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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 57. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the follow-up for hip dysplasia patients at CHI arising out of the recently published review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33556/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 71. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to increase in-patient bed capacity in Louth Meath mental health services in view of the fact that the area has the lowest number of beds per head of population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33557/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (25 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 178. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what measures she is taking to support workers at Oberstown Detention Centre in light of recent incidents (details supplied); the measures she is taking to prevent similar incidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34922/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the design manual for urban roads and streets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to address bus no-shows, delays, and punctuality in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33554/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (24 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 355. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will take to improve the consumer protections of home buyers arising from a case in County Meath (details supplied) and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33694/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 12 June 2025 (details supplied), the number of children that account for the 92% of allocations receiving a place in a special class/school, by county. [33621/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to ensure reasonable accommodations for standardised testing in primary schools, such as increased time for dyslexic children is taking place at the moment. [34145/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Defective Building Materials (24 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 510. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options open to apartment owners experiencing the effects of pyrite but whose neighbours, also affected by the same problem, do not want to take any action via the Pyrite Remediation Board or other means; if this issue is acknowledged and if possible solutions via the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; if not, if other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (24 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 823. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which she will meet with a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34064/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (19 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts he is making to increase employment opportunities in County Meath, given the very significant number of workers who are forced to leave the county every day for work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32741/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (19 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or his officials have had engagement with a company (details supplied) and the examiner located there, since the announcement of the companies entering into examinership; the extent to which the Department can support in this process to secure the best possible future for this business; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 107. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he recognises the anomaly in the social welfare system which means that people in receipt of widow’s pension, and who are working, are penalised if they become ill and can no longer work, because they cannot claim illness benefit for example; if he intends to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (19 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 12 June 2025 regarding the more than 92% of children who have been allocated a place or are in the process of being allocated a place, the exact number of children this refers to, and for a breakdown of same, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33337/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (19 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 12 June 2025, the number of teachers required to reduce the teacher pupil ratio to 19:1 and 18:1 respectively. [33379/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance (18 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the new proposal of the e-liquid products tax and the way in which he intends to ensure that tax evasion particularly from pop-up vape shops does not occur as a company (details supplied) reported that an illicit market could rise to nearly 60% - €131 million in tax could be lost each year; and the measures he is taking to ensure that...

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

Darren O'Rourke: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide guidance on when a school should provide an SNA for children with ADHD and diabetes, and whether age and severity is taken into account. [32930/25]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the procedures for the development and implementation of new policies and materials relating to primary and post-primary education. [32960/25]

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]