Results 121-140 of 6,769 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 665. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the vacancy rate for social workers for each CDNT in CHO8, in tabular form. [13923/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts, by speciality, currently at the National Maternity Hospital; and when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [13916/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Rates (25 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 799. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who died from sepsis in Ireland in 2024. [13917/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 800. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team in Meath. [13918/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 801. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in emergency medicine based at the Mater Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13919/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (25 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 802. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric neurosurgeries procedures carried out at CHI Temple Street in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13920/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 885. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to address the shortage of tutors for phase 6 pipefitting apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14090/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 886. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pipefitting apprentices currently affected by the delays and expense of extended studies due to only one tutor operating at phase 6 level in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14091/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (20 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will introduce planning guidelines for solar farms in line with the Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6405/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (20 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students on reduced hours; for a breakdown of same for each of the past three years and categorised based on primary or secondary school and SEN recommendation or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13146/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: The solution is the immediate prioritisation or fast-tracking of the Staleen water treatment plant to Windmill Hill reservoir project. I want to put a couple of points on the record. A public meeting is scheduled on this issue for tomorrow week, Thursday, at 8.30 p.m. in the Duleek-Bellewstown community centre. I would encourage representatives of Uisce Éireann and the Minister or...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue for discussion tonight and the Minister of State for being here. This is a familiar issue which is frustrating for residents and business owners in the area of Duleek, Donore and surrounding areas. The issue is creaking water infrastructure leading to water bursts all too frequently. They are unscheduled and in many cases are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a county-by-county breakdown of the 3,275 children now identified as requiring a special educational place for September 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10775/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a school-by-school breakdown of unused SEN places as of 4 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10776/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a county-by-county breakdown of the 3,900 special educational places expected to be delivered for September 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10777/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for identifying demand for special education places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10778/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 745. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to specific proposals for a right to switch off for secondary school students given the increased communication from teachers to students via email; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12502/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 1405. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide information on research commissioned previously to inform plans to modernise youth information services; if this research has been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11927/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 1930. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason apprentice wage norms in engineering have not been reviewed since July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12402/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 1931. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason discriminatory rates of payments to apprentices exist between the electrical, construction, mechanical and engineering industries where apprentices attain the same qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12403/25]