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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Airports (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: With respect to the Minister of State, the line about engaging with stakeholders is wearing fairly thin at this stage. We have heard it over the years. Everything that needs to be done in Waterford has been done by the local authorities and by the airport. Planning is in place, the regional funding is there and the project is ready to go. What is missing here is the decision by the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Airports (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Do we know when?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Airports (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: The Government is stifling the economic potential of Waterford and the wider south east. That is the simple truth of it and there is no getting away from that. Every week that goes by without this decision being made puts a noose around the neck of the regional economy in the south east. Our region has been left waiting and waiting for critical investment in infrastructure that would...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. As she outlined, the fact is that there are only three specialist beds and they are in St. Vincent's Hospital. When the current Tánaiste was the Minister for Health, he promised to deliver 20 beds by 2023. He did not promise to deliver them for no good reason. It was understood at that time that there was an urgent need for additional...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: The other issue, and the Minister of State touched on it, is the number of people opting to go private. Often, parents are putting their hands in their pockets or borrowing money to access care for their children or young adults. It is important for the HSE to do work on this aspect. I understand the Minister of State does not have these figures and that they are not readily available....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: This question relates to the waiting times for inpatient admission for eating disorders and plans that are in place, or not in place as the case may be, to increase the number of inpatient eating disorder beds and to properly resource the model of care. We know from the HSE's estimates that there are 1,700 new presentations of people with eating disorders every year. Between 2018 and 2022,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 303. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Waste Management (Use of CCTV in Waste Enforcement) Regulations 2023, and if he will outline how his Department is supporting local authorities to deploy CCTV effectively for the detection and prevention of illegal dumping in both urban and rural areas. [23382/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 304. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm the number of local authorities currently using CCTV under the provisions of section 20 of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022; if he will set out how his Department is ensuring that all such use is in line with data protection law; and if he will outline the role of CCTV as a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 305. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will detail what funding and technical support is being provided to local authorities to ensure compliance with the Waste Management (Use of CCTV in Waste Enforcement) Regulations 2023; if he will outline plans to expand or review these powers in light of ongoing challenges in rural areas; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 492. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out what measures the Office of Public Works is taking to address flood risk associated with the Blackwater-Bride river system in County Waterford; to detail the status of any proposed or active flood relief schemes relating to this river system; and to provide an update on design work, funding allocations, timelines,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 493. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a full list of all coastal protection schemes under the remit of the Office of Public Works in County Waterford, including projects at any stage from preliminary discussion to implementation; and to outline the location, status, scope, and timeline of each scheme, particularly those addressing flood and erosion...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Schemes (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 494. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify the current position of the Office of Public Works regarding the former Garda Station at An Rinn, County Waterford, and the adjoining State-owned lands; and to confirm whether the OPW will engage with the local authority or an approved housing body regarding the disposal of this site for the development of social...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 521. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline his Department’s strategy to support small and micro-enterprises in rural counties like Waterford, particularly in relation to access to affordable credit, reform of commercial rates, the introduction of an employer PRSI rebate for small firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23400/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 522. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will undertake a review of enterprise and grant supports to ensure they are accessible to sole traders, family-run businesses, and employers operating in non-traditional or flexible work models, particularly in regional towns like Dungarvan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23401/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 523. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will commit to a coordinated regional enterprise strategy for the south east that includes dedicated investment in town centre renewal, public procurement access for local SMEs, and succession planning for indigenous businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23402/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Water Services (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 524. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement his Department has had with Uisce Éireann and the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage in relation to the impact of water and wastewater infrastructure deficits on enterprise growth and employment in towns like Dungarvan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23403/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 568. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason only children who have entered the country in the last two years can be counted when schools apply for additional EAL teaching posts; the reason the allocation is not made on the number of children who do not speak English (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23468/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 623. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will put in place in order that more schools conduct online interviews (details supplied). [24410/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Limistéir Pleanála Teanga (13 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 628. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtabharfaidh sé sonraí ar an líon Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga atá ag feidhmiú faoi láthair i ngach Limistéar Pleanála Teanga, agus ar na bearnaí atá fágtha fós. [23385/25]