Results 7,181-7,200 of 7,314 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a pilot programme to cover the cost of a device (details supplied) per student in all DEIS schools who teach using such devices rather than traditional textbooks. [37698/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a pilot programme to cover the cost of a device (details supplied) per student in 20 school’s irrespective of DEIS status who teach using such devices rather than textbooks. [37699/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reintroducing the allowance for teachers teaching Irish in Irish-medium schools since after 2012. [37751/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing extra support for those learning Irish as an additional language. [37752/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of carrying out a review of all science labs in the country to ensure they are up to date and capable of performing well in exams. [37753/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of NEPS psychologists employed and working in the system to date. [37754/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of sensory rooms there in schools across the State; and the further number required to address demand. [37756/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the DEIS plus programme from September 2025. [37757/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of opening a new Gaelcholáiste in Dublin. [37847/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 543. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 1 April 2025, the number of graduate planner posts and staff officer posts in the first tranche of supports. [37842/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 1 April 2025, the job titles that the graduate planners from the first tranche of supports took in Meath County Council planning department. [37843/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 545. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 1 April 2025, if the supports from him increased capacity in the planning department. [37844/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Meath. [38328/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Leinster. [38329/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: 318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new psychiatric wards or units opening in County Meath within the next five years. [38330/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for being here. Regarding the national AI office, the timeline is August 2026 and the Minister of State said 2 August which is a Sunday. Let us just work on August 2026 as the target date. Is there a broad outline of the remit and has it been agreed or refined?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: In terms of its staffing cohort, will it be new recruits or is there any sense of where that is at?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: And the remit. As things stand, it is going to sit within the Minister of State's Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Darren O'Rourke: It will be independent of the Department. Regarding the relationship between the AI advisory council and the Department or the national AI office, the advisory council appeared before us last week and we got a sense from the general discussion that there was scope for refinement of its role and additional resourcing. Is the Minister of State looking at that?