, in tabular form. [45527/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1399. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the responsibility that is on his Department to ensure that citizens are appropriately educated and informed about the terms of individual social welfare payments and the potential implications of availing or not availing of a particular payment, for example that some count as credits for a State pension and others do not; and if he will make a sta…
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2306. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting surgical removal of their wisdom teeth in CHO8, in tabular form. [45529/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2307. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the full year cost to fully staff three extra perinatal mental health teams. [45530/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2308. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent staff by job title in HSE adult safeguarding teams within CHO8; and the timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [45538/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2309. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to recruit two additional WTE senior pharmaceutical technicians; and two additional senior pharmacists to work in the Public Health Services. [45539/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2366. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number, category and response time for ambulance call-outs to addresses in Ashbourne, County Meath in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45693/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2367. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve ambulance services serving Ashbourne, County Meath; if she intends to provide a dedicated service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45694/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2473. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultancy rooms for doctors practicing privately in the new Children's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46223/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2710. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to visit the east coast of the United States before year end 2025. [45540/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2728. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to increase the compensation of Board members who sit on ETB interview panels boards. [46478/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2760. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next Séala Creidiúnaithe d'Aistritheoirí exam will be; if he plans to increase the frequency of these exams, perhaps to two exams each year given the scarcity of translators and the volume of work available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46224/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
973. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff who work in early intervention classes across the State. [40741/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
974. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing staff in early intervention classes by 5%, up to a maximum of 50%. [40742/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
975. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of expanding the home school community liaison scheme by 5%, up to a maximum of 40%, in DEIS urban band one schools. [40743/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
976. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of expanding the home school community liaison scheme by 5%, up to a maximum of 40%, in DEIS schools. [40744/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
977. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applicants for the school transport scheme in 2024. [40745/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
978. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who received a place on the school transport scheme in 2024. [40746/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
979. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for the school transport scheme in 2025. [40747/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
980. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who received a place on the school transport scheme in 2025. [40748/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
981. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of providing a nurture room to all DEIS plus schools. [40749/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
982. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of providing a nurture room to all DEIS school that do not currently have one, but have ASD classes. [40750/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
983. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of providing one nurture room to a school. [40751/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
984. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of providing a nurture room to all DEIS urban band 1 schools. [40752/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
985. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of retrofitting science labs in one and up to a maximum of 20 DEIS secondary schools. [40753/25]