Darren O Rourke TD Archives

Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

7 October 2025

Schools will remain under-funded and over-crowded after ‘feeble’ Budget 2026 – Darren O’Rourke TD

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2 October 2025

Minister and State Examinations Commission must deliver extra exam time for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia – Darren O’Rourke TD

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24 September 2025

SNA review changes seek to ration supports and must be scrapped – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

23 September 2025

Sinn Féin legislation would reduce school uniform costs for families – Darren O’Rourke TD

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13 September 2025

Hundreds of children with additional needs being failed as capacity crisis continues – Darren O’Rourke TD

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3 September 2025

Ministers McEntee and Chambers must attend Education Committee meeting to resolve secretaries and caretakers dispute – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

2 September 2025

Free Schoolbook Scheme not making a dent as back-to-school costs skyrocket – Darren O’Rourke TD

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28 August 2025

School secretary and caretaker strike action can be halted if Ministers McEntee and Chambers engage with Fórsa – Darren O’Rourke TD

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27 August 2025

Minister McEntee must establish fund to prevent parents falling into debt as 1 in 4 secondary schools move to digital devices – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

25 August 2025

40,000 children left on crèche waiting lists due to lack of adequate investment ‘utterly shocking’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

22 August 2025

Ministers Chambers and McEntee must make days and hours count to avoid school secretary and caretaker strike action – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

20 August 2025

Minister McEntee’s continued failure to provide special education needs placement data is disgraceful – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

18 August 2025

Government failure to implement school transport review leaves children without bus seats – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

12 August 2025

Minister must urgently intervene to avert school secretary and caretaker strike action – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

11 August 2025

Proposed early childhood care and education extension a drop in the ocean compared to unmet commitments and systemic failures – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

7 August 2025

Delay in hot school meals scheme for up to 350 schools another government failure causing confusion and distress – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

5 August 2025

Minister McEntee’s failure to provide special education needs placement data utterly inexcusable – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

17 July 2025

Repeated refusal to confirm number of children without a school place ‘an insult to parents and the public’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

16 July 2025

Minister’s failure to implement recommendations of school transport review will deny children a place on their local school bus – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

16 July 2025

Credit Union back-to-school survey highlights urgent need for cost-of living package – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

10 July 2025

Minister must establish fund to support families with cost of ‘iPad Schools’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

9 July 2025

Ministers must engage positively to resolve school secretaries and caretakers dispute – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

8 July 2025

Minister must listen to survivors and engage with Opposition to get Commission of Investigation right – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

7 July 2025

Teacher supply crisis continues unabated under Minister McEntee – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

1 July 2025

Government must stop forcing schools to rely on ‘voluntary contributions’ and inject funding into schools – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

24 June 2025

Minister McEntee must abandon plans to redesignate MGLD special schools – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

20 June 2025

Teachers in limbo as Minister fails to deliver timebound provision – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

17 June 2025

Immediate action required to reduce school uniform costs for families – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

16 June 2025

‘Dopesick Bill’ would highlight conflicts of interests, improve patient safety and protect public finances – Darren O’Rourke TD

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13 June 2025

Prioritising phone pouches at a time when schools are struggling to cover basic costs is madness – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

11 June 2025

Ministers Chambers and McEntee must act now to avert secretaries and caretakers strike action – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News

10 June 2025

Minister must assess impact of Artificial Intelligence on Leaving Cert integrity before proceeding with reforms – Darren O’Rourke TD

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29 May 2025

Cut to essential school funding ‘utterly shocking’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

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28 May 2025

Minister’s underfunded Leaving Cert reform ‘a roadmap to chaos’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

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22 May 2025

Grant delays heaping pressure on already strained schools – Darren O’Rourke TD

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19 May 2025

Increased school funding and reduced class sizes key to tackling absenteeism – Darren O’Rourke TD

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15 May 2025

Minister McEntee must intervene urgently as school funding crisis continues unabated – Darren O’Rourke TD

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14 May 2025

Sinn Féin bill to hold Uisce Éireann to account for water outages introduced in the Dáil – Darren O’Rourke TD

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14 May 2025

Minister McEntee must not ignore science teachers’ concerns on Leaving Cert reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

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8 May 2025

Inspectorate review of school admissions for autistic children highlights litany of failure – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

30 April 2025

Special education places must be delivered by September 2025 and must be adequately resourced – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

22 April 2025

Minister must heed Teacher warnings on Senior Cycle Reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

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21 April 2025

Minister McEntee must address INTO urgent appeals – Darren O’Rourke TD

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11 April 2025

Withdrawal of SNA support at Meath school brutally unfair & symptomatic of wider concerns – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

9 April 2025

Education Minister must ensure online safety is embedded in school curriculum – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

9 April 2025

Minister McEntee must pause and change tack on accelerated Senior Cycle reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

7 April 2025

Minister must ensure fairness within and between Leaving Certificate years as grade inflation unwinds – Darren O’Rourke TD

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2 April 2025

Special Education sleep-out must be a catalyst for Government action – Darren O’Rourke TD

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27 March 2025

Sharp increase in students on reduced school days deeply worrying – Darren O’Rourke TD

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26 March 2025

Reliance on unqualified teachers must be addressed – Darren O’Rourke TD

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24 March 2025

Mandatory special education placements must include all teachers to truly transform inclusive education – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

11 March 2025

Minister should be acutely aware of demand for special classes and special school places – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

11 March 2025

Panel for Bhaile Ghib People’s Assembly announced – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

27 February 2025

‘Absolute priority’ focus needed to deliver special education places – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

25 February 2025

Government must address very large class sizes – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

20 February 2025

AI concerns another reason Minister must pause accelerated Senior Cycle Reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

