Results 261-280 of 357 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rental accommodation scheme properties at the end of each of the past ten years in Waterford, by local electoral area. [21924/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of social housing transfer applications on file at Waterford City and County Council as of the most recent date available, by local electoral area, and by the length of time the transfer request has been active (i.e. under one year, one to three years, three to five years, and over five years). [21925/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the ongoing delays in the issuing of ACRES scheme payments; the number of participants currently awaiting payment; and the steps being taken to expedite processing. [21908/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a detailed update on preparations underway for the next round of fisheries quota negotiations, including stakeholder engagement, key priorities for Ireland and concerns raised by the sector. [21909/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate a full review of the funding, performance and regulatory oversight of the local authority marine infrastructure scheme; and if he will set out the issues identified by his Department with regard to project delivery and funding allocation under the scheme. [21910/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail all applications made by Waterford City and County Council under the local authority marine infrastructure scheme over the past ten years, indicating the year of application, project title, funding sought, outcome (approved or not approved), and the amount granted were successful, in tabular form. [21911/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sea-fisheries protection inspections (boardings of vessels) undertaken over the past five years, by the country of registration of the vessel, in tabular form. [21912/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions brought before the courts by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority over the past five years, by the country of registration of the vessel involved, in tabular form. [21915/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 330. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently awaiting an assessment of need, including the duration of their wait times, by county; and the measures being taken to address these delays. [21926/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Inquiries (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 331. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason, despite the statutory requirement under the Disability Act 2005 for assessments of need to be completed within six months, only a small percentage were completed within this timeframe in recent years; and the actions that are being taken to improve compliance. [21927/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Inquiries (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason behind the significant increase in overdue assessments of need in certain counties over the past year; and the specific interventions that are planned to address this surge. [21928/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 333. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the impact of the High Court ruling in March 2022 on the HSE’s assessment processes; and the way in which this has influenced the current backlog in assessments of need. [21929/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 334. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide information on the allocation and utilization of funds spent in recent years to address waiting lists for assessments of need, including outcomes achieved and any plans for additional funding. [21930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Inquiries (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 335. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to address the disparities in waiting times for assessments of need across different counties, particularly in areas with the highest numbers of overdue assessments outside Dublin. [21931/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 337. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the engagement by her Department and Tusla with local stakeholders regarding the establishment of a family resource centre in Dungarvan, County Waterford; and to confirm the plans that are in place to support and advance this project. [21938/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 364. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the engagement by her Department and the HSE regarding the establishment of a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford; and to set out the steps being taken to progress the delivery of this much-needed service. [21937/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 385. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the average processing time for LEADER programme funding applications in each of the past three years; and if he will outline the measures being taken to improve administrative efficiency and reduce delays. [21882/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 386. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of annual allocations and actual expenditure under the LEADER rural development programme for each year since 2020; and if he will comment on any variations or underspend. [21883/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 387. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the key performance indicators used to measure the effectiveness of the LEADER programme in rural economic and community development; and if he will publish comparative outcomes for the 2014 to 2020 and 2023 to 2027 programming periods to date. [21884/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 388. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proportion of LEADER funding allocated specifically to projects within Gaeltacht areas over the past five years; and if he will assess the impact of the programme on sustaining linguistic and economic development in these communities. [21885/25]