399. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he accepts that the Our Rural Future rural development strategy failed to adequately prioritise rural housing delivery; the specific measures being taken to address this failure in the next rural development framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21896/25]
400. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his assessment of the impact of Our Rural Future on rural community safety, policing levels and public service provision in rural areas; and if he will acknowledge the concerns raised by rural communities regarding ongoing deficits in these critical areas. [21897/25]
401. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which the public consultation process on the successor to Our Rural Future will address shortcomings in the current policy, including issues of rural depopulation, housing, policing and access to essential services; and if he will ensure that the next rural strategy includes binding targets and timelines for delivery.…
402. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail the actions taken under Our Rural Future to retain young people in rural areas through job creation and education initiatives; if he will outline whether these efforts have been successful; and if he will indicate how youth retention will be prioritised in the next rural development strategy. [21899/25]
214. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned that Israeli activity in Gaza and the northern part of the West Bank forms a new wave of ethnic cleansing and land-grabbing; if he will condemn this illegal activity; the steps he will take to address it internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20096/25]
215. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the definition of antisemitism given by an organisation (details supplied) was accepted by the Government in January of this year. [20186/25]
216. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade who lobbied the Government to implement an organisation's definition of antisemitism (details supplied), both within Ireland and externally. [20187/25]
217. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade who in Government decided that the definition of antisemitism given by an organisation (details supplied) was to be adopted. [20188/25]
218. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names and positions of elected and or unelected officials who signed off on the decision to implement a definition (details supplied). [20189/25]
459. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the total allocation made by his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland for works in respect of the N72 this year; if he will provide details of each individual allocation, in tabular form, including scope, amount and location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20051/25]
460. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the total allocation made by his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland for works in respect of the N25 this year; if he will provide details of each individual allocation, in tabular form, including scope, amount and location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20052/25]
461. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the total allocation made by his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland for works in respect of the N24 this year; if he will provide details of each individual allocation, in tabular form, including scope, amount and location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20053/25]
462. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the total allocation made by his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland for works in respect of the R671 and R672 this year; if he will provide details of each individual allocation. in tabular form. including scope, amount and location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20054/25]
474. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport his Department's plans for the N72 Fermoy to Tallow road; and when TII will make an allocation for the badly needed work. [20191/25]
725. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the grow digital voucher schemes offered by his Department through local enterprise offices are available to social enterprises and community and voluntary sector organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20059/25]
856. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the 2025-26 academic year. [19235/25]
908. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the 2025/2026 academic year. [19571/25]
929. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a child is diagnosed with autism and receives a special class recommendation after the deadline of 19 February 2025, if the child is then not eligible to enter the appropriate education setting the following September for the 2025-2026 school year. [19780/25]
953. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education her Department’s plans to ensure students from the Coole Road in Ballysaggart and surrounding area can access a school bus service to a school (details supplied) for the academic year 2025-2026, if her Department will undertake to engage with parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19995/25]
954. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education her Department’s plans to engage with parents in Ardmore and surrounding areas whose children attend secondary schools in Dungarvan regarding additional capacity on the route in the form of a second school bus; if she is aware that the lack of capacity on the existing school bus means many parents are paying significant amounts weekly for a private bus …
1153. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if increased funding will be provided to county councils to meet the demand under the built heritage investment scheme 2025 as some applicants have been approved but have been placed on a reserve list; and if he will expedite a positive decision on the matter. [18625/25]
1298. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the child homelessness rate in Waterford for the last week in December for the past ten years. [20185/25]
1299. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total monies paid out or committed by his Department to each local authority in respect of building social houses and apartments and home purchase for each of the years 2014 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20192/25]
1300. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to increase the funding allocated to local authorities under the national preferential caravan loan scheme for travellers; if he is aware of the waiting lists faced by travellers needing a replacement caravan or mobile home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20212/25]
1301. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to increase the funding allocated to a local authority (details supplied) to ensure that an individual waiting four years for a replacement mobile home under the national preferential caravan loan scheme for travellers is accommodated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20213/25]