Mon, 16 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 · 4 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 42 questions · 1 new lobbying filings
Darren O'Rourke — Sinn Féin
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41 questions ·
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Questions asked41 total
Education16 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new schools building projects and extensions currently underway in Kerry, by stage and date the project entered that stage, including the number of pupils currently in the school, in tabular form. [18309/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post primary schools in County Donegal that received funding for works under the emergency works scheme in 2024-2025 ;and so far during the 2025-2026 school year, in tabular form. [18310/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Wexford currently in stage 3 of the development process; the date each project entered stage 3, in tabular form. [18311/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a county-by-county breakdown of each special class funded and approved to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18373/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs are projected to be employed within the education system by Quarter 3 of this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18374/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No's 538, 539, 540 and 541 of 10 February 2026 (details supplied), the measures her Department is taking to ensure that home-educated students are still permitted to uphold their right to be home educated and have their exam (AAC) assessed in an appropriate, fair and equal manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18654/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Youth Work Advisory Committee as prescribed under Section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001 will be reconstituted; if plans for its reconstitution will be part of the implementation of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024 - 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19375/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to any issues within Education Training Boards providing employees with a contract of employment due to uncertainty of applying changes to current and new employee contracts following an agreement after industrial action taken some time ago; if she will outline the standard employment terms and conditions of employees in an ETB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19511/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 339 and 341 of 5 March 2026, to provide a breakdown of the ‘Social Inclusion Miscellaneous’ for each year from 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19541/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has been waiting for a permanent school building for 15 years despite progress such as her Department approving the plan for the building and planning permission notices going up, this project was not selected in the 105 priority list for school buildings; if she will consider funding this project this year as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19760/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider including a school (details supplied) in County Meath in DEIS Band 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20104/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if long term substitute SNAs have been given consideration and formally recognised within the SNA redeployment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20233/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No’s 487, 489 and 490 of 3 March 2026, the number of early intervention preschool classes for autistic children in mainstream and special schools that have been redesignated to primary autism classes/other special classes for the 2026/2027 school year. [20437/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not selected as a priority building project along with the 105 schools listed for 2026/2027; if she is aware of the extensive dilapidation and damage to the current school building; and if she will provide a timeline of when she expects this building project will commence. [21006/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will include children who are educated at home in the free schoolbook scheme in Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21349/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason children who are educated at home were not included in the free schoolbook scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21350/26]
Health9 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health number of additional consultant posts which have been approved for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by year, by speciality, in tabular form. [18307/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologists currently filled at CHI Temple Street . [18308/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to ensure a smooth, efficient, and affordable transfer for nurses who have studied and trained abroad but wish to work as a nurse within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18876/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people suffering with long-Covid, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18934/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if there is a proposed follow up of the FADA study to assess health and socioeconomic impacts; the way the HSE is co-ordinating care provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18935/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the training provided for medics in relation to long-Covid pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18936/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the provisions available for research funding to investigate pathogenesis biomarkers and therapeutics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18937/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE applies and implements the HAS code of practice for indoor air quality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18938/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if an old age pensioner with a medical card is required to pay the €25 fee for having bloods taken; if an old age pensioner with a medical card must pay the €25 fee for non-routine bloods to be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19516/26]
Climate4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 3 March 2026, if his attention has been drawn to the longest extended period of below average rainfall on the Boyne system since 1975 which took place across 2024/2025 and has displayed a system weakness in the fry counting system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19524/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no public consultation took place in relation to the proposed closure of salmon angling on the river Boyne in 2026; his views on whether this is fair to anglers in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures that will be taken to ensure anglers who have already purchased their licence will be compensated for the closure if the proposed closure of salmon angling on the river Boyne is implemented. [19526/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the length of time he would expect a closure of the river Boyne for salmon anglers to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19528/26]
Transport3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government has received any communication from the United States Government, the US Department of Transportation, Airlines for America, or the US Ambassador to Ireland regarding the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 or the 32 million passenger cap at Dublin Airport; and if so, to provide details of those communications. [20019/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department is aware that a formal complaint (ID:91249) was filed with the European Commission on 2 March 2026 alleging that Ireland is in breach of six EU instruments at Dublin Airport, including Regulation 598/2014; and whether the Government intends to proceed with the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 in advance of any response from the Commission to that complaint. [20020/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether the DAA has issued a formal instruction to a company (details supplied) to conduct a review of the North runway departure routes; and if so, to provide the date of the instruction; the terms of reference; the expected completion date; and if no instruction has been issued, to explain the reason, given that the DAA has been indicating since June 2023 that it was "working to fine tune" the routes and seeking to determine how such a process could be run. [20021/26]
Justice3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 748 of 4 February 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [18312/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 4 February 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [18313/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí in County Meath; if he is aware that County Meath has, for years, had the lowest number of gardaí per population in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/26]
Agriculture3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the slurry-spreading calendar given changing weather patterns, which can leave farmers not allowed spread slurry in decent weather with good soil conditions, and allow farmers to spread slurry when ground is saturated; this, compounded by the fact that many farmers do not have enough storage to hold slurry right through a very wet January, February and March, for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18316/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the strict deadlines for slurry spreading in view of changing weather patterns and increasing rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19694/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the land use strategy from his Department’s perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19695/26]
Finance1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 19 February 2026, to clarify if a payment break is registered as a missed payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19455/26]
Public Expenditure1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to confirm the security resistance classification and glazing classification which apply for windows installed or to be installed under the National Cell Refurbishment Programme; if EN 14019 is deemed sufficient for high-security detention cells; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20093/26]
Housing1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will revise the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, amended in June 2016, to account for the cost-of-living crisis and the development of residential areas in Bands 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18528/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the impact assessments which were carried out in 2020 when the developmental assessments of children, by public health nurses, were suspended during SARS Cov 2 and similarly, during the Health Service Executive pay & numbers strategies of 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18268/26]
Helen McEntee — Fine Gael
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Thomas Byrne — Fianna Fáil
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