Conor D. McGuinness

157. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware that the town of Dungarvan, County Waterford, has no family resource centre; her views on whether it is appropriate that a large town such as Dungarvan would be without important community infrastructure of this type; and if she will commit to working across party lines and across Government to address this deficit. [4184/25]

701. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of payments under ACRES that are currently delayed; the number of individual farmers impacted by delayed payments; when the delays first began; the plans he has in place to address these delays and ensure farmers get their payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7259/25]

157. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport in light of the decision to transfer the contract for provision of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter service, when he expects the service at Waterford Airport to be transferred; if the search and rescue helicopter service at Waterford will remain operational 24/7 as at present; if all current service personnel will be retained as part of the transfer to the new operator; the plan that is in place to monitor and review the performance of the new operator; if his Department has initiated any engagement between service personnel and the new operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6986/25]

158. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport in light of the decision to transfer the contract for provision of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter service, if he is aware of concerns regarding reduced utility of the helicopters proposed for use by the new contractor; if he is assured that there will be no decrease is service capability arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6987/25]

159. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport in light of the decision to transfer the contract for provision of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter service, the plans in place to utilise a number of fixed wing aircraft as part of the search and rescue capability; if he will provide details of the aircraft, the purpose and location of their deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6988/25]

215. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied), who is on a waiting list for their local special school will be able access an appropriate special school space this coming September. [7079/25]

225. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will undertake to work with Údarás na Gaeltachta to enable that body to provide support and incentives to ensure post office services can be provided sustainably in the Gaeltacht, particularly in the case where such a service would be the only public service within that community. [6959/25]

226. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he has received the Interim Report of the Advisory Committee on Restitution and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage; if not, when he expects to receive this report; if he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6980/25]

249. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the applications received by his Department from Waterford City and County Council for social, affordable and cost rental housing developments in each year since 2019, providing the year of application, type and quantity of each proposed development, current status, and where appropriate year of final approval by his Department, in tabular form. [6977/25]

250. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications made by each local authority under the fire service capital programme for each year from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [6978/25]

251. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided by his Government to each local authority under the fire service capital programme, for each year from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [6979/25]

252. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans he and his Department have in place to address the capacity issues affective storage of priceless historic artefacts and archives, including the risk that current rental storage space will soon no longer be available; the engagement he has had with the National Archives, National Museum of Ireland, and other bodies in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6981/25]

351. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the current status of the psychiatry position at Dungarvan Community Hospital; if a vacancy occurs at present; the total period of time from 1 January 2024 to date that the position has been vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6949/25]

352. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the total number of positions comprising the mental health team at Dungarvan Community Hospital; the number of these positions that are currently vacant; the duration each current vacancy has occurred, by position and number of vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6950/25]

353. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of suicide crisis assessment nurse positions that currently pertain to Waterford; the number of positions that are currently vacant; the duration each current vacancy has occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6951/25]

354. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health liaison nurse positions attached to University Hospital Waterford; the number of these positions that are currently vacant; the duration since each current vacancy has occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6952/25]

355. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an initial appointment with child and adolescent mental health services in CHO5, broken down by county and by year of current referral, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6953/25]

386. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to reconfigure his Department; the timeline for completion of this reconfiguration; the title of this Department, if he will provide an organisation chart for the reconfigured Department, to include name and contact details for the senior official in each section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6954/25]

387. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list all the agencies and other bodies under his aegis; and to detail the total budget, or part thereof, funded by the Exchequer in 2024 for each, in tabular form. [6955/25]

388. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list all the agencies and other bodies under his aegis for which he has responsibility for appointing board members or directors; and to provide the current board vacancies for each, in tabular form. [6956/25]

389. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail his Department's various capital funding schemes, including the total of each fund in 2025, in tabular form; the timeline for applications (calls and deadlines); the general focus of each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/25]

390. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will reverse the cuts in funding for the social inclusion and community activation programme, which took effect during the years of economic austerity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6958/25]

391. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plan to develop a successor to the Strategy for the Community and Voluntary Sector 2019-2024, and to resourcing that strategy to deliver on commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6960/25]

880. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 733 of 11 February 2025, the exact date his Ministerial brief will be published; and the uniform resource locator (URL) for same. [6384/25]

16. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he considers the Central Bank’s mortgage measures are in need of review, particularly the loan-to-value limit deposit requirement given the catch-22 situation many renters find themselves in being unable to save for a deposit due to high rents, which in many cases are far in excess of the mortgage repayments they would expect to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4189/25]