Results 61-80 of 7,097 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs that have retired in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [33006/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new SNAs that started positions in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [33007/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (18 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 183. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he will make a decision in relation to a recommendation by the Placenames Committee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32955/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 358. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a detailed statement on the pre-launch testing and validation process for the new online work permit application system, specifically addressing whether the system was tested under real-world load conditions; and if a parallel run was considered to mitigate risks, given the widespread login and access failures...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 359. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific measures identified and implemented to resolve the root causes of the persistent login and access failures experienced by users of the new online work permit application system since its launch on 28 April 2025; and when a stable and fully functional system is expected to be operational for all users. [32201/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 360. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of individuals that have lost their legal status or experienced employment disruption as a direct result of the system failures with the new online work permit application system since its launch on 28 April 2025; and what immediate steps are being taken by the Department to support and provide remedies for those...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 361. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current average response time for technical support queries related to the new online work permit application system; and what steps the Department is taking to ensure accountability and improve the timeliness of responses to user complaints and technical issues. [32203/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 362. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will publish up-to-date statistics regarding the application backlogs, new applications lodged, and the number of complaints received and resolved concerning the new online work permit application system since its launch on 28 April 2025. [32204/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 363. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason agents and users were not consulted prior to the roll out of the new online work permit application system; and the specific actions being taken to rebuild trust and improve stakeholder engagement in future digital transformations within the Department. [32205/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will stop all payslips being sent out to SNA’s and school staff as they can be received online and reassign the funds of sending them via post to school facilities and classrooms. [32003/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has plans to provide more clarity on the syllabus provided to English teachers for Junior Cycle exams; if there are plans to remove teachers freedom to choose specific examples of topics to cover, for example a short story; and if she plans to review the marking scheme for this year’s Junior Cycle exam. [32407/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views of existing restrictions on teachers taking parental leave in individual days as can contribute to a lack of continuity between students and individual teachers; if she intends to review existing restrictions on teachers taking parental leave in individual days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32125/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to introduce job-sharing arrangements for primary school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32135/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to introduce job-sharing arrangements for secondary school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32136/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to review the use of the supplementary panel used in primary school teacher recruitment in Catholic schools; if open recruitment would not be a fairer and more efficient way to recruit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32137/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 1,600 additional SNA posts promised by her have been awarded. [32626/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are now over 23,600 SNAs for the coming academic year. [32627/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNA posts that are part-time hours or job-sharing posts. [32628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to reverse the national budgetary cap on SNA posts. [32629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Nursing Homes (17 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 734. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will prepare a dedicated nursing home care policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32772/25]