Mar a dúirt mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ó Snodaigh, ní thuigim cén fáth a bhfuil leasú Uimh. 22, a chuir Conradh na Gaeilge isteach ach a bhfuil ár n-ainmneacha air, as ord ach go bhfuil leasuithe an-chosúil ón Aire ceadaithe. Is dócha go bhfuil double standard de shaghas éigin i gceist. Nílim, mar Theachta Dála agus ionadaí poiblí, sásta leis sin. Ní thuigim é. Is dócha gur ceart míniú a thabhairt ar sin mar tá dao…
TDs / Conor D. McGuinness
Conor D. McGuinness
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1,378
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
104,560
words spoken in the chamber
Across 574 contributions
411
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
257
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
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Who they ask
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Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 1,378 in all
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Contributions to debates 574 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 114 | 16 |
| March 2025 | 22 | 41 |
| April 2025 | 63 | 28 |
| May 2025 | 139 | 30 |
| June 2025 | 112 | 40 |
| July 2025 | 283 | 31 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 47 | 18 |
| October 2025 | 19 | 34 |
| November 2025 | 65 | 32 |
| December 2025 | 37 | 24 |
| January 2026 | 52 | 29 |
| February 2026 | 45 | 61 |
| March 2026 | 66 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 104 | 35 |
| May 2026 | 45 | 53 |
| June 2026 | 55 | 11 |
| July 2026 | 45 | 29 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 26 | 8 |
| October 2026 | 39 | 32 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 346 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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- constituency Waterford 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Beidh mé an-ghasta mar tá sé ráite go beacht agus go soiléir ag mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ó Snodaigh, atá in éineacht liom. Tá m’ainm ar an leasú agus aontaím go huile is go hiomlán lena bhfuil ráite ag an Teachta Ó Snodaigh. I slí amháin, is féidir léamh a bheith agat ar an srian seo gur ardú céime é do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta agus a chomhaltaí mar beidh siad ar chomhchéim le hUachtarán na hÉireann. Mar a dúir…
Gan athrá a dhéanamh ar an díospóireacht, bhí muid ag iarraidh go mbeadh gach comhalta tofa agus ní hé sin an cás. Dóibh siúd atá le bheith ceaptha ag an Aire, ba cheart go mbeadh sé leagtha síos go beacht sa bhunreachtaíocht na scileanna, an taithí agus an cumas a bheadh acu, ionas nach bhfuil aon dul as - táim cinnte nach ndéanfadh an tAire reatha an méid seo ach ní hé sin le rá nach ndéanfadh Aire amach anseo é – …
Hear, hear.
This question relates to the waiting times for inpatient admission for eating disorders and plans that are in place, or not in place as the case may be, to increase the number of inpatient eating disorder beds and to properly resource the model of care. We know from the HSE's estimates that there are 1,700 new presentations of people with eating disorders every year. Between 2018 and 2022, those figures show us that …
I thank the Minister of State for the reply. As she outlined, the fact is that there are only three specialist beds and they are in St. Vincent's Hospital. When the current Tánaiste was the Minister for Health, he promised to deliver 20 beds by 2023. He did not promise to deliver them for no good reason. It was understood at that time that there was an urgent need for additional capacity in the system. We must also b…
The other issue, and the Minister of State touched on it, is the number of people opting to go private. Often, parents are putting their hands in their pockets or borrowing money to access care for their children or young adults. It is important for the HSE to do work on this aspect. I understand the Minister of State does not have these figures and that they are not readily available. Whatever means are available an…
The Government is stifling the economic potential of Waterford and the wider south east. That is the simple truth of it and there is no getting away from that. Every week that goes by without this decision being made puts a noose around the neck of the regional economy in the south east. Our region has been left waiting and waiting for critical investment in infrastructure that would unlock jobs, tourism and regional…
With respect to the Minister of State, the line about engaging with stakeholders is wearing fairly thin at this stage. We have heard it over the years. Everything that needs to be done in Waterford has been done by the local authorities and by the airport. Planning is in place, the regional funding is there and the project is ready to go. What is missing here is the decision by the Minister for Transport that just ne…
Do we know when?
Hear, hear.
Education is the foundation of any progressive society. It shapes our children's futures, reflects our values and must adapt to the needs of a changing Ireland. For too long our education system has failed to keep pace with the diversity of modern Ireland. We need real diversity in school patronage which respects freedom of religion and finally puts parents and children at the heart of our education system. The facts…
Europe Day should be a moment for us in Ireland to reflect on our place in the European Union, on what we have achieved as part of the European Union but also what we have failed to achieve and what has been stilted through our membership and through some of the policies of the European Union. We have seen some real benefits to rural areas from our membership of the EU over the decades, including programmes such as L…
On International Workers’ Day, we honour those whose work sustains our communities, public services and society. As a trade unionist, I reflect on the many struggles over many years for workers' rights and fairness. I want to speak for a group of workers who are far too often forgotten by the Government, namely those employed in the community and voluntary sector. These are people who run domestic violence refuges, a…
A national planning framework should be a road map for fairness, decent living standards, balanced development and a future where no community is written off. What we have before us in the draft framework falls far short of that. It is a framework that gestures at ambition but lacks the backbone to deliver. It reads more like a vague wish list than a serious plan for action. This Government has failed to close the ga…
What about confidence in the Minister?
How is that going for you?
Hear, hear.
This evening, we have gathered to speak about one of the most shameful failures of our health service in recent memory. God only knows how many children have undergone invasive, traumatic and completely unnecessary hip surgeries. We do not know, and that is the simple fact. We do not know exactly how many.
Children have been subjected to unnecessary surgeries and families have been left in the dark abandoned and bet…
If education is a right, why is access seemingly always a fight for families? As the Minister knows because I wrote to her and because parents have been in touch with her, almost 20 families in Dungarvan, County Waterford, are left without a special school place. There is a wider issue across Waterford city and county when it comes to capacity in special education spaces in mainstream schools and special schools. The…
I sat in this Chamber last night and watched the Minister of State's colleagues in Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Lowry Independents group vote against a Sinn Féin Bill that would have permanently banned water charges. In my few short months in this House I have seen Minister after Minister duck questions about a referendum on the public ownership of water. Water must be protected as a public good in our Constitution…
It is marvellous that we had several weeks of briefings from Government spokespeople and backbenchers about the need to fight and vindicate the right of Government backbenchers to be able to put questions and make statements. There is one in the Chamber at this moment. I hope the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach will give me a bit of extra time since the speaker from the Government backbenches who was to speak immediately pri…
-----when it comes to attention from IDA Ireland.
I reiterate the calls from my colleagues on the Sinn Féin side of the House, that we need to develop contingency plans-----
-----to protect our pharmaceutical sector and its workers.
Aontaím leis an méid atá ráite ag mo chomhghleacaithe.
Agus muid ag teacht chun deiridh ar an díospóireacht mar gheall ar alt 5, teastaíonn uaim a rá arís go bhfuil deis againn anois Údarás na Gaeltachta a dhéanamh chomh daonlathach, chomh hoscailte agus chomh trédhearcach agus is féidir trí níos mó ball tofa a bheith ar an mbord agus níos mó daoine a thoghadh ó gach ceantar Gaeltachta. I mo cheantar féin i nGaeltac…