Results 81-100 of 499 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza over the past 70 days constitutes the use of starvation as a weapon of war and a violation of international humanitarian law. [25671/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he supports the establishment of a United Nations-mandated force to ensure the safe delivery and distribution of humanitarian aid to the civilian population in Gaza. [25672/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 209. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Government will consider bringing forward, or supporting, a motion at the United Nations General Assembly, on foot of the Uniting for Peace mechanism, to authorise the deployment of a UN humanitarian protection force to Gaza, given the Security Council's ongoing failure to act. [25673/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given Ireland's historical experience of famine as a tool of genocide and its weaponisation against a civilian population, and the enduring intergenerational impacts of that trauma, the Government will propose the codification of famine as a distinct crime under international law and seek to advance that objective within the United...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Rockall Island Ownership (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on Rockall and surrounding waters; his approach to Britain's claim of sovereignty and to 22km territorial waters off the islet; and the steps he is taking to assert Irish interests in this part of the North Atlantic. [25675/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the remainder of the 2024/2025 academic year, as well as for the upcoming 2025/26 academic year. [25128/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 780. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a much-needed urology appointment at Cork University Hospital. [25149/25]

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I have received apologies from Senator Niall Blaney, who has nominated Senator Dee Ryan to substitute for him. Before we proceed, I have a few housekeeping matters to go through. In accordance with Standing Orders, I am required to, and I wish to, make the following declaration. Dearbhaím go sollúnta go ndéanfaidh mé, go cuí agus go dílis agus a mhéid...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I thank the Deputy.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I thank Deputy Cleere. Regarding this committee's scope, inland fisheries and river fisheries do not fall under our remit, unfortunately, but I take the Deputy's wider point on the coastal erosion issue that was referenced by Deputy Cahill.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta Mac Lochlainn.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta. Glaoim ar an Teachta Cummins, sorry, an Teachta Whitmore. My apologies. With the square room, I find it quite difficult to see some members.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Deputy Whitmore is one of the few Teachtaí I did not get a chance to meet last week, unfortunately.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Not at all, Senator. You are very welcome. You will have a right to attend these meetings in any case but you would be very welcome and we would be delighted to have you along.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Colleagues, thank you for that round-the-house discussion. It was very useful. We will, when we go into private session, have an opportunity to feed into our work plan. We have ventilated an awful lot of the issues. I was heartened to hear the approach of many members as regards offshore renewables and that there is huge scope in that regard. The discussion is about the just transition...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Gan athrá a dhéanamh ar an díospóireacht, bhí muid ag iarraidh go mbeadh gach comhalta tofa agus ní hé sin an cás. Dóibh siúd atá le bheith ceaptha ag an Aire, ba cheart go mbeadh sé leagtha síos go beacht sa bhunreachtaíocht na scileanna, an taithí agus an cumas a bheadh acu, ionas nach bhfuil aon dul as - táim...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Beidh mé an-ghasta mar tá sé ráite go beacht agus go soiléir ag mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ó Snodaigh, atá in éineacht liom. Tá m’ainm ar an leasú agus aontaím go huile is go hiomlán lena bhfuil ráite ag an Teachta Ó Snodaigh. I slí amháin, is féidir léamh a bheith agat ar an srian seo...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Mar a dúirt mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ó Snodaigh, ní thuigim cén fáth a bhfuil leasú Uimh. 22, a chuir Conradh na Gaeilge isteach ach a bhfuil ár n-ainmneacha air, as ord ach go bhfuil leasuithe an-chosúil ón Aire ceadaithe. Is dócha go bhfuil double standard de shaghas éigin i gceist. Nílim, mar Theachta Dála agus...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Le cead an Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh, is mian liom cúpla focal a rá maidir le leasú Uimh. 22.

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (14 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Luaigh an tAire na treoirlínte pleanála Gaeltachta. Mar a dúirt mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ó Snodaigh, táimid ag feitheamh leis na blianta leis na treoirlínte sin. Tá ár gceantair Ghaeltachta i gcruachás i ndáiríre. Tá clanna óga ach go háirithe i gcruachás mar gheall ar easpa tithíochta. Tá...