124. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Met Éireann will undertake to publish in full the high-level weather briefings issued to local authorities and other agencies in advance of severe weather events, in order that members of the public can avail of full information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3632/25]
115. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the proportion of An Chomhairle Ealaíon funding awarded to Irish language projects in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3611/25]
114. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding schemes available to support soccer clubs (details supplied) to improve their facilities. [3610/25]
110. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin gcruachás ina bhfuil Foras na Gaeilge de dheasca easpa maoinithe; an bhfuil aon phlean aige chun dul i ngleic leis an nganntanas airgid atá ag cur scéimeanna Gaeilge i mbaol ar fud na tíre; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [3615/25]
109. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin easpa oifige poist i nGaeltacht na nDéise le nach mór bliain anuas – an tseirbhís stáit dheireanach a bhí ar fáil sa cheantar Gaeltachta sin; an dtabharfaidh sé cead d’Údarás na Gaeltachta maoiniú nó infheistíocht a chur ar fáil chun tacú le saincheadúnaí dul i ngleic leis na constaicí airgeadais a bhaineann leis an tseirbhís a chur ar fáil; an mbuailfidh sé leis an Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide chun réiteach a fháil ar an tsaincheist seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [3614/25]
108. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she and an appropriate Minister of State will join me in urgently meeting a delegation of parents whose children have been placed on a waiting list for special school spaces in Dungarvan, County Waterford. [3925/25]
107. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education what steps will be taken to ensure that a child (details supplied), who is on a waiting list for their local special school, can access an appropriate special school space this coming September. [3924/25]
106. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education what steps will be taken to ensure that a child (details supplied), who is on a waiting list for their local special school, can access an appropriate special school space this coming September. [3922/25]
105. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education what steps will be taken to ensure that a child (details supplied), who is on a waiting list for their local special school, can access an appropriate special school space this coming September. [3921/25]
104. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education what steps her Department will take to ensure a child (details supplied) who is on a waiting list for their local special school can access an appropriate special school space in September. [3919/25]
100. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Oideachais cad iad na pleananna atá aici chun dul i ngleic leis an ngéarchéim atá ann maidir le múinteoirí le Gaeilge a earcú chun freastal ar earnáil an oideachais Gaeilge – idir bhunscoileanna agus mheánscoileanna; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [3834/25]
99. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that due to an inability of her Department to provide certainty to the principal and board of management of a school (details supplied) regarding delivery of a modular unit, the school has been unable to proceed with plans to open a much-needed ASD class in time for September 2025, and instead have been forced to postpone until 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3833/25]
98. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will give very serious consideration to the development of a new build school premises for a school (details supplied) to accommodate the growing demand for mild, moderate and severe spaces in Waterford, and parts of East Cork and South Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3832/25]
97. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the emerging situation in Dungarvan, County Waterford where the families of 22 children have received notice that they cannot avail of a special school place; if she will commit to finding an urgent solution to secure a school space suitable to their individual educational and care needs; if she will commit to working with all stakeholders to increase special school and special class capacity in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3831/25]
96. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the number of notifications received by the NCSE from parents and guardians by the 1 February 2025 deadline pursuant to her Department’s circular 0080/2024 by county, and by category of need, in tabular form. [3830/25]
95. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the number of special school spaces and special class spaces in the State, by county, in tabular form. [3829/25]
17. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide details of all meetings between Ministers and officials of his Department with the Irish Defence and Security Association from January 2020 to present, to include dates, venues, minutes and attendees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3817/25]
1362. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the shortage of GPs in the County Waterford area; the impact this is having on both medical card and non-medical card patients in accessing GP services; the steps her Department will take to increase the number of general practice capacity in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3537/25]
1361. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the provision she has made to ensure medical card holders can access timely dental care, including emergency care, in areas such as Dungarvan where there is extremely limited access to care under the dental services treatment scheme. [3536/25]
1360. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations with the Irish Dental Association regarding the dental services treatment scheme; when a new contract will be agreed; and if she is aware of the impact the delay in concluding the negotiations is having on patients in areas such as Dungarvan where it is exceptionally difficult for medical card holders to access dental care including emergency care. [3535/25]
1359. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the current number of vacancies in Waterford mental health services, Waterford CAMHS and UHW department of psychiatry, by type, location, and duration to date of the vacancy, in tabular form. [3534/25]
1358. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she and the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health will work together to advance the application for a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford, given that the south-east is the only region not currently served by such a facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3533/25]
