Results 6,561-6,580 of 6,847 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (18 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE probation officers, by grade, employed by his Department as of 10 February 2025. [5477/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (18 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 586. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his predecessor spoke formally with his US counterpart in 2024. [5481/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (18 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 684. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE community nurses based in Meath in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [5471/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (18 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 685. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies across maxillofacial services across the public health service. [5472/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (19 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is concerned at the sale of Bord na Móna’s waste collection arm; if he has assessed the impact of this on waste collection services in Ireland; if he intends to intervene in this sale perhaps for the State to take a greater role in waste-collection services; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 48. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to expand the Power Up grant to include businesses that are currently excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6408/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the prospect of job losses at a company (details supplied) ; to outline the efforts he is making to mitigate job losses; the efforts to support workers at risk of redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6409/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated by the NTA to the R135 cycle network scheme in Ashbourne, County Meath; the schedule of payments for this project; the expected full cost of the project after disputed claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6882/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail her Department’s capital budget in each of the past five years; and the percentage of that budget spent at 31 December in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6830/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her Department's work to develop a roadmap for inclusive education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for forward planning and identifying the number, type and location of special classes in mainstream primary and post-primary schools for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special educational needs accessing the home tuition grant scheme currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7025/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 306. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there has been a change in the past three years in relation to transport entitlements for disability adult day services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 307. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will detail the transport budget for the HSE in CHO8 to support adults to get to and from disability adult day services, for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6833/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (20 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 336. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the epilim inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6864/25]

Disability: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: The failures in disability services in providing supports and services and dignity for people with disabilities is Ireland's great shame. It is a shameful disgrace, and it is a disgrace that lies on the shoulders of successive Governments. I listened to a very powerful testimony from a couple from Dublin on the "Oliver Callan" show on Friday. They talked about how they were advised to get...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (27 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 1. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the concerns raised by school leaders in relation to the accelerated roll-out of senior cycle reform; if she accepts that the accelerated timeline does not allow enough time for essential preparations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8924/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (27 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: As this is the first ministerial questions session, I wish the Minister and Minister of State the best of luck in their roles. This is a very important time and I hope we can make progress. Is the Minister aware of the concerns raised by school leaders with regard to the accelerated roll-out of senior cycle reform, if she accepts that the accelerated timeline does not allow enough time...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (27 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the fact that the Minister has met stakeholders. It is important that she meets all of the stakeholders in the sector at the earliest opportunity. If she has met them, she must surely have heard their concerns. I have not heard that reflected in her response thus far but they will have detailed them to her. They relate to a range of areas, principally capacity and preparedness,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (27 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: We have spent more time identifying those issues than on spelling out exactly what the timeline will be between now and September for teachers, in the main, and, related to that, for school communities, parents and, most important, students embarking on this new programme from September, if that is the timeline. That detail has to be spelled out to school communities and school leaders at...