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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 5 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
50. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of honorary consuls of other countries in Ireland, broken down by country, the basis on which they are accredited, what diplomatic privileges they enjoy, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3416/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
51. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of relations and engagement between the State and Western Sahara’s Polisario Front; if the Government recognises the Polisario Front as interlocutors for the Sahrawi people; and if this Government will commit to recognising a sovereign Sahrawi state. [3417/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
52. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what engagement, if any, his Department has had with Spain regarding the status and conditions of political prisoners in that country, in particular the status of Basque political prisoners and the campaign for their repatriation to their homeland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3418/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
53. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will call on the Iranian government to intervene to save the life of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3419/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
124. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Army in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
125. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Army; the current target figure for Army personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3427/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
126. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Naval Service in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
127. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Naval Service; the current target figure for Naval Service personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3429/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
128. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the LÉ Aoibhinn has reached full operational capability; the number of crew required for her deployment; whether that complement of personnel is in place; and the range of duties that she will carry out during 2025. [3430/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
129. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the LÉ Gobnait will reach full operational capability; the number of crew required for her deployment; whether that complement of personnel is in place; and the range of duties that she will carry out during 2025. [3431/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
130. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, by rank, currently serving in the Air Corps; the current target figure for Air Corps personnel across each rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3432/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
131. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the numbers of personnel leaving the Air Corps in advance of their contract ending, each year from 2014 to 2024, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3433/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
234. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to make a decision regarding State investment to develop the runway development at Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3479/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
235. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will work with the NTA and TFI local link to reinstate the local link Waterford route 361, which was altered in December 2023 without local input or support, resulting in a new service that is inaccessible to a great many former passengers; if he will instruct relevant agencies under his aegis to engage locally before altering routes in future; an…
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
236. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport whether an agreement exists with the driver licensing authority of the Australian state of Western Australia regarding mutual recognition and exchange of driving licences across all categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3481/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
237. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will advocate for urgent safety upgrades to the N25, including works to improve dangerous junctions and accident blackspots across County Waterford. [3482/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
238. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Irish Rail has spent on maintenance and refurbishment to Waterford Plunkett station in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. [3483/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
356. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what plans, schemes or supports he and the Office of Public Works have to ensure that the flooding that took place in Tallow, County Waterford, during Storm Babet, causing severe damage to homes and businesses, will not occur under similar conditions in the future; if he will prioritise funding and…
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
840. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Waterford Garda division as of 27 January 2025; If he will provide same figures as of 27 January 2021, in tabular form. [3459/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
841. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice to consider reinstating the joint policing committees (JPCs) that have been replaced by community safety partnerships, or reforming the latter to undo the reduction of local democratic input into policing matters, that resulted from the abolition of JPCs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3460/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1182. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health whether a person with a serious medical condition (details supplied) could be provided with a GP in the town they have lived in for seven years (details supplied) instead of having to travel over an hour to see their GP on a routine-basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2824/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1356. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of approved home care hours in CHO 5 that were not delivered during 2024 due to lack of available personnel, by county, in tabular form; the current number of home care vacancies in CHO 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3531/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1357. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the manner in which eligibility for a full medical card is reckoned for an applicant, who is an adult dependent on their spouse’s pension, when their spouse avails of medical care under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3532/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1358. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she and the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health will work together to advance the application for a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford, given that the south-east is the only region not currently served by such a facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3533/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1359. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the current number of vacancies in Waterford mental health services, Waterford CAMHS and UHW department of psychiatry, by type, location, and duration to date of the vacancy, in tabular form. [3534/25]