Meath East — week of Mon, 10 Nov

What your Meath East TDs did this week

Mon, 10 Nov – 16 Nov 2025 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-11-12 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 80–61

Voted for 2 Gillian Toole · Helen McEntee

Voted against 1 Darren O'Rourke

Did not vote 1 Thomas Byrne

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

Questions asked 10 total

Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [53072/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Water Quality will next meet. [53073/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on CDNT waiting lists for assessments and therapies in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61033/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase respite services for children in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61034/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Irish aid budget for 2026 will be agreed; the way in which global education programmes will be prioritised; the level of funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62129/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Irish Aid budget for the 2026-2030 period will be agreed; the way in which global education programmes will be prioritised over the same period; the level of funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62144/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 30 September 2025, if new criteria was established in relation to Leap cards; if students studying English language education wish to obtain a Leap card whether they must be enrolled in a course that is a minimum of 16 hours per week; and given the fact that the majority of English language education courses are 15 hours per week if he will consider amending the criteria. [61083/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No.312 of 30 September 2025, if eligibility criteria for a student Leap card has changed requiring students to submit a letter from their college or institution, which would exclude most English language education providers’ and his plans to ensure that all English language education providers are permitted to provide a letter proving student enrolment in their courses in order for international students to obtain a student Leap card. [61084/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration has been given to the possibility of a repatriation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62127/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that many parents are completely dissatisfied with the school meals scheme and concerned about the quality and nutritional value of the lunches provided to schools; and the measures being taken to restore confidence in the hot school meals scheme. [59669/25]

Gillian Toole — Independent 1 vote · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the results of recruitment campaigns by the Health Service Executive and National Council for Special Education for healthcare professional roles (details supplied), in tabular form. [62588/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health when a citizens' assembly on food will be convened, to ensure an all-of-Government approach to Irish food security and to meet the objectives of the Healthy Ireland policy and actions. [62592/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the status of the examination of a protected disclosure (details supplied) circulated to senior Cabinet members in July 2025 and asked as a Leader’s Questions on 22 October 2025; and if correspondences will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62715/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the examination of a protected disclosure (details supplied) circulated to senior Cabinet members in July 2025 and asked as a Leader’s Questions on 22 October 2025; and if correspondences will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62714/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the responses from Dublin Airport Authority, AIRNAV and Irish Aviation Authority to the solutions for safer and lawful flight departure paths from the north runway at Dublin Airport, as proposed by the North Runway Technical Group in June 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62587/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Education and Youth the results of recruitment campaigns by the Health Service Executive and National Council for Special Education for healthcare professional roles (details supplied), in tabular form. [62589/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the examination of a protected disclosure (details supplied) circulated to senior Cabinet members in July 2025 and asked as a Leader’s Questions on 22 October 2025; and if correspondences will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62716/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a Citizens' Assembly on food will be convened, to ensure an all-of-Government approach to Irish food security and meeting the objectives of the Healthy Ireland Policy and Actions. [62591/25]

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

Thomas Byrne — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.