Results 241-260 of 295 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give very serious consideration to the development of a new build school premises for a school (details supplied) to accommodate the growing demand for mild, moderate and severe spaces in Waterford, and parts of East Cork and South Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that due to an inability of her Department to provide certainty to the principal and board of management of a school (details supplied) regarding delivery of a modular unit, the school has been unable to proceed with plans to open a much-needed ASD class in time for September 2025, and instead have been forced to postpone until...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na pleananna atá aici chun dul i ngleic leis an ngéarchéim atá ann maidir le múinteoirí le Gaeilge a earcú chun freastal ar earnáil an oideachais Gaeilge – idir bhunscoileanna agus mheánscoileanna; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [3834/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin easpa oifige poist i nGaeltacht na nDéise le nach mór bliain anuas – an tseirbhís stáit dheireanach a bhí ar fáil sa cheantar Gaeltachta sin; an dtabharfaidh sé cead d’Údarás na Gaeltachta maoiniú nó infheistíocht a chur...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 110. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin gcruachás ina bhfuil Foras na Gaeilge de dheasca easpa maoinithe; an bhfuil aon phlean aige chun dul i ngleic leis an nganntanas airgid atá ag cur scéimeanna Gaeilge i mbaol ar fud na tíre; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [3615/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 114. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding schemes available to support soccer clubs (details supplied) to improve their facilities. [3610/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 115. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the proportion of An Chomhairle Ealaíon funding awarded to Irish language projects in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3611/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Weather Events (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Met Éireann will undertake to publish in full the high-level weather briefings issued to local authorities and other agencies in advance of severe weather events, in order that members of the public can avail of full information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3632/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Weather Events (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Met Éireann will review its system of warnings to allow for a more granular breakdown, by local electoral area rather than county, to take into account the difference in geography within counties, provide more accurate warnings and avoid discrepancies at county bounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the price, including the equity stake held by Waterford City and County Council, of three-bed and four-bed units in a development (details supplied) in Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the price, including the equity stake held by Waterford City and County Council, of two-bed and three-bed units in a development (details supplied) in Tramore, Co. Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3635/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the application by Waterford City and County Council for a mixed tenure development at Fairlane, Dungarvan to include affordable, cost-rental, and social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3636/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the application by Waterford City and County Council for a social housing development at An Sean Phobal, County Phort Láirge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3637/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the application by Waterford City and County Council for a social housing development at Shandon, Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3638/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the rent pressure zone scheme to assess if it has succeeded in achieving any of its stated objectives; if improvements can be made to address rent increases in districts where families and individuals are under severe pressure to pay rent or find affordable properties; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tourist Accommodation (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure the adequate regulation of short-term letting operators by local authorities, including the provision of necessary powers and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Meetings (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with officials in Údarás na Gaeltachta, Waterford City and County Council, and Rannóg Gaeltachta of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media regarding the development of affordable housing in Gaeltacht na nDéise, given the pressing need...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider enabling local authorities to acquire proportions greater than 20% for social and affordable housing under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 - 2021 in certain circumstances, such as in Ardmore, County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether it is appropriate that development of large-scale permanent telecommunications masts can avail of the section 254 licensing process generally utilised for temporary signage and street furniture, rather than the standard planning permission process; if the grant of such a licence on local authority land...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Projects (6 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 208. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with regards to youth work as the new Programme for Government commits to a new Youth Services Action Plan, despite the publication of the Opportunities for Youth national strategy only last September; if she will clarify whether her Department will provide resources to implement the Opportunities for Youth...