Results 1-20 of 232 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I sat in this Chamber last night and watched the Minister of State's colleagues in Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and those in the Lowry Independents group vote against a Sinn Féin Bill that would have permanently banned water charges. In my few short months in this House I have seen Minister after Minister duck questions about a referendum on the public ownership of water. Water must be...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: If education is a right, why is access seemingly always a fight for families? As the Minister knows because I wrote to her and because parents have been in touch with her, almost 20 families in Dungarvan, County Waterford, are left without a special school place. There is a wider issue across Waterford city and county when it comes to capacity in special education spaces in mainstream...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Is bord Stáit agus údarás tofa atá ann. Mar sin, caithfimid féachaint ar na rialacha timpeall air seo. Ní féidir a rá gur dhá rud atá ann agus, mar sin, cloímid leis na rialacha a bhaineann le rud amháin. Dá mba rud é go bhfuilimid chun glacadh leis mar bhord Stáit le baill ceaptha agus tofa, agus is cosúil go...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Aontaím le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ó Snodaigh. Tá muid ag bogadh sa treo ceart, cé nár glacadh lenár moltaí i dtaobh an toghcháin. Tá muid ag bogadh go dtí eagras a bheidh – cuid de ar a laghad – daonlathach. Leis an daonlathas, tagann an trédhearcacht. Ní féidir, is dócha, aon sampla a...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Cuirim fáilte roimh an méid a dúirt an tAire agus roimh an tairiscint chun bualadh go neamhfhoirmiúil chun é seo a phlé níos doimhne. Is maith an rud é go bhfuil an tAire sásta cluas éisteachta a thabhairt dúinn. Is léir go bhfuil suim ag na daoine sa Seomra seo san ábhar seo. Tá moltaí suntasacha againn. Is maith...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Le leasú Uimh. 15, táimid ag iarraidh go mbeadh straitéis daonra agus tithíochta curtha le chéile do gach limistéar pleanála teanga. Is é seo bunchloch na pleanála teanga sa Ghaeltacht. Tá cuid den obair seo déanta cheana, in ainneoin an Rialtais i slite. Nuair a bhí na pleananna teanga á gcur le chéile tráth...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Is géarchéim eiseach - an existential crisis - í an géarchéim tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht. Ní bheidh ceantair Ghaeltachta againn, nó pobal labhartha Gaeilge againn, muna bhfuil réiteach ar an ngéarchéim seo. Tá sé sin ag teacht ó na saineolaithe agus na pobail. Tá sé istigh sna pleananna teanga atá faomhaithe...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Fáiltím an méid a dúirt an tAire sa mhéid go bhfuil sé sásta é seo a phlé agus an comhrá seo a bheith againn mar is rud casta é conas is féidir é sin a chur síos i reachtaíocht ionas go bhfuil sé féaráilte agus cothrom. Deirimse i gcónaí go bhfuil na toghthóirí...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Tairgim leasú Uimh. 8: Ar leathanach 13, idir líne 1 agus líne 2, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach: "(1) Leasaítear alt 8 den Phríomh-Acht, i bhfo-alt (3A), tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh "eacnamaíoch na Gaeltachta": ", lena n-áirítear saoráidí sóisialta, cultúir agus gnó agus, chuige...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Is breá liom athrá a sheachaint. Is é an rud ar mhaith liom a rá ar an téama céanna leis an méid a dúirt an Teachta Ó Snodaigh. Tá sé mar gheall ar an bhforáil sin mar gheall ar iarrthóirí a bheith ina gcónaí laistigh de cheantar Gaeltachta. Is fadhb ollmhór é sin, go háirithe gur daoine óga...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Aontaím leis an méid atá ráite ag mo chomhghleacaithe. Agus muid ag teacht chun deiridh ar an díospóireacht mar gheall ar alt 5, teastaíonn uaim a rá arís go bhfuil deis againn anois Údarás na Gaeltachta a dhéanamh chomh daonlathach, chomh hoscailte agus chomh trédhearcach agus is féidir trí níos mó ball...

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: It is marvellous that we had several weeks of briefings from Government spokespeople and backbenchers about the need to fight and vindicate the right of Government backbenchers to be able to put questions and make statements. There is one in the Chamber at this moment. I hope the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach will give me a bit of extra time since the speaker from the Government backbenches...

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: -----when it comes to attention from IDA Ireland. I reiterate the calls from my colleagues on the Sinn Féin side of the House, that we need to develop contingency plans-----

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: -----to protect our pharmaceutical sector and its workers.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that Israel is illegally withholding significant tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority, which it controls as a result of its ongoing illegal occupation; if the Government has raised this issue directly with Israel or at international fora; if the State will press for the release of this revenue to the Palestinian...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s approach to supporting democratic schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17723/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (9 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding to the establishment of a democratic school in Waterford. [17724/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will reply to a school (details supplied) which wants to confirm a timeline with her Department with respect to a planned school extension which is urgently required, and to which it has not received a response since February 2025. [17468/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will reply to a school (details supplied) which wants to confirm a timeline with her Department with respect to a planned school extension which is urgently required, and to which it has not received a response since February 2025. [17468/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will reply to a school (details supplied) which wants to confirm a timeline with her Department with respect to a planned school extension which is urgently required, and to which it has not received a response since February 2025. [17469/25]