346. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of domestic, commercial and public EV charging points in each county, together with the funding allocated to each local authority area for EV charging infrastructure since 2019, in tabular form. [59257/26]
150. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of free solar panels that have been installed for homeowners who are registered under the life support category of the Priority Services Register with their energy supplier, under the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55971/26]
78. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the Government’s position on the United States embargo against Cuba; the representations made by Ireland through the European Union, the United Nations and in bilateral engagements regarding the embargo during the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58136/26]
77. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the State’s position on the sovereignty and status of Western Sahara; the engagements undertaken by the Department with representatives of the Polisario Front during the past five years; Ireland’s participation in United Nations and European Union efforts to support the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58135/26]
7. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach the number of persons employed in each county, broken down by economic sector, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [58877/26]
946. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to address the salaries of community workers and volunteers; if he is aware they do not currently earn a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53637/26]
313. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school transport options available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53156/26]
223. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason there is a delay for a company (details supplied) in receiving their R&D tax credit claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53656/26]
43. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will increase his Department’s funding allocation to Water Safety Ireland to support its critical work in saving lives. [53186/26]
31. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sé uasdátú maidir leis an maoiniú atá á chur ar fáil chun áiseanna feabhsaithe a chur ar fáil do Naíonra Gharbháin i nDún Garbhán agus do Naíonra Philib Barún i dTrá Mhór. [53183/26]
19. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he plans to substantially increase funding for the CLÁR programme in light of the recent expansion of the scheme’s eligibility. [53185/26]
16. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the role his Department will play in amending and finalising the recently published draft national planning statement for rural and Gaeltacht housing. [53184/26]
1. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht as the Minister with responsibility for rural proofing and Our Rural Future, the engagement his Department has with State agencies and semi-State bodies to ensure that transport services adequately meet the needs of rural communities. [53140/26]
487. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the percentage share of LEADER spending allocated for capital and current expenditure. [52374/26]
486. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if local authorities have requested increases in ORIS funding; and if so, the amount [52372/26]
485. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports provided by his Department to agricultural shows. [52371/26]
484. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on whether the level of funding made available to the tidy towns by his Department is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52370/26]
483. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures his Department has in places to tackle rural loneliness. [52369/26]
482. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated by his Department and the dormant accounts fund for the seniors alert scheme, over the past five years, in tabular form. [52368/26]
481. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated by his Department to women’s and men’s sheds, over the past five years, in tabular form. [52367/26]
467. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment of need; when they will access the other supports and services needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52555/26]
726. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psycho-oncology posts that have been filled in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [50947/26]
507. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Irish citizens that are receiving the State pension (contributory) but are permanently based outside of the State as of 26 June 2026, in tabular form. [50944/26]
443. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the average processing time for applications under the vacant above the shop grant scheme; the number and value of grant payments made to date; the estimated number of residential units expected to be delivered through approved applications, by local authority, in tabular form. [50967/26]
442. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether every local authority is fully operational in administering the vacant above the shop grant scheme; if not, to identify the local authorities that are not yet fully operational; the reasons therefor, whether a local authority has reported staffing, administrative or operational difficulties to his Department; and the measures being taken to address any such issues. [50966/26]
441. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total Exchequer funding provided for the vacant above the shop grant scheme in 2026; the total amount committed and paid to date; whether the scheme is a new standalone scheme or a continuation or expansion of an existing scheme; and the annual Exchequer funding provided for a predecessor scheme in each year from 2021 to 2025 inclusive. [50965/26]
440. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the amount of funding allocated under the vacant above the shop grant scheme in 2026; the amount committed; the amount drawn down or paid to date; the remaining balance available; and whether funding is allocated in advance to local authorities or drawn down on foot of approved applications, and by local authority, in tabular form. [50964/26]
439. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of applications received under the vacant above the shop grant scheme; the number approved; the number refused; the number deemed invalid or withdrawn; the number currently awaiting decision; the number of applications awaiting decision for less than one month, one to three months, three to six months and more than six months and by local authority, in tabular form. [50963/26]
438. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the date on which the vacant above the shop grant scheme became operational; the date on which applications first opened; the date on which the first application was received; the date on which the first application was approved; and the date on which the first grant payment was made, in tabular form and by local authority. [50962/26]
437. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE biodiversity data specialists employed by National Parks and Wildlife Service as of 29 June 2026, in tabular form. [50945/26]
243. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year yield if the residential zoned land tax increased to 7%, if the land's annual value is based on 2025 figures. [50946/26]
93. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of occasions in 2025 and to date in 2026 where the Irish ambassador based in Indonesia has met formally with the Indonesian president, in tabular form. [50948/26]
352. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided under the community services programme, by local authority/local authority area, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [50000/26]
351. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the total allocation spent by the community centre investment fund on new community centres over the past five years, in tabular form. [49991/26]
350. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total allocation to and draw-down figures from the community centre investment fund over the past five budgets, in tabular form. [49990/26]
805. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the options available in Waterford for children with special and additional needs who need anaesthetic for dental treatment; including those in a dental emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49051/26]
804. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no emergency dentist in University Hospital Waterford for children with special and additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49050/26]
737. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department collects, receives or holds information on childcare waiting lists nationally or on a county basis; if so, the latest figures available for County Waterford and nationally; if not, whether she considers it appropriate that neither she nor her Department has access to comprehensive waiting list data despite the acknowledged shortage of childcare places; how she assesses unmet demand in the absence of such information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49795/26]
736. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional childcare places her Department projected would be created nationally and in County Waterford through core funding, capital investment programmes and childcare expansion schemes since 2022; the number actually created to date, according to information available to her Department; if she is satisfied that projected outcomes have been achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49794/26]
735. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare services in County Waterford that have received support under the building blocks expansion grant scheme and any successor expansion scheme; the value of funding approved in each case; the number of additional childcare places her Department expects each project to deliver; the number delivered to date, where known; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49793/26]
734. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total amount provided by her Department in each year since its introduction to support increases in childcare worker pay arising from Employment Regulation Orders and Joint Labour Committee agreements; the amount allocated to services in County Waterford; if her Department has assessed whether these measures have improved recruitment and retention within the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49792/26]