1240. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to address the shortage of qualified Irish-language teachers affecting Gaeltacht and Irish language schools. [43705/25]
1397. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the issues identified with the serviced sites scheme, considering only four local authorities have provided for the scheme and no houses have been sold; and his plans to make the scheme a success. [40797/25]
1398. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local councils who provide a serviced sites scheme; the number of sites currently proposed by each local authority; the number of serviced sites being built currently in each local authority; and the number of sites available to purchase in each local authority, in tabular form. [40798/25]
1399. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the issues local authorities are having in providing serviced sites schemes; if he has met with local authorities to discuss the serviced sites scheme; if the scheme is to be enacted to deal with any shortcomings highlighted by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40799/25…
1632. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Gaeltacht planning guidelines, which were being finalised in February 2024 will be published. [43703/25]
1633. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant properties in County Waterford that could be repurposed for social housing; and the barriers that prevent their repurposing. [43709/25]
1774. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans his Department has to make those carers in receipt of a State pension eligible for the full rate of carer’s allowance, rather than the present half rate, if he will acknowledge that many pensioners who are providing care to a family member 24/7 are struggling financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41409/25]
1908. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí in each Waterford Garda station on the last day of January, February, March, April, May and June 2025, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40705/25]
1909. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí for each year from 2014 to date, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40706/25]
1910. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who left the force in each year from 2014 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40707/25]
1911. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who joined the force in each year from 2014 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40708/25]
1912. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of crimes that were recorded where the suspected offenders were on bail in each of the past three years, by county and by category of offence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40710/25]
1913. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of suspected offenders currently on bail for violent offences in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40711/25]
2003. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 615 of 24 June 2025, the reason the majority of join family visas receive a first instance decision within the 12-month business target, while in 2024 the average processing time for all types of join family visa application was 72-calendar days; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
2004. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 615 of 24 June 2025, if he plans to reduce the waiting times for first instance decisions on join family visa applications, as such applications receive a first instance decision within the 12-month business target, compared to the average processing time of 72-calendar days for all types …
2156. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of targets delivered stands at 48% in 2024 in relation to Programme D of his Department’s Section in the Public Service Performance Report 2024 (details supplied); if he will provide information regarding the 23 targets; which targets were met; the targets not met; and the reason targets were not met. [41121/25]
2226. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that are available for small-scale farmers and fishermen facing exclusion from direct market supply chains and processors and are forced to sell to middlemen which often eats into their profits and leads to higher prices for consumers. [43633/25]
2564. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently intervene in the case of a child (details supplied) who has been refused access to incontinence products by the HSE on the basis of a blanket age threshold; if she will ensure discretion is exercised in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40890/25]
2565. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to set out the current policy governing the provision of incontinence products to children with disabilities; the minimum eligibility age; and whether provision below that age is permitted on the basis of medical need. [40891/25]
2566. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to outline the consultation undertaken with clinicians, families or disability advocates prior to the reported increase in the age threshold for incontinence product provision by the HSE. [40892/25]
2567. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, by year and CHO area, of the number of children under four who have received incontinence products via the HSE in the past five years. [40893/25]
2568. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health whether she has assessed the additional financial burden on families of children with disabilities arising from limited access to incontinence products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40894/25]
2569. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to set out the processes available to families to appeal the refusal of incontinence supports for a child with complex or lifelong needs. [40895/25]
2669. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 1 October 2024, if she will clarify the contradiction between the reply with Parliamentary Question No. 1358 of 5 February 2025, which both confirmed that an application for a Jigsaw Youth Mental Health service had been submitted to the HSE in 2022 and resubmitted in 2023, and the reply to Parliamentary Questio…
2670. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 410 of 19 June 2025, in light of the apparent contraction in the HSE response, if she will detail all applications made in the past five years with respect to the establishment of a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford, by the date of the application, by whom it was made, how it was received, the considerat…