Meath East — week of Mon, 17 Mar

What your Meath East TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Mar – 23 Mar 2025 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-19 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 84–69

Voted for 3 Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee · Thomas Byrne

Voted against 1 Darren O'Rourke

Darren O'Rourke — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Education 6 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education for a county-by-county breakdown of the 3,275 children now identified as requiring a special educational place for September 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10775/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education for a school-by-school breakdown of unused SEN places as of 4 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10776/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education for a county-by-county breakdown of the 3,900 special educational places expected to be delivered for September 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10777/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the process for identifying demand for special education places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10778/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to specific proposals for a right to switch off for secondary school students given the increased communication from teachers to students via email; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12502/25]
- 2025-03-20 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]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason apprentice wage norms in engineering have not been reviewed since July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12402/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason discriminatory rates of payments to apprentices exist between the electrical, construction, mechanical and engineering industries where apprentices attain the same qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12403/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide information on research commissioned previously to inform plans to modernise youth information services; if this research has been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11927/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce planning guidelines for solar farms in line with the Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6405/25]

Gillian Toole — Independent 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Helen McEntee — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Thomas Byrne — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Education 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education when an SNA will be put into place for a pupil whose application has been approved (details supplied). [11204/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Health if Cross Border Directive services are available for a child who has been approved for dental treatment by the HSE orthodontic department; and if so, the process involved in this scheme. [11725/25]