921. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the exact timeline for the promised nine-room extension to meet the future needs of a school (details supplied); and the reason the schoolchildren must wait in substandard conditions in the interim. [43408/26]
920. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department can justify spending €56,000 annually on top of the €500,000 already wasted on failing prefabs in a school (details supplied) while leaving purchased land adjacent to the school mostly vacant [43407/26]
919. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department is refusing to meet the urgent need it already formally recognised in November 2024 for the promised nine-room extension for a school (details supplied). [43406/26]
778. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reneged on its written agreement of November 2024 to build a nine-room configuration for a school (details supplied); if her Department is now offering a token three rooms given the huge increase in numbers in the school and the large demographic increase in its catchment area; if she will clarify the reason behind the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41730/26]
1122. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurologists with a special interest in migraines and headaches that are based at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38791/26]
1121. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE qualified medical dosimetrists posts filled at University Hospital Waterford as of 18 May 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form. [38790/26]
784. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the name of the external companies that provide cleaning and security personnel to his Department in each of the years 2025 and to date in 2026; when the contracts are next scheduled for renewal. [38789/26]
783. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 624 of 21 April 2026, if he has received the necessary information from Garda Authorities to answer this PQ. [38788/26]
736. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2027 if the living alone allowance increased to €28.50 per week. [38792/26]
720. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has assessed the accuracy and legal robustness of local authority derelict sites registers following reports of inaccurate records leading to levy write-offs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39908/26]
719. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict sites levy debt written off by local authorities in each year since 2020, broken down by local authority and reason for write-off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39907/26]
718. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites on each local authority derelict sites register in each year from 2020 to 2025; the number added and removed annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39906/26]
717. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict sites levy imposed, collected and outstanding in each year from 2020 to 2025, broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39905/26]
716. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount currently outstanding nationally in unpaid derelict sites levy arrears; the amount outstanding by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39904/26]
626. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the cost of laptops quoted to parents by their child's secondary school often varies greatly from school to school; if her Department has issued guidelines for schools to follow in securing the best value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40082/26]
625. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports available to parents to assist with the purchase of school laptops for their children attending secondary school, if she recognises that the cost of these laptops is a great burden on parents already hard pressed with other costs associated with their child's school education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40081/26]
228. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to visit Austria prior to Ireland holding the Presidency of EU. [38794/26]
227. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of Irish embassies and consulate general offices worldwide that currently has a translator post filled within their offices, in tabular form. [38793/26]
184. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 2480 of 6 May 2026, if he will confirm that his Department was contacted by the journalist who broke the story relating to the consultancy spend on IT by the Central Bank; and the reason the answer to the PQ was not sent to the Member of the Oireachtas asking the Parliamentary Question, or put up on the Oireachtas website, which still does not have the answer as of the 19 May 2026. [39604/26]
104. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he intends to seek increased funding for rural development programmes in Budget 2027, in light of concerns expressed by rural communities and organisations regarding reductions in rural development funding in recent budgets. [38388/26]
101. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is familiar with the farmers' yards initiative; if he sees potential for the initiative as part of wider rural regeneration and rural enterprise development; and if he has engaged with any Government Departments or State agencies regarding its future development. [38389/26]
98. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an bhfeiceann sé acmhainn i bhforbairt líonraí nua pobail Ghaeilge agus i dtabhairt aitheantais fhoirmiúil do phobail taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht; agus an bhfuil scrúdú déanta ag a Roinn ar thacaíochtaí nó ar bhearta beartais do cheantair ina bhfuil pobail láidre Ghaeilge agus Ghaelscolaíochta. [38387/26]
90. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil comhaontú bainte amach aige féin agus an tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta maidir leis an tráth a chríochnófar agus a fhoilseofar moltaí an Rialtais maidir le tithíocht i gceantair Ghaeltachta, chomh maith leis an ráiteas pleanála Gaeltachta; agus cén obair atá déanta go dtí seo ag a Roinn maidir leis na moltaí sin.
[38292/26]
89. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he shares concerns regarding the unprecedented rate of rural pub closures across Ireland; if he accepts the role rural pubs play as important community hubs in combating isolation and sustaining rural economies; and the engagement he has had with the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on measures to support the long-term viability of rural pubs. [38291/26]
336. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on whether the Community Recognition Fund should support local areas where hotels have been converted to IPAS centres and local businesses have been affected by a decrease in tourist footfall. [30421/26]
919. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason staff from therapeutic teams with TUSLA have been made redundant, at a time when such services are needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37370/26]
918. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the location of each play therapist currently employed by TUSLA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37369/26]
917. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of play therapists currently employed by TUSLA; the number that are qualified to work with complex trauma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37368/26]
389. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Departmental policy on media briefings relating to Parliamentary Questions. [36886/26]
388. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 2480 of 6 May 2026, whether his special advisers briefed a journalist regarding an article released in the media referring to this Parliamentary Question before 11 May 2026. [36885/26]
387. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 2480 of 6 May 2026, when he or his Department briefed a journalist regarding an article released in the media referring this Parliamentary Question. [36884/26]
386. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 2480 of 6 May 2026, how an article released in the media referring to this Parliamentary Question, which appeared in multiple media outlets on 8 May 2026 referencing his reply to this Deputy when this Deputy was not issued with the PQ reply until 11 May 2026. [36883/26]
303. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if two SNAs whose primary school is closing down (details supplied) will be redeployed to another school; when she expects this to happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35931/26]
654. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the National Broadband Ireland rollout for Tallow and surrounding areas in West Waterford; to confirm whether the area is due to be included in mapping in June; the expected timeline for survey, build works and connection availability; and the steps that are being taken to ensure rural communities in West Waterford are not left waiting further. [34797/26]
205. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will cut college fees for third level students before September 2026. [34732/26]
197. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he acknowledges the economic difficulties facing-third level students and their families; and the actions he will take to lessen the burden on them in the coming academic year. [34733/26]
118. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the current capacity of An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh to ensure the security of the State’s maritime area in the areas of defence, drug enforcement and fisheries protection; and if she is satisfied with the current capacity of the Naval Service to deal with these issues. [33103/26]
59. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund will open; and if projects such as a public swimming pool for Dún Garbhán in Port Láirge will be considered when the fund opens again. [33097/26]
17. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the work of the Advisory Committee on the Restitution and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage, specifically on matters pertaining to items of Irish origin in international collections and how best to repatriate these, if necessary and when appropriate. [33098/26]
728. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 655, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 65 and 656 of 21 April 2026, when he proposes to answer these questions, and to account for the ongoing delay in providing responses to these questions. [33366/26]
709. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to close the BIM-managed ice plant at Dunmore East fisheries harbour centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32089/26]
708. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sea-fisheries ice plants previously operated by or for his Department, which have been closed over the past ten years; the location of each; the operating agency or body; and date closed. [32088/26]