Frank O'Rourke — Watch Them Work

Frank O'Rourke Fianna Fáil · Kildare North

Attendance

20.3%

549 / 2706 divisions

Party line

98.4%

with Fianna Fáil

Dissents

broke with party

PQs asked

412

34th Dáil

Lobbying returns

filed targeting them

Tá 222

Níl 245

Staon 82

Who's been in their ear 2 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Top lobbyists targeting them

Dyslexia Association of Ireland2

Top policy areas

Education and Training2

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-01-20 Education and Training Dyslexia Association of Ireland — Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation to Oireachtas Members for Dyslexia Awareness Month
2025-01-13 Education and Training Dyslexia Association of Ireland — Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation for Oireachtas Members on The Need for Extra Time in State Exams

Broke with Fianna Fáil 9 times

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2018-12-05	ta	nil	Amendment put	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) Govt (Health) ↗	Lost
2018-12-05	staon	ta	Question put	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Govt (Health) ↗	Carried
2018-11-29	ta	nil	Amendment put	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) Govt (Health) ↗	Lost
2018-03-21	nil	ta	Question put	Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee Stage Govt (Health) ↗	Carried
2018-03-21	nil	ta	Question put	Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee Stage Govt (Health) ↗	Carried
2018-03-21	nil	ta	Question put	Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage Govt (Health) ↗	Carried
2018-03-21	nil	ta	Question put	Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Order for Fifth Stage Govt (Health) ↗	Carried
2018-03-21	nil	ta	Question put	Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Fifth Stage Govt (Health) ↗	Carried
2018-03-21	nil	ta	Question put	Statement for Information of Voters: Motion	Carried

Date

Them

Party

Action

Bill / motion

Outcome

2018-12-05

nil

Amendment put

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) Govt (Health) ↗

Lost

2018-12-05

staon

Question put

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Govt (Health) ↗

Carried

2018-11-29

nil

Amendment put

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) Govt (Health) ↗

Lost

2018-03-21

nil

Question put

Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee Stage Govt (Health) ↗

Carried

2018-03-21

nil

Question put

Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee Stage Govt (Health) ↗

Carried

2018-03-21

nil

Question put

Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage Govt (Health) ↗

Carried

2018-03-21

nil

Question put

Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Order for Fifth Stage Govt (Health) ↗

Carried

2018-03-21

nil

Question put

Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Fifth Stage Govt (Health) ↗

Carried

2018-03-21

nil

Question put

Statement for Information of Voters: Motion

Carried

Recent divisions

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2019-12-12	ta	Question put	Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗	Carried
2019-12-05	ta	Question put	Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) Fianna Fáil PMB ↗	Carried
2019-12-04	ta	Question put	Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage	Carried
2019-12-03	ta	Question put	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2019: Motion	Carried
2019-12-03	ta	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2019-11-28	ta	Question put	Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Fianna Fáil PMB ↗	Carried
2019-11-21	nil	Amendment put	Hospital Overcrowding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-11-21	nil	Amendment put	Hospital Overcrowding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-11-14	ta	Amendment put	Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2019-11-14	nil	Amendment put	Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-10-24	ta	Question put	Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2019-10-24	nil	Amendment put	Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-10-24	nil	Amendment put	Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-10-24	ta	Question put	Finance Bill 2019: Financial Resolutions Govt (Finance) ↗	Carried
2019-10-17	nil	Amendment put	Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) Fianna Fáil PMB ↗	Carried

Date

Pos

Action

Bill / motion

Outcome

2019-12-12

Question put

Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗

Carried

2019-12-05

Question put

Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) Fianna Fáil PMB ↗

Carried

2019-12-04

Question put

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage

Carried

2019-12-03

Question put

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2019: Motion

Carried

2019-12-03

Question put

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Carried

2019-11-28

Question put

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Fianna Fáil PMB ↗

Carried

2019-11-21

nil

Amendment put

Hospital Overcrowding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Lost

2019-11-21

nil

Amendment put

Hospital Overcrowding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Lost

2019-11-14

Amendment put

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2019-11-14

nil

Amendment put

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Lost

2019-10-24

Question put

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2019-10-24

nil

Amendment put

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Lost

2019-10-24

nil

Amendment put

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Lost

2019-10-24

Question put

Finance Bill 2019: Financial Resolutions Govt (Finance) ↗

Carried

2019-10-17

nil

Amendment put

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) Fianna Fáil PMB ↗

Carried

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Top departments

139	Health
76	Education
30	Housing
27	Transport
25	Communications
19	Finance
15	Justice
14	Social

Most recent

2019-12-12 Health Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with multiple sclerosis here face significant delays in accessing new medicines and treatments in comparison with other European countries; if there will be engagement with the pharmaceutical industry in order to remedy the situation and to improve market access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52416/19]
2019-12-11 Education Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the pension entitlements to the spouse of a retired teacher in cases in which a teacher has retired in advance of a divorce from a first marriage and subsequently enters a second marriage also pre-retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52024/19]
2019-12-11 Health Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the person has been on the waiting list for over three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51913/19]
2019-12-10 Health Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if a replacement has been appointed for a position (details supplied) at Our Lady's Children’s Hospital, Crumlin in view of the fact that the post holder is leaving the post prior to the end of 2019; if so, when the appointee will be in situ to ensure continuity of service and essential appointments and that prescriptions do not lapse; if he will consider making funding available for the provision of a multidisciplinary team for pain management clinics in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children's University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51242/19]
2019-12-05 Education Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the three new schools (details supplied) for Celbridge, County Kildare, that are to be core located on the same site; if the site acquisition has been completed; if the design process for the schools has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50836/19]
2019-12-03 Finance Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal by the Revenue Commissioners to rescind the flat-rate tax expense for various categories of workers, in particular for nursing staff in receipt of the FRE, in view of the fact that their uniform is a requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49847/19]
2019-12-03 Housing Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding that will be made available to Kildare County Council for group sewerage schemes via capital funding or grant schemes in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50274/19]
2019-11-26 Health Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary resources for the provision of psychology and occupational therapy to a person (details supplied) as recommended by the HSE assessment of needs conducted in April 2019 but not being provided by the service provider (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48605/19]
2019-11-26 Health Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider approving the funding for a specialised bed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48903/19]
2019-11-26 Housing Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will include an application for a new fire station (details supplied) in the fire services capital expenditure programme for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49015/19]

Frank O'Rourke Fianna Fáil · Kildare North

Who's been in their ear 2 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Declared interests

Broke with Fianna Fáil 9 times

Recent divisions

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