Results 401-420 of 774 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1274. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of rural broadband connection points still awaiting activation; and to provide a timeline for full delivery, including in island and Gaeltacht areas. [23389/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1281. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will publish the latest assessment of rural digital connectivity under the connected hubs network; and detail measures to expand the network into poorer rural regions. [23396/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1275. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will publish full monthly expenditure profiles for all major rural and community programmes in 2025. [23390/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1276. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will confirm whether all capital underspends in 2024 were reallocated within the Department, or returned to the Exchequer. [23391/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Projects (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1277. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of capital delivery teams that are now fully operational; and whether further supports are planned to accelerate project completions. [23392/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1278. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether he intends to propose a stand-alone rural equality strategy during the lifetime of this Government. [23393/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1279. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide updated projections for funding needed to fully implement the outdoor recreation infrastructure strategy by 2027. [23394/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1280. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will set out plans to rebalance CLÁR programme allocations in favour of the most socio-economically disadvantaged areas. [23395/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1282. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of total funding for SICAP in each of the last ten years, in tabular form; if he accepts that SICAP funding has not kept pace with increasing social need, and if he will commit to a substantial funding increase in Budget 2026. [23397/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1283. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide figures on how many unsuccessful applications were received under the community centre investment fund over the past five years. [23398/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Men's Sheds (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1285. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline what direct supports are being provided to men’s and women’s sheds; and whether multi-annual core funding will be introduced. [23533/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 1286. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason there are ongoing delays in disbursing community recognition fund allocations, to detail all delayed allocations in tabular form by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23534/25]

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Cuirim fáilte roimh na baill chuig ár ndarna cruinniú. You are all welcome to our second meeting of this committee. We have received no apologies, but I understand that Deputy Cahill is running late, and Deputy Shane Moynihan is substituting. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that members must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Go raibh maith agat. We will consider the nominations in the order they were received. This is the regular format and approach under Standing Orders. I put the question on the first nominee, that Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher be elected Leas-Chathaoirleach. Is that agreed? Not agreed.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: This is a question I also had in discussions with the clerk. Under Standing Orders, this is the format for the election of a Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Is Deputy Maxwell calling for a vote?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: That is absolutely fine. The Deputy is entirely entitled to do so. I will explain the process for members because this is new for many of us. The bells will now be rung. Once all members are present or the bells have stopped ringing, there will be a period of time before the doors are locked. We will then go to the division.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: It is utterly shameful.

Assessment of Need: Motion [Private Members] (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: In Waterford, 147 children are waiting for an assessment of need and some have been waiting for nearly two years. That is illegal. That is the Government breaking its own laws. As the Government knows, under the Disability Act children are entitled to an assessment within six months. That is not optional. That is the law. Yet, the Government breaks that law every single day. Across the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 205. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the June 2024 assessment of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (details supplied) that famine has existed in Gaza since that time. [25668/25]