Results 7,601-7,620 of 7,634 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when another round of category 1 funding for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund will be announced; the criteria that will apply; the measures in place, to ensure a fair distribution of funds; the date on which applications will open and close; if projects which were previously unsuccessful will be allowed re-submit,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 126. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available through his Department for community festivals such as, for example, Dunshaughlin Harvest Festival in County Meath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54276/25]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a school (details supplied) in Cork has a critically low level of SNA support and has reduced the timetable of children in the school to three and four days a week, which will greatly upset their heavily relied upon routine; and the measures she will take to ensure there is adequate SNA support available for the school to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Households across the State are faced with significant increases in the local property tax, LPT. Starting from 1 November there will be very significant increases in some areas. County Dublin and surrounding counties and large urban areas have seen huge increases in property prices. This will put a huge burden on people with very large mortgages and older people on low incomes, in the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: We set that out every year.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: The Government took away roads funding and grant funding.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: For people who cannot afford it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [51668/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I raise a number of important issues, including school buildings for Coláiste Ríoga in Dunshaughlin and Dunshaughlin Community National School, which have been waiting for a long time, despite having planning permission as far back as 2020. However, I will focus on the creaking wastewater treatment infrastructure. There have been numerous reports by the Environmental Protection...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in meetings of the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. [51669/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 29. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [51670/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to carry out an audit of public transport services in the Laytown–Bettystown district. [56515/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to improve accessibility to public transport services such as busses and train services in Laytown/Bettystown. [56516/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 344. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 5 November 2024 and No. 427 of 10 June 2025, the progress made on the provision of a planned new Garda station in Laytown, County Meath; if he will provide a detailed update the development of a business case; the timeline for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that school bus escorts were paid from the moment they began their working day and now they are not being paid until the moment a child gets on the bus despite many escorts being on the bus for up to an hour before hand; and if she will engage with the ETBs to resolve this issue. [56501/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the mainstream class teacher grant, which encompasses a furniture and ICT grant, has not been paid to schools yet, despite commitments that this would be paid on 8 September 2025; and the measures being taken to ensure schools are paid this grant as quickly as possible. [56969/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has not contacted schools regarding the mainstream class teacher grant since 2 September 2025; if she will make contact to eligible schools informing them of any delays in payment; and measures being taken to ensure payment is made as quickly as possible. [56970/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote number 26, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [57422/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 561. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a general overview of the current average processing times for naturalisation applications; the specific measures being taken by the Department to address backlogs and delays, particularly for long-term residents with established family and professional ties in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children which are waiting for public orthodontic treatment in County Meath; and the number of children who require braces to date. [57499/25]