1357. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the manner in which eligibility for a full medical card is reckoned for an applicant, who is an adult dependent on their spouse’s pension, when their spouse avails of medical care under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3532/25]
1356. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of approved home care hours in CHO 5 that were not delivered during 2024 due to lack of available personnel, by county, in tabular form; the current number of home care vacancies in CHO 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3531/25]
1182. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health whether a person with a serious medical condition (details supplied) could be provided with a GP in the town they have lived in for seven years (details supplied) instead of having to travel over an hour to see their GP on a routine-basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2824/25]
841. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice to consider reinstating the joint policing committees (JPCs) that have been replaced by community safety partnerships, or reforming the latter to undo the reduction of local democratic input into policing matters, that resulted from the abolition of JPCs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3460/25]
840. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Waterford Garda division as of 27 January 2025; If he will provide same figures as of 27 January 2021, in tabular form. [3459/25]
356. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what plans, schemes or supports he and the Office of Public Works have to ensure that the flooding that took place in Tallow, County Waterford, during Storm Babet, causing severe damage to homes and businesses, will not occur under similar conditions in the future; if he will prioritise funding and resources to undertake works on the River Bride; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3435/25]
238. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Irish Rail has spent on maintenance and refurbishment to Waterford Plunkett station in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. [3483/25]
237. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will advocate for urgent safety upgrades to the N25, including works to improve dangerous junctions and accident blackspots across County Waterford. [3482/25]
236. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport whether an agreement exists with the driver licensing authority of the Australian state of Western Australia regarding mutual recognition and exchange of driving licences across all categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3481/25]
235. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will work with the NTA and TFI local link to reinstate the local link Waterford route 361, which was altered in December 2023 without local input or support, resulting in a new service that is inaccessible to a great many former passengers; if he will instruct relevant agencies under his aegis to engage locally before altering routes in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3480/25]
234. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to make a decision regarding State investment to develop the runway development at Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3479/25]
131. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Air Corps in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3433/25]
130. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Air Corps; the current target figure for Air Corps personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3432/25]
129. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the LÉ Gobnait will reach full operational capability; the number of crew required for her deployment; whether that complement of personnel is in place; and the range of duties that she will carry out during 2025. [3431/25]
128. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the LÉ Aoibhinn has reached full operational capability; the number of crew required for her deployment; whether that complement of personnel is in place; and the range of duties that she will carry out during 2025. [3430/25]
127. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Naval Service; the current target figure for Naval Service personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3429/25]
126. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Naval Service in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/25]
125. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Army; the current target figure for Army personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3427/25]
124. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Army in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/25]
53. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will call on the Iranian government to intervene to save the life of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3419/25]
52. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what engagement, if any, his Department has had with Spain regarding the status and conditions of political prisoners in that country, in particular the status of Basque political prisoners and the campaign for their repatriation to their homeland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3418/25]
51. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of relations and engagement between the State and Western Sahara’s Polisario Front; if the Government recognises the Polisario Front as interlocutors for the Sahrawi people; and if this Government will commit to recognising a sovereign Sahrawi state. [3417/25]
50. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of honorary consuls of other countries in Ireland, broken down by country, the basis on which they are accredited, what diplomatic privileges they enjoy, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3416/25]
49. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of honorary consuls appointed by Ireland, by country; the basis on which honorary consuls are recruited and appointed; their terms of reference; what diplomatic privileges they enjoy, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3415/25]
48. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what plans are in place to upgrade the representative office of Ireland in Palestine to full embassy status and to appoint an ambassador, in light of the recognition by Ireland of the State of Palestine last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3413/25]
47. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the move by the US Administration to add the Republic of Cuba to its state sponsors of terrorism list; if he is concerned that this move may lead to a strengthening of the US blockade against Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3412/25]