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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1814. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost in 2027 if the budget for the Office of Planning Regulator increased by 10%. [61611/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
3534. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the monthly theatre utilisation rate; and the number of scheduled theatre sessions at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan over the past three years, in tabular form. [61607/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
3134. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the average length of time a person waits from when they first apply to the treatment abroad scheme to when they receive their surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59765/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
2322. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported breaches of barring orders and interim barring orders reported to Gardaí in 2025 and 2026 to date; and the Garda division breakdown of these figures, in tabular form. [61604/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
2321. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai, by rank, attached to Meath-Westmeath Crime Scene Unit as of 17 August 2026, in tabular form. [61605/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
2032. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year costs of increasing the threshold to ensure that the first €35,000 of capital is not assessed in the means test for blind pension. [61603/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1465. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost associated with abolishing water-related expenses paid by schools, in the State; and the estimated cost of the State taking on these expenses. [63217/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1464. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of not proceeding with the increases to school transport fees for primary and post-primary school pupils for the school year 2026/2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63218/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1408. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has consider the particular impact of refusing to allow job-sharing teachers substitute teach on their non-job-sharing days on DEIS and DEIS Plus schools, where access to a reliable supply of substitute teachers is especially important; if she will review this policy from an educational disadvantage perspective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62934/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1407. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to introduce a permanent policy allowing job-share teachers to undertake substitute work on their non-job-sharing days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62933/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1405. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current rules that are governing job-share teachers undertaking substitute teaching on their non-job-sharing days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62932/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1247. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of on-time paid concessionary pupils who did not receive a ticket under the school transport scheme in co Leitrim for the 2025/26 school year. [61608/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1246. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size in Kildare in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [61609/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1245. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when will refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) be completed. [61610/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
1203. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the terms of reference and progress of the back-to-school costs review referred to in media reports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61444/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
914. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is satisfied that the windows in the cells in the Garda Station at Kells, County Meath meet all of the necessary standards; if he will set those standards out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60996/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
543. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether there is a mandatory pass/fail criterion regarding AADT or the traffic-reduction benchmark under the Transport Appraisal Framework; and whether an option may appropriately be eliminated for failing to achieve it on a standalone basis. [63092/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
542. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the body responsible for ensuring compliance with the Transport Appraisal Framework before the Department's first formal decision gate; and the mechanism exists to examine concerns about the evidence used to eliminate reasonable options before the option set is narrowed further. [63093/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
541. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether the Transport Appraisal Framework and National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland require or permit reasonable combinations of measures to be considered during option development. [63094/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
246. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 30 June 2026, if she will provide Army Nursing Corps reinstating the ANS as opposed to outsourcing this essential service, in light of the fact that outsourcing is not only more expensive, it does not allow for nurses to deploy with Defence Forces units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60704/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
4259. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of external recruitment campaigns for posts at the grade of higher executive officer within his Department that were held in 2025 and to-date in 2026 in tabular form. [55618/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3283. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologist posts filled at the Mater Hospital as of 15 July 2026, in tabular form. [55627/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3282. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the amount that the HSE spent under the high-tech drug scheme in 2025 and for the first six months of 2026, in tabular form. [55626/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2709. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 713 of 30 June 2026, the number of new development posts allocated to each CDNT in County Meath; and the criteria/basis on which this allocation was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56290/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2191. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of juvenile liaison officer posts filled within Meath-Westmeath division as of 14 July 2026. [55623/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the disposable income threshold to access Civil Legal Aid of €18,000 will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54790/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1960. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of external recruitment campaigns for posts at the grade of higher executive officer within his Department that were held in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [55622/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1959. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2027 if the maximum rate of State pension (contributory) increased by €18 per week. [55621/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1668. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to change the practice of county councils being permitted to use discretionary powers to force sole traders seeking housing assistance payment to produce audited accounts given the financial costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56232/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1584. