Results 81-100 of 1,318 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Quotas, Common Fisheries Policy and Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Just to clarify, irrespective of whether there is illegality or not, it is about assuring ourselves that everything is hunky-dory on those vessels. Knowing that engagement activity was happening would be a great relief to the Irish fishing industry. It would send a very clear message to our European partners, other member states and third countries that it is not business as usual from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is time for a radical policy shift to maintain young farmers (details supplied) in view of the fact the number of farm holders under 35 years-of-age has decreased by nearly a third in the past 12 years. [55010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (14 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the policy of his Department to withhold the total farm payments due to a farmer who is unable to produce a commonage evidence letter due to an ongoing dispute between leaser and lessee. [55011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2026 (14 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 360. To ask the Minister for Finance if beauty service providers will be included in the reduced 9% Vat rate announced in Budget 2026, as hairdressers are. [55127/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 692. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time in the Garda application process from the final interview to notification of acceptance, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54835/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 693. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time in the Garda application process from the final interview to notification of acceptance for those who conducted their final interview in a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54836/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I urge the Government to attend to the issue with regard to Scoil Garbháin.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: This budget has left workers and families feeling angry, deflated and abandoned. If you have been listening to any media during the day or saw "Prime Time" last night or any of the coverage, you will know that. Certainly, that is the clear sense on the ground in Waterford among my constituents. People see through the spin. They see a Government that can find billions in tax breaks for...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Who is telling lies?

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: The tractor would be running on fumes.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: You would not want to be buying petrol for a chainsaw.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: They could not find them better wages.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Your fairness is only for developers.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: The Taoiseach is listing the Government's failures.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: You have missed your child poverty targets year after year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Island Fisheries Issues: Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation (7 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Unfortunately, I have an unavoidable clash, so I will take my leave of the meeting in a few moments. The Leas-Chathaoirleach, Deputy Gallagher, will take the Chair for the remainder of the meeting. I apologise for that. Before I go, I want to make a few comments. Last week we had the National Inshore Fishermans Association, NIFA, before the committee. As I said before, I am keen that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Island Fisheries Issues: Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation (7 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Ba mhaith liom fáilte is fiche a chur roimh na finnéithe agus mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leo as bheith in ár dteannta inniu don chruinniú tábhachtach seo. Before we begin I must go through some housekeeping matters, as I do at the start of every public meeting. I am sure committee members are absolutely sick of hearing this from me. Those witnesses who...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Culture Policy (2 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with museums, universities, institutes, and archives in other countries regarding the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage; his engagement with the advisory committee on the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage; whether a national strategy is in place; and if he will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Culture Policy (2 Oct 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I want to briefly refer to the criminal actions that happened overnight where Israel kidnapped Irish citizens and other humanitarian personnel and illegally seized 14 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. The Government must now implement serious sanctions against Israel. There can be no more impunity. Colleagues of ours in this House and in the other House have been kidnapped in...