Darren O'Rourke

435. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of carrying out a review of all science labs in the country to ensure they are up to date and capable of performing well in exams. [37753/25]

436. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of NEPS psychologists employed and working in the system to date. [37754/25]

437. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of sensory rooms there in schools across the State; and the further number required to address demand. [37756/25]

438. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of implementing the DEIS plus programme from September 2025. [37757/25]

441. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average cost of opening a new Gaelcholáiste in Dublin. [37847/25]

543. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 1 April 2025, the number of graduate planner posts and staff officer posts in the first tranche of supports. [37842/25]

544. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 1 April 2025, the job titles that the graduate planners from the first tranche of supports took in Meath County Council planning department. [37843/25]

545. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 1 April 2025, if the supports from him increased capacity in the planning department. [37844/25]

905. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1654 of 10 June 2025, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37081/25]

28. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a facility (details supplied) is still being considered to house applicants for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35259/25]

94. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to protect Irish whiskey in international markets; the plans for expansion in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35260/25]

199. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures he is taking to support food enterprise and innovation in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35261/25]

211. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reintroduce the route for people who undertook an early childhood care bachelor degree to attend a postgraduate course in St. Nicholas Montessori college (previously offered a route 4 pathway to Teaching Council recognition) and extend this to other colleges. [36742/25]

212. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports being put in place to help undergraduates to progress from their early childhood education degree to furthering their studies to become a teacher. [36743/25]

388. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will agree to allow a GP in County Meath (details supplied) access to the GMS scheme while he is waiting for a lift to be installed in his practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36967/25]

273. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health that considering 31% of patients from an NAI survey reported waiting times of one to two years to see a neurologist, the measures she is taking to increase capacity and reduce waiting times; and the number of consultant neurologists there were in 2024 and to date in 2025. [36613/25]

274. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have not been able to access community neurorehabilitation services over the past 12 months. [36614/25]

275. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of neurology nurse specialists in place; and the number by which she is going to increase this. [36615/25]

276. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to funding an additional 25 specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds for the Dublin-midlands region; and if she will commit to funding an additional 20 impatient neurorehabilitation beds for the HSE south-west region. [36616/25]

26. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure affordable housing is delivered in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35256/25]

87. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the homes in County Meath seeking inclusion in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; the number of properties being assessed; the timeline for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35374/25]

345. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if applications or the possibility to sign a fixed-term contract in a school is possible in the hope that the time-bound provision is open by September 2025 for teachers. [35364/25]

349. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase investment and expand special schools and classes catering for children with mild general learning disabilities. [35423/25]

350. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reverse any decision made to send children with mild general learning disabilities back into mainstream classes-schools. [35424/25]

351. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reverse the redesignation of special classes, which will place children with mild general learning disabilities back into mainstream classes. [35425/25]