Results 701-720 of 730 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what plans are in place to upgrade the representative office of Ireland in Palestine to full embassy status and to appoint an ambassador, in light of the recognition by Ireland of the State of Palestine last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3413/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of honorary consuls appointed by Ireland, by country; the basis on which honorary consuls are recruited and appointed; their terms of reference; what diplomatic privileges they enjoy, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3415/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of honorary consuls of other countries in Ireland, broken down by country, the basis on which they are accredited, what diplomatic privileges they enjoy, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3416/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of relations and engagement between the State and Western Sahara’s Polisario Front; if the Government recognises the Polisario Front as interlocutors for the Sahrawi people; and if this Government will commit to recognising a sovereign Sahrawi state. [3417/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what engagement, if any, his Department has had with Spain regarding the status and conditions of political prisoners in that country, in particular the status of Basque political prisoners and the campaign for their repatriation to their homeland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3418/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call on the Iranian government to intervene to save the life of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3419/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 124. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Army in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 126. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Naval Service in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 131. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Air Corps in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3433/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 125. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Army; the current target figure for Army personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3427/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 127. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Naval Service; the current target figure for Naval Service personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3429/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 130. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Air Corps; the current target figure for Air Corps personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3432/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 128. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the LÉ Aoibhinn has reached full operational capability; the number of crew required for her deployment; whether that complement of personnel is in place; and the range of duties that she will carry out during 2025. [3430/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 129. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the LÉ Gobnait will reach full operational capability; the number of crew required for her deployment; whether that complement of personnel is in place; and the range of duties that she will carry out during 2025. [3431/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Airport Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to make a decision regarding State investment to develop the runway development at Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3479/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with the NTA and TFI local link to reinstate the local link Waterford route 361, which was altered in December 2023 without local input or support, resulting in a new service that is inaccessible to a great many former passengers; if he will instruct relevant agencies under his aegis to engage locally before altering...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Driver Licences (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether an agreement exists with the driver licensing authority of the Australian state of Western Australia regarding mutual recognition and exchange of driving licences across all categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3481/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Road Safety (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advocate for urgent safety upgrades to the N25, including works to improve dangerous junctions and accident blackspots across County Waterford. [3482/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Rail Network (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that Irish Rail has spent on maintenance and refurbishment to Waterford Plunkett station in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. [3483/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (5 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 356. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what plans, schemes or supports he and the Office of Public Works have to ensure that the flooding that took place in Tallow, County Waterford, during Storm Babet, causing severe damage to homes and businesses, will not occur under similar conditions in the future; if he will prioritise funding and resources to undertake works on the...