132. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth following her announcement of €65 million in minor works and ICT funding for schools, if she will confirm the difference between funding allocated in 2024 and the funding for 2025.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30146/25]
157. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to stop the closure of post offices in rural Ireland. [31109/25]
158. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will implement the call in a recent report (details supplied) and provide Government investment for the post office network by providing funding for a strategic investment of €15 million per year for five years. [31111/25]
17. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [30139/25]
31. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach for a report on new shared island projects. [30140/25]
193. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific steps he might consider taking to protect the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland should there be an increase in tariffs on EU pharmaceuticals in the US. [29779/25]
194. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 29 May 2025, to ask for clarity on what his definition of 'Israeli security needs' are, in reference to his written reply. [29781/25]
513. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if plans are in place to open another ASD early intervention preschool class in Dungarvan, County Waterford, given the demand in the area and the fact that there is only one such class in the area (details supplied), which is full for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29090/25]
514. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to increase the number of ASD early intervention preschool classes in Dungarvan County Waterford, given the fact that access and inclusion model support in mainstream preschool may not be appropriate for every child with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29091/25]
741. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reform commercial rates or any other plans that might support small and micro-enterprises in rural counties such as Waterford. [28982/25]
876. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to the introduce an employer PRSI rebate for small firms or any other plans that might support small and micro-enterprises in rural counties such as Waterford. [28983/25]
877. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if any upcoming supports, such as a PRSI rebate, may include businesses that are not paying commercial rates, such as businesses that are renting their workspaces as opposed to those that own their premises. [28984/25]
1170. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her position on the recognition or otherwise of university-level social worker qualifications from other EU member states by CORU and TUSLA, and if she considers that refusals or delays in recognising such qualifications is hindering the recruitment and retention of social workers. [29355/25]
1365. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health is she is aware of recognition and registration issues impacting a social worker (details supplied), whose principal social work qualification is from a university in another EU member state, if she will intervene to ameliorate this delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29356/25]
1593. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) will undertake their ADHD assessment in a timely manner and if she will engage with the child’s parents on the matter. [30354/25]
189. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to offset the potential negative impacts of a trade war with the US on the life sciences sector in Ireland, in particular the pharmaceutical industry; and the engagements he has had with workers and employers, and the representatives, in this regard. [26755/25]
203. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he agrees with the comments of an tUachtarán at the recent National Famine Commemoration that the General Assembly of the United Nations should exercise its powers under ‘Uniting for Peace’ to bypass the Security Council and authorise collective action to preserve life in Gaza in the face of Israel’s genocidal campaign ag…
369. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to fast-track the approval of funding for an outside modular unit to provide an additional special class at a school (details supplied). [28856/25]
455. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the steps he will take to ensure that the Legal Aid Board is properly funded and resourced, so as to be able to hire temporary replacement staff in cases where existing staff are on maternity leave. [28470/25]
3. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 215, 216, 217, 218 and 441 of 29 April 2025, if he is aware of the use of the IHRA definition of antisemitism as a tool by groups and colleges in other countries to ban and penalise events being organised in universities and other non-state bodies that promote and reference Palestine or P…
187. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure that the bus route serving an area (details supplied) will reset the pick-up point; if her Department will undertake to engage with the parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27791/25]
224. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to changing a bus route servicing an area to a school (details supplied) to ensure that students can be picked up and dropped off at a location that is safer for them than the present designated point; if her Department will undertake to engage with the parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28…
383. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department will take to ensure a fair deal applicant (details supplied) can receive long-term care in a location that best caters to their needs and ensures cohesion with their family. [27855/25]
159. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport his views on the extension of the Cork to Midleton railway line to Youghal, given the significant commuter population in this town and its hinterland, the existence of sufficient space on the line adjacent to the Greenway, the positive impact for tourism in the area, and the benefits of public transport. [26708/25]
160. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he has had any engagement with Irish Rail, the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland or Cork County Council regarding the extension of the existing Cork–Midleton railway line to include Youghal. [26709/25]