19 February 2025

No child should be left without a school place – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

17 February 2025

No child with additional needs should be left without a school place – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

6 February 2025

Minister McEntee must reconsider and re-engage on accelerated Senior Cycle reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

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Dáil Members Darren O Rourke TD News Representatives

31 January 2025

Toole claim of attempt to silence independents ‘hypocritical in the extreme’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

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News: Darren O Rourke TD

Schools will remain under-funded and over-crowded after ‘feeble’ Budget 2026 – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister and State Examinations Commission must deliver extra exam time for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia – Darren O’Rourke TD

SNA review changes seek to ration supports and must be scrapped – Darren O’Rourke TD

Sinn Féin legislation would reduce school uniform costs for families – Darren O’Rourke TD

Hundreds of children with additional needs being failed as capacity crisis continues – Darren O’Rourke TD

Ministers McEntee and Chambers must attend Education Committee meeting to resolve secretaries and caretakers dispute – Darren O’Rourke TD

Free Schoolbook Scheme not making a dent as back-to-school costs skyrocket – Darren O’Rourke TD

School secretary and caretaker strike action can be halted if Ministers McEntee and Chambers engage with Fórsa – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister McEntee must establish fund to prevent parents falling into debt as 1 in 4 secondary schools move to digital devices – Darren O’Rourke TD

40,000 children left on crèche waiting lists due to lack of adequate investment ‘utterly shocking’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

Ministers Chambers and McEntee must make days and hours count to avoid school secretary and caretaker strike action – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister McEntee’s continued failure to provide special education needs placement data is disgraceful – Darren O’Rourke TD

Government failure to implement school transport review leaves children without bus seats – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister must urgently intervene to avert school secretary and caretaker strike action – Darren O’Rourke TD

Proposed early childhood care and education extension a drop in the ocean compared to unmet commitments and systemic failures – Darren O’Rourke TD

Delay in hot school meals scheme for up to 350 schools another government failure causing confusion and distress – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister McEntee’s failure to provide special education needs placement data utterly inexcusable – Darren O’Rourke TD

Repeated refusal to confirm number of children without a school place ‘an insult to parents and the public’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister’s failure to implement recommendations of school transport review will deny children a place on their local school bus – Darren O’Rourke TD

Credit Union back-to-school survey highlights urgent need for cost-of living package – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister must establish fund to support families with cost of ‘iPad Schools’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

Ministers must engage positively to resolve school secretaries and caretakers dispute – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister must listen to survivors and engage with Opposition to get Commission of Investigation right – Darren O’Rourke TD

Teacher supply crisis continues unabated under Minister McEntee – Darren O’Rourke TD

Government must stop forcing schools to rely on ‘voluntary contributions’ and inject funding into schools – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister McEntee must abandon plans to redesignate MGLD special schools – Darren O’Rourke TD

Teachers in limbo as Minister fails to deliver timebound provision – Darren O’Rourke TD

Immediate action required to reduce school uniform costs for families – Darren O’Rourke TD

‘Dopesick Bill’ would highlight conflicts of interests, improve patient safety and protect public finances – Darren O’Rourke TD

Prioritising phone pouches at a time when schools are struggling to cover basic costs is madness – Darren O’Rourke TD

Ministers Chambers and McEntee must act now to avert secretaries and caretakers strike action – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister must assess impact of Artificial Intelligence on Leaving Cert integrity before proceeding with reforms – Darren O’Rourke TD

Cut to essential school funding ‘utterly shocking’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister’s underfunded Leaving Cert reform ‘a roadmap to chaos’ – Darren O’Rourke TD

Grant delays heaping pressure on already strained schools – Darren O’Rourke TD

Increased school funding and reduced class sizes key to tackling absenteeism – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister McEntee must intervene urgently as school funding crisis continues unabated – Darren O’Rourke TD

Sinn Féin bill to hold Uisce Éireann to account for water outages introduced in the Dáil – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister McEntee must not ignore science teachers’ concerns on Leaving Cert reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

Inspectorate review of school admissions for autistic children highlights litany of failure – Darren O’Rourke TD

Special education places must be delivered by September 2025 and must be adequately resourced – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister must heed Teacher warnings on Senior Cycle Reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister McEntee must address INTO urgent appeals – Darren O’Rourke TD

Withdrawal of SNA support at Meath school brutally unfair & symptomatic of wider concerns – Darren O’Rourke TD

Education Minister must ensure online safety is embedded in school curriculum – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister McEntee must pause and change tack on accelerated Senior Cycle reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister must ensure fairness within and between Leaving Certificate years as grade inflation unwinds – Darren O’Rourke TD

Special Education sleep-out must be a catalyst for Government action – Darren O’Rourke TD

Sharp increase in students on reduced school days deeply worrying – Darren O’Rourke TD

Reliance on unqualified teachers must be addressed – Darren O’Rourke TD

Mandatory special education placements must include all teachers to truly transform inclusive education – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister should be acutely aware of demand for special classes and special school places – Darren O’Rourke TD

Panel for Bhaile Ghib People’s Assembly announced – Darren O’Rourke TD

‘Absolute priority’ focus needed to deliver special education places – Darren O’Rourke TD

Government must address very large class sizes – Darren O’Rourke TD

AI concerns another reason Minister must pause accelerated Senior Cycle Reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

No child should be left without a school place – Darren O’Rourke TD

No child with additional needs should be left without a school place – Darren O’Rourke TD

Minister McEntee must reconsider and re-engage on accelerated Senior Cycle reform – Darren O’Rourke TD

Toole claim of attempt to silence independents ‘hypocritical in the extreme’ – Darren O’Rourke TD