Darren O'Rourke
Written
187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of engagement between his Department and the Government of Qatar in 2024 and to date in 2025. [13927/25]
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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
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Who they ask
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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
244. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if it is the case that the electric vehicle grant for SPSVs is closed; the date on which it closed, and the reason for its closure; his plans to re-open this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13603/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
250. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the progress made in identifying potential alternative flight paths for the north runway at Dublin Airport, as committed to at the Oireachtas Committee on Transport on 19 June 2024 (details supplied); the engagements by the Dublin Airport Authority in the process, including with technical experts, agencies and the local community; and if he will make a stat…
Darren O'Rourke
Written
261. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has spoken with his UK counterpart since his appointment. [13921/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
326. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant WTE posts, by job title currently at the Workplace Relations Commission; and the estimated timeframe in which each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [13929/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
351. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a shortage of primary school places in Dunshaughlin for September 2025 and that her Department has been notified of at least one patron body of their willingness to facilitate additional students if they have the teaching resources and physical space to do so; her plans to ensure additional capacity in Dunshaughlin for Sep…
Darren O'Rourke
Written
353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that school bus escorts are left unemployed during the summer months and often experience delays with accessing social protection assistance; if she plans to employ school bus escorts all year round; the progress in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13528/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
360. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if there is a cap on special needs assistants for 2025 and 2026; what that cap is, and if it is being reviewed in light of increased demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13599/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
361. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of SNA posts funded in Budget 2025; the level of support this will provide in the planned new special classes and special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13600/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
362. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to list the colleges and courses where it is possible for a student to complete primary school teacher training entirely through the medium of Gaeilge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13602/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
363. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the conditions or guidelines attached to the £20 million allocated to the Department of Education in the north of Ireland by the Shared Island Unit for the RAISE Programme. [13609/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
364. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that, due to the design of the RAISE Programme, some of the most deprived areas in the north of Ireland will be excluded. [13610/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
365. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the input the Shared Island Unit has in developing and assessing the formula used to determine which areas qualify for inclusion in the RAISE Programme. [13611/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
366. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the measures the Shared Island Unit will take to monitor the impact of the RAISE Programme. [13612/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
378. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of new ASD classes delivered in Galway post-primary schools in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [13902/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
379. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) to be completed. [13903/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
380. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13904/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
381. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of WTE educational welfare officers based in Clare in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13905/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
382. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) to be completed. [13906/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
383. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education how many vacancies for special education needs organiser posts that exist in the Louth area; and when will those posts be filled, in tabular form. [13907/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
384. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) to be completed. [13908/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
385. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of WTE educational welfare officers based in Cavan in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13909/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
386. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools in Kerry; and the location of name of those schools, in tabular form. [13910/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
387. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education how many staff members were employed to support the School Completion Programme in Donegal in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13911/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
388. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the projected number of junior infant enrolments in County Kilkenny for September 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [13912/25]