TDs / Darren O'Rourke
Darren O'Rourke
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Meath East 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Darren O'Rourke
Written
443. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital works projects her Department funded at a school (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025; to list out capital works funding projects applications that are being considered by the Department, as of 4 July 2025. [38671/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
444. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth 524. the number of ICT grants awarded to post primary schools in County Louth during the 2024-2025 school term. [38672/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
495. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of opening an additional 20 naíonraí across the State. [39394/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
497. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the survey for school communities in relation to school denomination; when this survey will be rolled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39436/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
498. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the special classes that were in place for 2024 to 2025 but that will be suppressed for 2025 to 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39437/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
499. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the special classes that were sanctioned for 2025 to 2026 but which now have been withdrawn by the National Council for Special Education and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39438/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
501. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing language transition programmes and anti-racism training for primary and post-primary schools, respectively. [39508/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
503. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will arrange that a comprehensive plan be developed and implemented to increase the provision of Irish-medium education from 6% to 20% over a 20-year period. [39542/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
673. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of detective sergeant posts filled within Meath-Westmeath Division, as of 7 July 2025, in tabular form. [38676/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
775. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current vacancies by job title at the Agri-Food Regulator; and the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies in tabular form. [38658/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
850. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at St James's Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [38655/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
851. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan in the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025 in tabular form. [38656/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
852. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the locations within Meath where HSE community specialist teams provide respiratory outreach service clinics and diabetes outreach service clinics in tabular form. [38657/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1033. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing apprentice wage to the minimum wage. [39507/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
1046. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the percentage of the capital and current funding of his Department that has been spent in the first six months of 2025; and if he will provide the same figures for the corresponding period in 2024, in tabular form. [38674/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
316. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Meath. [38328/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
317. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Leinster. [38329/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
318. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of new psychiatric wards or units opening in County Meath within the next five years. [38330/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
68. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a new school building project (details supplied); if tenders have been assessed and awarded; if so, to whom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38226/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Oral
8. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [33552/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Oral
27. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [37506/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Oral
109. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the funding cut to apprenticeships in Meath and across the State; his assessment of the practical impact of this cut; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37297/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
170. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the new building for Dunboyne College of Further Education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37298/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
403. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of updating the safety in school science guidelines. [37292/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
404. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of bringing secondary school science labs up to date and modernised for the new senior cycle reforms. [37293/25]