TDs / Conor D. McGuinness

Conor D. McGuinness

Sinn Féin Waterford TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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.

Special Educational Needs 44 questions
Housing Schemes 39 questions
Rural Schemes 26 questions
Fishing Industry 25 questions
Disability Services 24 questions
An Garda Síochána 22 questions
Schools Building Projects 21 questions
Childcare Services 18 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 162 questions
Education 158 questions
Rural 151 questions
Housing 126 questions
Transport 120 questions
Agriculture 108 questions

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

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
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

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh 19 contributions
Confidence in Government: Motion 15 contributions
Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) 15 contributions
Financial Resolution No. 8: General 12 contributions
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members] 10 contributions
Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] 6 contributions

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

constituency Waterford 29 November 2024 to now
party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now

Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health

1360. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations with the Irish Dental Association regarding the dental services treatment scheme; when a new contract will be agreed; and if she is aware of the impact the delay in concluding the negotiations is having on patients in areas such as Dungarvan where it is exceptionally difficult for medical card holders to access dental care inclu…

Dental Services

Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health

1361. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the provision she has made to ensure medical card holders can access timely dental care, including emergency care, in areas such as Dungarvan where there is extremely limited access to care under the dental services treatment scheme. [3536/25]

Dental Services

Conor D McGuinness Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health

1362. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the shortage of GPs in the County Waterford area; the impact this is having on both medical card and non-medical card patients in accessing GP services; the steps her Department will take to increase the number of general practice capacity in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3537/25]

General Practitioner Services