Results 241-260 of 6,769 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (13 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposed timeline and scope for the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4773/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more, and their locations, for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024; the measures she is taking to reduce the number of very large classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5410/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more in County Meath in each of the past five years; the measures she is taking to reduce the number of very large classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5411/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (13 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children with additional needs who are without a school place in 2024/2025; how this compares with each of the past five years; the measures she is taking to address the shortage of school places for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5412/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (12 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 242. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on “Opportunities for Youth National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services”; if she is committed to funding this and to its implementation, given that it is not included in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4940/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the application, selection process and criteria that apply for a secondary school to gain DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4333/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the selection process and criteria that apply for a secondary school to participate in the breaking the cycle scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4336/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the selection process and criteria that apply for a secondary school to participate in giving children an even break scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4337/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the application, selection process and criteria that apply for a secondary school to participate in the disadvantaged area scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4338/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the selection process and criteria that apply for a secondary school to participate in home school community liaison scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4339/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the selection process and criteria that apply for a secondary school to participate in the school completion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4340/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a school (details supplied) can apply for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4334/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a school (details supplied) can apply for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4335/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any record is kept of children who join a secondary school in the middle of the school year due to moving home, returning to Ireland, expulsion from another school, other reasons; if, so, to provide that data, including the number of children who have been refused a school place in such circumstances and the reasons for same; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any record is kept of children who join a primary school in the middle of the school year due to moving home, returning to Ireland, expulsion from another school, other reasons; if, so, to provide that data, including the number of children who have been refused a school place in such circumstances and the reasons for same; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to children who have been refused a school place in all local schools when returning to Ireland during the middle of the school year due to lack of capacity locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4842/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 391. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps he is taking to ensure the nutritional value of food in the hot school meals programme; if there are specific obligations on schools and providers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4760/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to improve the welfare of dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4636/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 515. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any consideration is being given to reducing ratio requirements in childcare/early years education/ECCE settings in certain circumstances to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3963/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Feb 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 516. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any consideration is being given to reducing ratio requirements in childcare/early years education/ECCE settings in certain circumstances to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis in the sector, with specific reference to Irish-language centres/naíonraí and the particular challenges...