Results 81-100 of 7,614 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of days children in DEIS schools across the State did not have a full time teacher for a certain subject for the terms 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, respectively. [54173/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount budgeted for DEIS schools last year but not spent. [54174/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank all of the witnesses for being here. I joined late but I listened to the full meeting in my office. Picking up on that theme about how we move towards or ensure that we have a robust legislative and regulatory framework that protects interests and rights and is inclusive and participative, what do the witnesses think of the notion of codesign in the space of AI? There are real risks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Is Dr. Begley saying that to do it well, you need to resource it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Does Mr. Culhane want to add to that?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any product or services acquired or purchased by his Department from Australia in the past three years. [53614/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sectoral investment plan will be ready for his Department with respect to public transport projects and the National Development Plan review; the funding which will be provided for the Navan Rail project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53731/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the closure of schools in some cases is at the discretion of her Department. [53221/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend Circular 0010/2013 to allow for funding to be deposited into a school's account in order for it to purchase assistive technology equipment for eligible students, rather than the current scheme which puts pressure on smaller schools as they must purchase the equipment first and then be reimbursed, which creates situations...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify growing concerns among school bus escorts around their payment; if it is the case that school bus escorts are only paid from the minute a child gets on the school bus until they get off, despite many escorts spending up to an hour on the bus before a child gets on; and if Circular 0085/2024 can provide clarity to school boards of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the amount of the €450,000 total Education for Sustainable Development Fund available for schools that has been drawn down; and the amount of the fund that is remaining for schools to apply for. [53561/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53617/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 262. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired or purchased by his Department from Australia, in the past three years. [53613/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 440. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of knives seized by Gardai in 2024 and for the first nine months of 2025, in tabular form. [53615/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 441. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to Meath/Westmeath Division as of 1 October 2025; if he will provide same figures as of 1 October 2021, in tabular form. [53616/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 671. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to enhance and expand services at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [53609/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE environmental health officers employed by the HSE based in CHO 8 in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53610/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 673. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant cardiologists that are on call after 8 p.m. during the week and at the weekends at the Mater hospital. [53611/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (7 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 754. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the vital work that Cuntóir Teanga do within the education system under the Cúntóirí Teanga scheme; and if he has plans to ensure that these staff are paid during mid-term and all other school holidays as well as access to a pension. [52987/25]