226. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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]
225. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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]
215. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education 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]
159. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport 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 on the matter. [6988/25]
158. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport 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 the matter. [6987/25]
157. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport 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 of the transfer to the new operator; the plan that is in place to monitor and review the performance of the new operator; if his Department has initiated any engagement between service personnel and the new operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6986/25]
880. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked 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]
271. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she or her officials will meet with a delegation from an organisation (details supplied) to discuss a planning permission issue. [5276/25]
261. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has considered a recruitment scheme or campaign that would see former Defence Forces personnel join An Garda Síochána at a point on the salary scale that takes into account their period of service and rank in the Defence Forces. [5378/25]
259. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the provisions his Department or the bodies under his aegis has made for the identification, apprehension, and arrest of persons subject to arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court that may enter Ireland, or transit through Irish territorial waters or airspace. [5363/25]
258. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the moves by the authorities of Australia and New Zealand to question Israeli citizens seeking to enter those countries regarding involvement in the Israeli military and the commission of war crimes, human rights abuses and crimes against humanity in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; if he will consider adopting a similar approach for Israeli citizens seeking to enter Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5362/25]
88. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the timeline for the National Development Plan review mentioned in the new Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4187/25]
78. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the plans, schemes or supports he and the Office of Public Works have in place to offset the risk of damage to life and property in areas prone to flooding in severe storm conditions, such as Tallow, County Waterford. [4186/25]
45. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if any impact study is carried out by his Department ahead of carbon taxes increases to adjudge the financial impact on householders, including those in or at risk of poverty and isolation. [4188/25]
16. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he considers the Central Bank’s mortgage measures are in need of review, particularly the loan-to-value limit deposit requirement given the catch-22 situation many renters find themselves in being unable to save for a deposit due to high rents, which in many cases are far in excess of the mortgage repayments they would expect to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4189/25]
733. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4098/25]
715. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4093/25]
660. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her views on whether it is appropriate that Dungarvan is still without a registrar of births, deaths and marriages; if her Department will work with the HSE to ensure a registrar is in position in the town without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4421/25]
593. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to publish the ministerial brief she received on commencing her role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4094/25]
522. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to publish the ministerial brief she received on commencing her role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4086/25]
476. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4085/25]
430. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4096/25]
401. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4099/25]
353. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4095/25]
334. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4100/25]
270. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education to publish the ministerial brief she received on commencing her role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4088/25]
266. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the current number of full-time equivalent educational welfare officer positions in Waterford city and county; the number of these positions currently vacant; the timeline for filling these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4073/25]
235. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4089/25]
191. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4091/25]
136. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport to publish the Ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4101/25]
105. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4087/25]
86. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4090/25]
60. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4092/25]
59. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he or his Department has had with regard to the establishment of The Hague Group comprising Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa; if he supports the group’s defence of international justice, human rights norms, accountability to international institutions and multilateralism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4074/25]
266. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total allocations made by the Higher Education Authority to each of the technological universities, with a per-capita funding figure by number of registered students in each institution in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [3613/25]
265. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total capital investment by the Government in each of the technological universities in each of the past five years, per capita and by number of registered students in each year, in tabular form. [3612/25]
208. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with regards to youth work as the new Programme for Government commits to a new Youth Services Action Plan, despite the publication of the Opportunities for Youth national strategy only last September; if she will clarify whether her Department will provide resources to implement the Opportunities for Youth strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3835/25]
144. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether it is appropriate that development of large-scale permanent telecommunications masts can avail of the section 254 licensing process generally utilised for temporary signage and street furniture, rather than the standard planning permission process; if the grant of such a licence on local authority land by An Bord Pleanála conflicts with the reserved function of councillors to dispose of property under section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3821/25]
134. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider enabling local authorities to acquire proportions greater than 20% for social and affordable housing under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 - 2021 in certain circumstances, such as in Ardmore, County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/25]
133. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had with officials in Údarás na Gaeltachta, Waterford City and County Council, and Rannóg Gaeltachta of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media regarding the development of affordable housing in Gaeltacht na nDéise, given the pressing need for tailored housing solutions in Gaeltacht communities. [3641/25]
132. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure the adequate regulation of short-term letting operators by local authorities, including the provision of necessary powers and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3640/25]
131. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the rent pressure zone scheme to assess if it has succeeded in achieving any of its stated objectives; if improvements can be made to address rent increases in districts where families and individuals are under severe pressure to pay rent or find affordable properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3639/25]
130. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the application by Waterford City and County Council for a social housing development at Shandon, Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3638/25]
129. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the application by Waterford City and County Council for a social housing development at An Sean Phobal, County Phort Láirge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3637/25]
128. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the application by Waterford City and County Council for a mixed tenure development at Fairlane, Dungarvan to include affordable, cost-rental, and social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3636/25]
127. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the price, including the equity stake held by Waterford City and County Council, of two-bed and three-bed units in a development (details supplied) in Tramore, Co. Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3635/25]
126. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the price, including the equity stake held by Waterford City and County Council, of three-bed and four-bed units in a development (details supplied) in Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3634/25]
125. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Met Éireann will review its system of warnings to allow for a more granular breakdown, by local electoral area rather than county, to take into account the difference in geography within counties, provide more accurate warnings and avoid discrepancies at county bounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3633/25]