Results 541-560 of 730 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (1 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 737. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of vacancies in Waterford mental health services, Waterford CAMHS and University Hospital Waterford department of psychiatry, including the details and durations of each vacancy, in tabular form. [15275/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (1 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 760. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no publicly funded routes to access diagnostic services in the southeast for autistic and ADHD adults, especially as public diagnostic services are seen elsewhere in the country, and private diagnosis can cost thousands of euro; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15373/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (1 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 761. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to ensure that neurodivergent adults can access public healthcare no matter which county they are from and live in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15374/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Policy (1 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 762. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to ensure that medical professionals receive an adequate amount of experience and training with neurodivergent persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15375/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (1 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 775. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a patient (details supplied) is urgently afforded access to an appointment with a psychiatrist. [15554/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I welcome the Minister's comments, in particular about the importance of housing, infrastructure and facilities. The previous plan had a very significant focus on digital connectivity. That might have been a product of the time it was put together. The focus must now shift, as my colleague said earlier, with regard to bricks and mortar, and having facilities, homes and infrastructure so...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 75. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his Department's plan to critically evaluate the outcomes of Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021–2025; and the extent to which this will inform the development of a new policy. [14861/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Ar dtús báire, déanaim comhghairdeas leis an mbeirt Airí. I congratulate the Ministers on their respective roles. As Deputy O'Reilly has said, both she and I, as their counterparts on this side of the House, will endeavour to co-operate with them and engage constructively with them, but it is also our role to hold them to account. Accountability is at the crux of my...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an bhfreagra sin. I am glad that the OECD report is to be published. I think that will provide food for thought for everybody living and working in rural Ireland. From my conversations with people in rural Ireland and my own experience, I imagine the biggest result and theme that will emerge from the consultations, which will no doubt be reflected in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as an bhfreagra sin. I thank the Minister for his response. The most recent census in 2022 tells us that there are almost 5,000 young carers in this State. Undoubtedly, the number of young people and young adults providing care is much greater as it often goes unreported, unsupported and unacknowledged. By unsupported I mean people who do not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I thank the Minister for the elaboration. It is clear there are supports available. It is about accessing those supports and for students to know they are available and make sure they are kept under review so that they can respond to emerging challenges, unforeseen challenges and circumstances and continue engagement with advocates in particular and young carers and young adult carers....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: We are on the theme of slippage.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to address the challenges faced by young carers and young adult carers pursuing courses at third level. [14632/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: This is a very serious issue. My question relates to the situation of young adult carers in higher and further education. We had a comprehensive debate on the more broad topic of young carers and young adult carers in this House last week. My question relates to the Department's efforts, schemes and steps to support young carers and young adult carers to access education, stay in it and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Deputy Connolly mentioned slippage, and it is something we must all guard against. I wish both the Minister and the Minister of State well in their briefs in the time ahead and I look forward to a constructive working relationship. I ask the Minister for an update on both the veterinary and the pharmacy courses at South East Technological University. These are crucially important. They...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the veterinary and pharmacy courses at SETU. [14633/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 95. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to consider providing pilot funding for the Comhar Comaraigh rural social enterprise initiative in County Waterford. [14540/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Welfare Services (27 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 424. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is aware that the town of Dungarvan, County Waterford, has no community centre; his views on whether it is appropriate that a large town such as Dungarvan would be without important community infrastructure of this type; and if he will commit to working across party lines and across Government to address this deficit [4184/25]

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (26 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Tá díomá orm a chloisteáil nach bhfuil an tAire chun glacadh leis na leasuithe seo. Is dócha go bhfuil sé seo chomh tábhachtach gur cheart é a bheith istigh sa bhunreachtaíocht in áit é a bheith ag teacht ón Aire i ndiaidh don reachtaíocht a bheith curtha i bhfeidhm. Ní hamháin go mbeidh sé tábhachtach go...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (26 Mar 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Tairgim leasú Uimh. 5: Ar leathanach 11, idir líne 24 agus líne 25, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach: “(2D) Chun críocha fho-alt (2C), déanfaidh an tAire, ag féachaint don chóras caighdeán ar a dtugtar an Creat Comhchoiteann Tagartha Eorpach le haghaidh Teangacha, leibhéal B2 a fhorordú mar an leibhéal inniúlachta...