216. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30821/26]
215. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30803/26]
186. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of complaints, incidents, or formal service concerns recorded in relation to each children’s disability network team, including those serving Waterford City and County, in each of the past five years; and the nature of such complaints, by category, in tabular form. [28816/26]
185. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of individual family support plans in place within each children’s disability network team, including those in Waterford City and County; the average number of contacts or interventions per child per year; and the proportion of supports delivered on a one-to-one, group, and programme basis, with national comparator data provided. [28815/26]
184. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children actively engaged with each children’s disability network team; and the number on waiting lists at each team, including those serving Waterford City and County; and the ratio of children to whole-time equivalent staff, broken down by discipline where available, in the most recent year for which data is available and for each of the previous four years. [28814/26]
183. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average and median waiting times for initial contact, initial assessment and commencement of intervention for children referred to each children’s disability network team, including those serving Waterford City and County; and the national averages for each category, in each of the past five years. [28813/26]
182. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children referred to each children’s disability network team in each local authority area, including Waterford City and County Council, in each of the past five years; the number of referrals accepted; the number deemed more appropriate for primary care or other services; and the number currently awaiting initial contact, in tabular form. [28812/26]
181. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children’s disability network teams operating in each local authority area, including Waterford City and County Council, and for each team: the approved whole-time equivalent staffing complement by discipline; the current filled whole-time equivalent staffing, by discipline; and the current vacancy rate, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [28811/26]
108. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the recruitment and retention crisis impacting the youth work sector. [29015/26]
107. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure education of sufficient special education spaces across Waterford at both primary and secondary level. [29014/26]
742. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of children that travelled to the US for paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant surgery in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [28018/26]
741. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons based at UHW that are currently only treating and dealing with only public patients. [28017/26]
676. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE occupational therapists, by grade posts filled at Waterford South CDNT as of 10 April 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 April 2023, in tabular form. [28016/26]
675. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade posts filled at Waterford North CDNT as of 10 April 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 April 2023, in tabular form. [28015/26]
674. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers, by grade posts filled at Dungarvan CDNT as of 10 April 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 April 2023, in tabular form. [28014/26]
656. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28625/26]
655. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether stocking density requirements for commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, have changed in the past 20 years; and, if so, to provide details. [28624/26]
654. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the prescribed or recommended stocking density levels applicable to commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford; and how such levels are determined, in tabular form. [28623/26]
653. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered flock numbers associated with commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28622/26]
652. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine both the average payment and the median payment per applicant in respect of commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28621/26]
651. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of payments issued in respect of commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, under BISS and all other relevant area-based schemes in each of the past ten years, broken down by scheme, in tabular form. [28620/26]
650. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applications received in respect of commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, under area-based schemes in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28619/26]
649. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants declaring commonage lands in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, under the basic income support for sustainability and preceding area-based schemes in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [28618/26]
624. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to Waterford-Kilkenny divisional protective services bureau, in tabular form. [28021/26]
598. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has assessed the extent of unmet need under the domestic wastewater treatment system grant scheme arising from the current inspection-led model; whether estimates exist of defective systems not captured by the inspection regime; and whether he considers the current model equitable across local authorities. [28707/26]
597. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason householders cannot nominate or request their domestic wastewater treatment system for inspection for the purposes of accessing the domestic waste water treatment system grant scheme; whether consideration has been given to introducing an owner-initiated inspection pathway; and if so, the outcome of that consideration. [28706/26]
596. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process and criteria by which areas are designated under the national inspection plan, prioritised areas for action and high-status objective catchment areas; the bodies involved in those decisions; and whether these designations have changed over time. [28705/26]
595. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis on which domestic wastewater treatment systems are selected for inspection; the criteria applied; whether these are set nationally or locally; and whether a written guidance document, circular or protocol governs this process; and if so to provide a copy. [28704/26]
594. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections, the grant applications arising, the number of approvals, and the total funding approved under the domestic wastewater treatment system grant scheme in each local authority, under by the following categories, national inspection plan, prioritised areas for action and high status objective catchment areas, in each of the past ten years; by local authority and category, in tabular form. [28703/26]
593. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspectors engaged in the inspection of domestic wastewater treatment systems in each local authority, in each of the past ten years; and to specify whether these figures are whole-time equivalent, by local authority, in tabular form. [28702/26]
592. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections of domestic wastewater treatment systems carried out in each local authority; and the number of those inspections which identified systems requiring repair, upgrade or replacement, in each of the past ten years, by local authority, in tabular form. [28701/26]
591. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average grant amount approved under the domestic wastewater treatment system grant scheme in each local authority, in each of the past ten years, by local authority, in tabular form. [28700/26]
590. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of funding approved and amount paid under the domestic wastewater treatment system grant scheme in each local authority, in each of the past ten years, by local authority, in tabular form. [28699/26]
589. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received, approved and refused under the domestic waste water treatment system grant scheme, in each local authority, in each of the past ten years, by local authority, in tabular form. [28698/26]
386. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE staff, by job title working within the railway accident investigation unit of his Department; the WTE vacancies, by job title within this unit; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [28019/26]
353. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the number of heavy vehicle recovery trucks purchased for the Defence Forces in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of those heavy vehicle recovery trucks withdrawn from the fleet in the same period, in tabular form. [28020/26]
305. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that a person (details supplied) will receive the maximum home care package that they are entitled to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27871/26]
158. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of the infrastructure that has been built with the assistance of the Government of Ireland in the West Bank and Gaza; and the value of the infrastructure that has been destroyed or stolen in the State of Palestine in the past ten years, by year, in tabular form. [27714/26]
157. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the number of buildings that were built or part-funded with the assistance of the Government of Ireland in the State of Palestine that have been destroyed or removed; if he is aware of who has destroyed or stolen those buildings paid for by the Irish tax payer; and the response he has issued to the destruction and theft of this infrastructure. [27713/26]
3486. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the LEADER programme allocation to each local action group in each year since 1994 to date, in tabular form. [24221/26]
2065. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a placement under the accommodation recognition payment ends in the middle of a month; the way in which the payment for that is calculated; whether it is pro rata; whether there are rules covering the payment in those circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25197/26]
1961. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of drivers who have been issued a speeding fines on the 80km/hr stretch on the N25 near Glenmore between Waterford and Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23839/26]
1435. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will sanction a new ASD unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25746/26]
1236. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of one and two teacher schools in each county for each of the past twenty years, in tabular form. [23795/26]
1235. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's long-term plans for two teacher and one teacher schools in rural Ireland. [23794/26]
1234. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase the SET allocation for a school (details supplied). [23793/26]