Results 661-680 of 730 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 614. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an individual (details supplied) who has been waiting eight months since the date of their application for a long stay ‘D’ visa, will receive the outcome of said application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33626/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 615. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time the average long stay ‘D’ visa application process takes from the date of application to the notification of final outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33627/25]

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

Conor McGuinness: 865. To ask the Minister for Health the selection criteria applied to choose the team tasked with the systemic review (details supplied); if there was an open call or advertisement for the review team, and if so, the number of expressions of interest and/or applications that were received. [34272/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hormone Replacement Therapy (24 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 866. To ask the Minister for Health if she has been appraised of plans by the National Gender Service to ensure access to HRT for students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34273/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Gender Service (24 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 867. To ask the Minister for Health the current structure, staffing, and clinical leadership of the National Gender Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34274/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 911. To ask the Minister for Health if she will intervene to assist a child (details supplied) in accessing an expedited appointment for a vital and time-sensitive health service. [34482/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I am the Sinn Féin spokesperson on community development, rural affairs and the Gaeltacht. I see every day in my own life and in my political practice the value of the network and the value to local communities, both rural and urban, of an accessible service that offers a level of quality and has an impeccable record of trust and recognition. In many communities, not just rural ones,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: With respect, my question is particularly about new entrants and the new contracts. In an existing postal operation, when the postmaster retires, the feedback to public representatives, which I am sure Mr. McRedmond has heard, is that it is not an attractive prospect.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 70. To ask the Minister for Health if she will implement a plan to support individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including the development of specialist multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring enhanced and immediate access to givinostat and similar treatments. [34818/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (26 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in light of current funding arrangements ending this year, if he will commit to a strategic investment of €15 million per annum in the post office network over the coming five years, to sustain and strengthen this essential public service in communities across the State. [34827/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Artists' Remuneration (26 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends to expand, extend and retain the basic income for the arts scheme as a permanent support for artists and their work. [34826/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 193. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department could assist in resolving an issue regarding a complex passport application where a four-year-old girl has been waiting for her first passport for two years and has been unable to see her extended family living abroad since her birth (details supplied). [35019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 298. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to funding a community neuro-rehabilitation team for the southeast in Budget 2026, in line with the commitment in the current Programme for Government to complete the nationwide rollout of community neuro-rehabilitation teams (details supplied). [35047/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (26 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 303. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) with severe and complex needs will receive the occupational therapy and speech and language therapy interventions they urgently require; the reason for the ongoing delay in service provision despite repeated contact from the child’s school to the relevant CDNT since November 2024; whether she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Qualifications Recognition (26 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure social work qualifications from universities in EU member states are recognised by CORU; and if she is concerned that uncertainty is impacting on recruitment of qualified entrants to the profession. [32423/25]

Review of Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004: Statements (1 Jul 2025)

Conor McGuinness: The report shows very clearly that the Government has lost control of special education and it is families and children who are paying the price. Instead of support, they are met with silence. Instead of certainty, they are met with delays. Parents in schools are being forced to fight for basic entitlements and children with additional needs are being left in limbo. In Waterford alone,...

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Conor McGuinness: The all island strategic rail review is a positive step. We have to acknowledge that, but only if it leads to real delivery across the whole island and not just around Dublin. As Sinn Féin spokesperson for rural and community development, I have to say the current approach to transport planning is failing our regions. The national planning framework in inadequate. It continues to...

Middle East: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

Conor McGuinness: What we are witnessing in Palestine is the systemic destruction of a people, their land, homes and children and their very future. Israel has been emboldened by decades of impunity. It is armed by the United States, Germany and Britain. This is not confined to Gaza. In the West Bank, the expulsions, land theft and apartheid continue. In Gaza, Israel has turned an open-air prison into a...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I have received no apologies but I have a note of information for members. The third report of the Seanad Committee of Selection, adopted by the committee on 24 June 2025 and agreed by the Seanad on 25 June 2025, states that Senator Sarah O'Reilly replaces Senator Victor Boyhan on the committee. Tá fíorfháilte romhat. You are very welcome, Senator.