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Conor D. McGuinness

Sinn Féin Waterford TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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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

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

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

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 574 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
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

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Waterford 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1816. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the EU is to reduce climate emissions of national fleets. [47163/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1817. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be arguing at EU level that excess fishing fleet emissions from non-Irish EU boats fishing in Irish waters are contributing to climate change; and that species should be fished by fleets moored closest to those fishing grounds. [47165/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1818. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding streams available to support generational renewal in the fishing industry; and the number of young entrants under 30 years of age supported in the past ten years, in tabular form. [47166/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1819. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of capital investment in the dredging of fishery harbours for every year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47167/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1820. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the strategy for expanding Irish seafood exports into Asian markets; and how smaller producers are supported to participate. [47168/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1821. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the share of EMFAF funding that has been allocated to community-led local development projects in coastal areas. [47171/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2206. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of care workers currently working under the home support scheme in each county, in tabular form. [45091/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2207. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently in receipt of the home support scheme in each county, in tabular form. [45092/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2208. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the number of care workers currently working under the home support scheme is adequate to provide the full number of care hours approved for all recipients of the scheme; the steps she will take to address any such shortfalls identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45093/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2511. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the planned discontinuing of coronial postmortems in University Hospital Waterford, effective from 1 January 2026 and that this will mean that no such postmortems can then be carried out in the south-east region from that date. [46492/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2512. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to outline the process and reasoning behind the decision to discontinue coronial postmortems in University Hospital Waterford effective from 1 January 2026. [46493/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2513. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department will take to ensure that coronial postmortems will continue to be provided in the south-east region (Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow) after 1 January 2026, and if such steps will include the overturning of the HSE decision to withdraw such services from University Hospital Waterford. [46494/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2525. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a retirement home (details supplied) in Waterford was closed; the reason for its closure; if her Department plans to reopen the facility as a public nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46563/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2748. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of the representatives of fishing communities that were invited to the consultations regarding the next iteration of Our Rural Future. [44721/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2749. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason the Summary Report from the Rural Youth Assembly 2024 acknowledges housing as a challenge for young people living in rural areas, but housing recommendations were not included in the delegates' final list of recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44723/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2771. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of LEADER funding since 2015, by county, and in tabular form. [47172/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2772. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of the funding allocated to community centres under the Community Centres Investment Fund, by county, since 2020, in tabular form. [47173/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2773. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of CLÁR programme funding since 2015 by county, in tabular form. [47174/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2774. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which his Department is measuring the impact of LEADER projects on rural job creation and enterprise development. [47175/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2775. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the initiatives in place to address rural depopulation in areas affected by it; and the way in which success is being measured. [47176/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
581. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to reinstate axed rural Bus Éireann routes, in areas such as Waterford, given their role in combating rural isolation. [43631/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
584. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider plans for Waterford Airport's runway extension. [43707/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
776. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason there was no mention of the Gaeltacht in the new NDP document; and the steps he will take to remedy the situation. [43740/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
777. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason "the Gaeltacht" was removed from his Department's title in the new NDP document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43741/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1239. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress that has been made on the new build for the Irish-medium secondary school in Waterford city. [43704/25]