Results 21-40 of 7,314 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing a nurture room to all DEIS secondary schools that do not currently have one. [40351/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 389. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available from his Department to help people with disabilities into employment, and to sustain employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40620/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available from his Department to help people with disabilities into employment, and to sustain employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40619/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: The credit unions did that before.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: No, we are not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: The €58 million cost-of-living support package has been mentioned. If the Department cannot find that money in the budget this year, are school transport fees or charges likely to increase from next September?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: The Parliamentary Budget Office, PBO, has supplied the committee with a note that says it is projected the Department will transport 180,800 students this year. Is that the Department's figure as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: How many applications has there been overall?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Does the Department know what the trajectory to 2030 will look like year on year? It is great to see an increase in recent years and to hear there is a hope we might get beyond that this year, but the aim is 260,000 by 2030. Can the Department officials indicate what that will look like year on year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Will 181,000 seats be provided this September?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Does Ms Leonard have the exact figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Is the figure somewhere above 181,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to draw attention to the fact that school transport is being discussed here, and I dare not be in the shoes of the Department officials, because it dominates our world for the number of weeks when people receive or do not receive tickets. There have been 4,500 calls and 21,600 webchats, and it is welcome to have that facility. I would say that there is a lot of frustration in those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I recognise the regional manager in that area too. I flag this area. There are hotspots where these issues arise, largely because of the nature of where people are travelling to school and have done so traditionally for whatever reasons. These would include routes such as from Laytown and Bettystown to Drogheda, north County Meath to O'Carolan college, Moynalty, Skryne, Rathfeigh and Tara...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I do not doubt that. At the same time, it is a four-year review. We are two years into the implementation. I know there was a 2030 target, but at this rate, we are not implementing a fraction of these changes. How long will it take to implement these proposed changes?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year cost of increasing primary school capitation grants in increments of €25 up to a maximum of €100. [39762/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year cost of increasing secondary school capitation grants of €25 up to a maximum of €100. [39763/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year cost of providing an additional 200 SNAs in primary and secondary schools respectively up to 2,000. [39764/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year cost of providing an additional 100 special education teachers up to a maximum of 1,000. [39765/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year cost of providing an additional 10,000 school transport places up to a maximum of 100,000 places. [39766/25]