Results 321-340 of 7,314 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she plans to expand trauma-based therapy; if this will be focussed in DEIS and DEIS+ schools or otherwise; the extent to which these supports will be resourced in terms of staffing and funding; a timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31223/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the teacher pupil ratio to 19:1. [31352/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the free-of-charge summer programme for students with special education needs to provide a place for every child with special educational needs across the State. [31572/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing teacher numbers by 1,850, 2,000 and 3,000, in tabular form. [31573/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending DEIS supports to an additional 50 schools. [31574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding being provided to Traveller/Roma/refugee supports in schools. [31576/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided, per pupil, for technological devices for school use in DEIS schools across the State. [31577/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided for the HSCL scheme to schools currently and the estimated cost of a 5%, 10% and 20% increase in this funding, in tabular form. [31578/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna DEIS (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing trauma-informed care training to teachers in DEIS schools and then an overall cost for all teachers. [31579/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of nurture rooms open and active in schools across the State. [31580/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has any intention to remove the Irish language requirement for SET’s, particularly when some SET teachers are already working in a classroom without the Irish language for a year or two before they are required to return to studies to meet the Irish language criteria. [31605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a full review of the PME. [31649/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Citizens' Assembly (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of holding a citizens’ assembly on education. [31650/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (12 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 462. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of providing enough staff to reduce assessment of need waiting times to six months. [31575/25]

Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I am sharing time with Deputy McGettigan. This a good day and a positive day. It has been a while coming and I know the Minister will agree with that, but it is welcome. There is significant opportunity with it for Irish scientists. There is an opportunity to collaborate, connect and lead of their own volition. That is there now and that is to be welcomed. I encourage the Minister to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (11 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing training to student teachers and qualified teachers to complete work placements in special education settings; and the resources already being provided to help qualified teachers upskill and become more knowledgeable of children with extra educational needs or disabilities. [31211/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures the Government is taking to tackle the inequalities between school children with extra educational needs or disabilities. [30281/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will include school secretaries and caretakers in the public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27338/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Infrastructure (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I am firmly of the opinion that this project will never be delivered at the current rate and if the current approach is maintained. I do not say this with any degree of satisfaction. I accept the points made by the Minister in terms of the strategic importance of it and need for it and everything that goes with that but there have been incredible delays. I foresee this continuing because...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Infrastructure (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: We are talking past each other, which has been the difficulty. I am being straight with the Minister. It is my firm belief, as an elected Member who knows these communities, that this project is not going to proceed as currently planned. The only way I see it being delivered is underground. The 2021 review said that in the future, not only qualitative but more quantitative elements and...