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 7 July 2026, the reason small landlords in the current RAS with existing rented properties who are not bringing new properties into this scheme are excluded from the scheme; the rationale behind this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54789/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1492. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of external recruitment campaigns for posts at the grade of higher executive officer within his Department that were held in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [55624/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1221. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the supports that were committed to be delivered for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied); if the supports have all been delivered; if not, when they will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56154/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her Department's preparation, in conjunction with the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, of a roadmap for inclusive education here; if the roadmap or report has been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55908/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1178. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers on the substitute supply panel in Donegal at present; and the number in 2022, in tabular form. [55620/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1177. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of WTE structural engineers employed within her Department as of 14 July 2026, in tabular form. [55619/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
985. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE forensic accountants and enforcement lawyer posts that have been filled at Corporate Enforcement Authority as of 15 July 2026, in tabular form. [55628/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
876. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of tenders that the Office of Government Procurement put out for the provision of hospitality staff during Ireland's Presidency of the EU; and the names of those companies that were awarded the contract to provide this service. [55625/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
697. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department or the tax strategy group has assessed the revenue potential of a levy on transfer and self-connecting passengers at Irish airports, being passengers whose journeys neither begin nor end in the State; if his attention has been drawn to a 2023 study commissioned by the Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands that estimated an additional annual revenue of between 209 and 269 million euro from including transfer passengers in the Dutch air passenger tax at the standard Dutch rate; if no such assessment has been carried out, whether one will be undertaken as part of the preparations for Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55429/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
680. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to address the inequity between the treatment of exchange-traded funds for tax purposes, and the taxation of other gains from the disposal of financial instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55130/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
384. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the monetary value his Department attributes to the connectivity provided by hub and transfer traffic at Dublin Airport; the analysis or methodology underpinning that valuation; whether a cost-benefit analysis of such traffic has been carried out by or for his Department accounts for the noise and emissions costs borne by residents under the flight paths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55430/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
52. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount collected in consulate fees from each Irish Embassy in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [55617/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
51. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she met formally with the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince during her recent visit to the Gulf region. [55616/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
284. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the policy basis on which a civil servant may be denied access to the Civil Service Grievance Procedure where the complaint relates to the withdrawal of an assignment after a selection process has concluded and an offer of that assignment has already been made (details supplied); whether the exclusion relating to grievances concerning selection processes was intended to apply to decisions taken after the completion of a selection process; whether his Department has issued any guidance to Departments and Offices on the application of this exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54336/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
93. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the increased use of digital devices in secondary schools and the associated growing digital divide (details supplied); the measures she is taking to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54037/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the full findings and analysis of the youth worker workforce survey and employer workforce questionnaire conducted to inform the Youth Work Workforce Development Strategy have not been published to date; whether comprehensive analysis of the data has been undertaken; whether such analysis has been shared with stakeholders; when the Department intends to publish the full findings and analysis; if she will lay all reports, datasets and analytical outputs arising from the surveys in the Oireachtas and make them publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54038/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
48. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to urgently re-engage with SNAs and their representatives in the wake of their rejection of workforce development plan proposals in order to reach resolution; the date on which this will take place; if she will immediately introduce those measures agreed as part of the local bargaining clause in the meantime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54035/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
40. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the implementation of the school transport review; the measures she is taking to ensure every child who wants a place on their local school bus receives one for this September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54036/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
27. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the degree to which the ‘procedures on the use of school property and school sports facilities outside of school hours’ is monitored and measured; if barriers to access have been identified and if they will be addressed; if she supports the call by an organisation (details supplied) for a dual-use facilities strategy and recognise the importance of schools in this regard (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54039/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
3. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has the largest primary school class sizes in the EU; the measures she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis in primary school teaching; if she will provide for 1,000 more primary teachers in budget 2027 to allow more individual attention, more effective teaching, and stronger support for pupils with additional needs and those from disadvantaged backgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54457/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
1. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs who require but have yet to receive an offer of an appropriate school place for September 2026, based on her most recent meeting with the National Council for Special Education, NCSE; the date of same; the measures she is taking to ensure that every child with additional needs has an appropriate school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54456/26]