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Importance of Agrifood to the Irish Economy: Statements (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: As the newly appointed Sinn Féin junior spokesperson on rural affairs, community development and an Ghaeltacht, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. As most speakers will have mentioned already, our agrifood sector is the backbone of rural Ireland and rural communities but the industry faces real challenges from market volatility, disastrous trade deals like Mercosur...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of the decision to transfer the contract for provision of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter service, when he expects the service at Waterford Airport to be transferred; if the search and rescue helicopter service at Waterford will remain operational 24/7 as at present; if all current service personnel will be retained as part...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of the decision to transfer the contract for provision of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter service, if he is aware of concerns regarding reduced utility of the helicopters proposed for use by the new contractor; if he is assured that there will be no decrease is service capability arising; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of the decision to transfer the contract for provision of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter service, the plans in place to utilise a number of fixed wing aircraft as part of the search and rescue capability; if he will provide details of the aircraft, the purpose and location of their deployment; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied), who is on a waiting list for their local special school will be able access an appropriate special school space this coming September. [7079/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 225. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will undertake to work with Údarás na Gaeltachta to enable that body to provide support and incentives to ensure post office services can be provided sustainably in the Gaeltacht, particularly in the case where such a service would be the only public service within that community. [6959/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 226. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has received the Interim Report of the Advisory Committee on Restitution and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage; if not, when he expects to receive this report; if he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6980/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail the applications received by his Department from Waterford City and County Council for social, affordable and cost rental housing developments in each year since 2019, providing the year of application, type and quantity of each proposed development, current status, and where appropriate year of final approval by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made by each local authority under the fire service capital programme for each year from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [6978/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided by his Government to each local authority under the fire service capital programme, for each year from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [6979/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans he and his Department have in place to address the capacity issues affective storage of priceless historic artefacts and archives, including the risk that current rental storage space will soon no longer be available; the engagement he has had with the National Archives, National Museum of Ireland, and other bodies...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health liaison nurse positions attached to University Hospital Waterford; the number of these positions that are currently vacant; the duration since each current vacancy has occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6952/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 386. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to reconfigure his Department; the timeline for completion of this reconfiguration; the title of this Department, if he will provide an organisation chart for the reconfigured Department, to include name and contact details for the senior official in each section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6954/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Bodies (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 387. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list all the agencies and other bodies under his aegis; and to detail the total budget, or part thereof, funded by the Exchequer in 2024 for each, in tabular form. [6955/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Bodies (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 388. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list all the agencies and other bodies under his aegis for which he has responsibility for appointing board members or directors; and to provide the current board vacancies for each, in tabular form. [6956/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 389. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail his Department's various capital funding schemes, including the total of each fund in 2025, in tabular form; the timeline for applications (calls and deadlines); the general focus of each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 390. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will reverse the cuts in funding for the social inclusion and community activation programme, which took effect during the years of economic austerity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6958/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (20 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 391. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plan to develop a successor to the Strategy for the Community and Voluntary Sector 2019-2024, and to resourcing that strategy to deliver on commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6960/25]

Provision of Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I want to start by sharing the experience of a constituent of mine who has travelled from Waterford today, alongside other mams and dads, to be in the Public Gallery as we debate this motion. Her name is Rebecca and she is the mother of Jay, one of 20 children in west Waterford who have been left without a special school space. I raised this previously with the Minister of State and twice...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Responsibilities (18 Feb 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 880. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 733 of 11 February 2025, the exact date his Ministerial brief will be published; and the uniform resource locator (URL) for same. [6384/25]