Results 81-100 of 7,634 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (14 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in Irish medium schools in Donegal outside of the Gaeltacht areas which did the Junior Cycle Irish exam (T1 exam); to provide a breakdown of the number of students which received a result of distinction, higher merit, merit, achieved and partially achieved; and the number of students in these schools who took the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (14 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in non-Irish medium or Gaeltacht schools in Donegal who did the Junior Cycle Irish exam (T2 exam); to provide a breakdown of the number of students who received a result of distinction, higher merit, merit, achieved and partially achieved; and the number of students in these schools who took the Irish exam. [55454/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a higher marking criteria for students who take the Junior Cycle Irish T1 exam than the T2 exam. [55455/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware there appears to be a higher standard of marking for Junior Cycle students taking the Irish T1 exam than those taking the Irish T2 exam; and her views on whether this will influence parent’s decisions to send their children to an Irish medium school or if they will be more likely to attend an English speaking school....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that only 7% of students in Irish medium schools and schools in the Gaeltacht received a distinction in the Junior Cycle Irish exam; and the measures she is taking to improve these numbers. [55457/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 1 July 2025, if he will provide an update on the homes in County Meath seeking inclusion in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; the number of properties being assessed; the timeline for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55138/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Residential Institutions (14 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 784. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the person or body which is responsible for overseeing the operation of residential care services in a housing estate (details supplied); and the options available to local residents if they are affected by issues related to that service, such as anti-social behaviour, physical threats vandalism of property, and so on.; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Residential Institutions (14 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 785. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the assessments carried out when identifying residential care service centres for minors; and the criteria that must be met for a property to be approved as one of these residential care service centres for minors. [55141/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí serving in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52991/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking to reduce the spend on IPAS accommodation made to private landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52992/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 363. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available through his Department which could be used to repair, maintain and improve a public playground in urban County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54271/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: This is a budget in excess of €9 million that has, incredibly, left people worse off. It contains broken election promise after broken election promise. I will focus my comments on the education and youth sector. People can rightly see through Government spin and that was well captured on the "Prime Time" programme last night. We heard a grandparent from Coolock talking about his...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 8. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the amount of affordable housing in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52989/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Affordability is the biggest issue in County Meath. The county has met its housing targets. Those targets are too low. They are being increased, but there is a track record of delivering housing without affordable housing. The schemes the Minister of State is talking about do not deliver affordable housing either. We have huge numbers of adult children living at home with their parents -...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I will speak on behalf of every single one of them and tell the Minister of State that the Government is crucifying them for years to come. These properties are not affordable. The Government is crucifying them, and probably their children after them, with a level of mortgage and financial burden that is completely unsustainable. That will impact every decision they make in their lives,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: They want houses.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Three-bedroom houses for €500,000.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Oct 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to improve the fairness in local government funding to individual local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52990/25]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full time teaching posts that were not filled in DEIS schools for the terms 2023/2024; 2024/2025; 2025/2026, respectively. [54171/25]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full time teaching posts that were vacant in DEIS schools for the terms 2023/2024 and 2024/2025. [54172/25]