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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Showing questions asked by Darren O'Rourke under the heading School Attendance.

5 questions match, newest first.

Darren O'Rourke Oral 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she plans to respond to recent school attendance data; and the supports and training her Department has in place for school leaders, home school community liaisons, HSCLs, teachers and SNAs regarding emotionally based school non-attendance, EBSNA. [74815/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
180. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to address the increased level of absence in schools, particularly in disadvantaged areas, given new research published by the ESRI found that in DEIS urban band one schools, students are missing more than 20-days of school, which is roughly double the number of days missed by students in non-DEIS schools. [11009/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
481. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the staff complement in the children missing in education team; if she is satisfied that it is sufficient to deliver this important work; the measurement of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3399/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
521. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide statistics of school attendance for primary and post primary students the day before a bank holiday, in tabular form. [29189/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Education
320. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of students on reduced hours; for a breakdown of same for each of the past three years and categorised based on primary or secondary school and SEN recommendation or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13146/25]