733. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff employed in childcare services participating in Core Funding in County Waterford in each year since 2020, according to information available to her Department; the corresponding national figures; if she is satisfied that staffing levels are sufficient to meet existing and projected childcare demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49791/26]
732. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department holds information on the average fees charged by childcare providers participating in Core Funding nationally and in County Waterford; if so, the average annual fee in each year since 2022 and the annual increase or decrease; if not, how her Department assesses whether Core Funding is reducing childcare costs for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49790/26]
731. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare services in County Waterford participating in the national childcare scheme in each year since 2020; the total value of subsidies paid in respect of children attending those services in each year; if her Department has assessed the impact of those subsidies on affordability for families in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49789/26]
730. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and value of applications received by her Department, or on behalf of her Department, from childcare providers in County Waterford under capital funding schemes in each year since 2020; the number approved and unsuccessful; if she is satisfied that the level of investment approved has met demand in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49788/26]
729. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total value of capital funding allocated by her Department to childcare providers in County Waterford in each year since 2020 under all capital investment and expansion schemes; the number of successful applications; the number of additional childcare places projected to result from those investments; the number created to date, where known to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49787/26]
728. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare places in County Waterford in each year since 2020, according to information available to her Department; the number of children aged under five years residing in the county in each of those years; the resulting number of childcare places per 100 children aged under five years; if her Department has assessed the adequacy of childcare capacity in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49786/26]
727. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new childcare services that, according to information available to her Department, commenced operation in County Waterford in each year since 2020; the number of additional childcare places thereby created; if she considers this sufficient to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49785/26]
726. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare services in County Waterford that, to her knowledge and based on information held by her Department, have ceased operating in each year since 2020; the estimated number of childcare places thereby lost; if she is satisfied with the trend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49784/26]
725. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare services participating in the core funding scheme in County Waterford in each year since the scheme was established; the total amount of core funding allocated by her Department to those services in each year; the number of childcare places associated with those services in each year, according to the information available to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49783/26]
528. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Irish citizens that are receiving State pension contributory but are permanently based outside the State as of 22 June 2026, in tabular form. [48776/26]
378. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a primary school (details supplied) has been rejected for a special education teacher allocation review, given the needs of the school and their pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49171/26]
202. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has approved funding for a road (details supplied) that faced storm damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49206/26]
200. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Gaeltacht planning statement and rural planning statement will be released; and the reason for the continued delays in the face of rising homelessness, the decline of the Irish language in an Ghaeltacht and demographic decline. [48181/26]
103. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for delivering affordable housing in villages and rural communities in County Waterford such as An Rinn, Ardmore, Lismore, and Bonmahon, that are experiencing pronounced housing pressures and demographic cliff edges, if not addressed. [48180/26]
342. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total value of eligible applications received under each call of the Rural Regeneration and Development Funds; the total value approved; the approval rate by number and value of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47894/26]
327. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital funding allocated to each technological university in each of the years from the date of their establishment to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47928/26]
951. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the extent to which eligibility for the CLÁR programme has expanded following the recent inclusion of additional electoral divisions; the additional geographic area and population now eligible for support as a result; the additional funding provided for the programme under budget 2025 and budget 2026, respectively, to reflect this expansion in eligibility; the details of any further increases in funding provided since budget 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47877/26]
950. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria and methodology used to determine eligibility for the CLÁR programme; the datasets, indicators and geographic units used in assessing eligibility; when the methodology was last reviewed; whether any changes have been made to the methodology, criteria, datasets or indicators used in recent years; the basis on which additional electoral divisions were deemed eligible under the programme; whether such additions arose from revisions to the methodology or from the application of updated data to the existing methodology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47876/26]
949. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated and the total funding drawn down under the CLÁR programme in each year since 2015; the corresponding amount allocated and drawn down in each local authority area in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47875/26]
948. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding approved and drawn down under the rural regeneration and development fund for each project since the establishment of the fund (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47834/26]
947. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated and drawn down under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund in each year since the establishment of the fund; the corresponding amount allocated and drawn down in each local authority area, in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47833/26]
946. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether any funding provided under the SICAP new arrivals programme originates from, or is transferred from, another Department; if so, the Departments concerned; the amount transferred in each year since 2022; and the budget subhead from which the funding was provided. [47788/26]
945. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of full-time equivalent staff funded through SICAP new arrivals funding in each year from 2022 to date, broken down by SICAP programme implementer. [47787/26]
944. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of SICAP new arrivals funding allocated to each LCDC area and each SICAP programme implementer, in each year from 2022 to date, in tabular form. [47786/26]
943. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated and expended under the SICAP new arrivals programme in each year from 2022 to date; the budget subhead under which such expenditure is recorded, in tabular form. [47785/26]
942. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding drawn down under SICAP by each LCDC and each SICAP programme implementer or contract area in each year from 2015 to 2026, in tabular form, with the information provided separately for each SICAP lot or contract area and implementer organisation, including any changes in contract arrangements over the period concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47784/26]
941. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated under SICAP to each local community development committee and each SICAP programme implementer or contract area in each year from 2015 to 2026, in tabular form, with the information provided separately for each SICAP lot or contract area and implementer organisation, including any changes in contract arrangements over the period concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47783/26]
940. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount of funding drawn down under SICAP in each year from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47782/26]
939. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total allocation provided by his Department under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme, SICAP, in each year from 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47781/26]
762. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the current staffing situation for speech and language therapy service in Dungarvan Primary Care Centre; the length of time the post has been vacant; the efforts that are being made to recruit a replacement; the interim arrangements that are in place for those awaiting appointments; whether there is a timeline for restoring a full service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47354/26]
600. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to investment to deliver the long-promised community neurorehabilitation team for the south-east (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46929/26]
490. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the policy in relation to overpayments of social welfare; if it is mandatory to repay all social welfare overpayments or if it can be written off; if so, in what circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47298/26]
184. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the reason Bus Éireann route 40 does not stop as scheduled in Kilmacthomas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47375/26]
172. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accidents that have occurred on the N25 between Youghal, County Cork and the turnoff for Ardmore, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47162/26]
763. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if it is the policy of her Department that Waterford and the south-east will not be provided with a community neurological rehabilitation team; and the engagement she has had with the HSE, University Hospital Waterford and other stakeholders with regard to the provision of such a service. [44942/26]
36. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated number of households currently experiencing fuel and energy poverty; and the steps he will take to help those most vulnerable to the fuel and energy crisis. [31308/26]
5. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail each state against which the Government currently applies sanctions, by date of application of sanctions, nature and scope of the sanctions, reason for the application of sanctions, whether the sanctions are applied unilaterally or as part of a multilateral initiative; and if applied multilaterally, by which international body or group of states the sanctions are applied or coordinated, in tabular form. [44465/26]
2111. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if givinostat will be made available for children with duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42731/26]
1314. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if applications submitted under the IIP which closed in November 2025 have been fully assessed; and if so, when the successful applicants will be informed. [41894/26]