Results 1-20 of 499 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Fisheries: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: The Minister of State and I have had a number of engagements at the committee and at a number of different events. I echo Deputy Mac Lochlainn's wishes for him. I do not think I could wish more for success for him. This is crucial. Our industry and the coastal communities it sustains are facing existential crises. I really hope the Minister of State does well and succeeds, and that he...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Facilities (12 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following her announcement that she will give €65 million in minor works and ICT funding for schools, if she will explain the rationale for providing the same minor works grant to all schools when older buildings need increased funds to be maintained; if older school buildings will receive increased minor works funding; and if she will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 36. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contact that has been made with the Israeli Government after Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon having most recently came under fire from the Israel Defence Forces, IDF, at the end of May, which followed on from attacks by the IDF on Irish diplomats; how the Israeli Government has sanctioned the IDF soldiers involved in firing live...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (12 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 83. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total cost of the most recent public recruitment campaign for the naval forces; and the current number of new recruits who have joined the force since the campaign began. [31307/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has effectively capped SNAs staffing levels for secondary schools; and if any impact assessment has been taken regarding this measure. [31552/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department requires schools to assign resources for academic year 2025/26 from their current complement of SNAs irrespective of increased need for SNA resources. [31553/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the instruction her Department is giving schools that do not have enough SNA resources to cater to the needs of their pupils. [31554/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the situation in a school (details supplied) where a pupil that will enter the school in September requires 2 SNAs but sanction has only been given for 1.5, with the recommendation that .5 be reallocated from another child; if this is the policy of her Department; if she considers this an outworking of the SNA cap; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 467. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to consider extending the speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy services schemes and provide opportunities, which are not currently available to all children under the remit of disability within the Department, as outlined in the Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I support Deputy Clarke. This is an issue that mental health professionals and gardaí are bringing to us regularly. I know last year, in response to a parliamentary question, as the Minister of State knows, there was only one authorised officer between the city and county in Waterford. I have a number of questions submitted but I do not know if that situation has improved. I hope to...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I speak in support of the amendment. Both the Minister of State and I have dealt with situations where people have sought the help of mental health services and have been effectively told they need to address the other issue, go elsewhere before they go to them or not to come to them at all. That is not good enough in the modern age. As Deputy Clarke said, there should be no wrong door....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following her announcement of €65 million in minor works and ICT funding for schools, if she will confirm the difference between funding allocated in 2024 and the funding for 2025.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30146/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (11 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to stop the closure of post offices in rural Ireland. [31109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (11 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will implement the call in a recent report (details supplied) and provide Government investment for the post office network by providing funding for a strategic investment of €15 million per year for five years. [31111/25]

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: The snail's pace at which vacant council homes are being brought back into use is a disgrace and it tells a wider story about the Government's other failure in housing delivery. In communities right across the State we see the consequences of this every day in vacant homes gathering dust while families sit on waiting lists, dereliction, antisocial behaviour and the crassness of people...

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: -----press release issued by his own Government today and had to consult-----

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: -----the Minister across the Chamber in answering questions. The Minister and this Government need to do better.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (10 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 31. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on new shared island projects. [30140/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: September is just around the corner. Despite a flurry of announcements earlier this year, there is still no sign of delivery on special education. I say that because Knockmahon National School in Bunmahon in my county, Waterford, received approval from the NCSE in 2023 to provide an autism class but was refused funding this April. St. Mary's nationals school in Grange also in County...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Sustained political will is needed. It will not happen by itself. The announcements are great but on their own they are nothing. I mentioned seven schools in west Waterford which have written to me in the past two months. We need to see concerted political action from the Government to ensure those spaces are available in September.