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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 23 Jun 2026 · to Rural
948. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding approved and drawn down under the rural regeneration and development fund for each project since the establishment of the fund (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47834/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Rural
949. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated and the total funding drawn down under the CLÁR programme in each year since 2015; the corresponding amount allocated and drawn down in each local authority area in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47875/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Rural
950. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria and methodology used to determine eligibility for the CLÁR programme; the datasets, indicators and geographic units used in assessing eligibility; when the methodology was last reviewed; whether any changes have been made to the methodology, criteria, datasets or indicators used in recent years; the b…
Conor D McGuinness Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Rural
951. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the extent to which eligibility for the CLÁR programme has expanded following the recent inclusion of additional electoral divisions; the additional geographic area and population now eligible for support as a result; the additional funding provided for the programme under budget 2025 and budget 2026, respectively…
Conor D McGuinness Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
42. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45621/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Children
763. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if it is the policy of her Department that Waterford and the south-east will not be provided with a community neurological rehabilitation team; and the engagement she has had with the HSE, University Hospital Waterford and other stakeholders with regard to the provision of such a service. [44942/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Climate
36. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated number of households currently experiencing fuel and energy poverty; and the steps he will take to help those most vulnerable to the fuel and energy crisis. [31308/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
5. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail each state against which the Government currently applies sanctions, by date of application of sanctions, nature and scope of the sanctions, reason for the application of sanctions, whether the sanctions are applied unilaterally or as part of a multilateral initiative; and if applied multilaterally, by which international body or…
Conor D McGuinness Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
778. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reneged on its written agreement of November 2024 to build a nine-room configuration for a school (details supplied); if her Department is now offering a token three rooms given the huge increase in numbers in the school and the large demographic increase in its catchment area; if she will clarify the reason behind the de…
Conor D McGuinness Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
919. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department is refusing to meet the urgent need it already formally recognised in November 2024 for the promised nine-room extension for a school (details supplied). [43406/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
920. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department can justify spending €56,000 annually on top of the €500,000 already wasted on failing prefabs in a school (details supplied) while leaving purchased land adjacent to the school mostly vacant [43407/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
921. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the exact timeline for the promised nine-room extension to meet the future needs of a school (details supplied); and the reason the schoolchildren must wait in substandard conditions in the interim. [43408/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1314. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if applications submitted under the IIP which closed in November 2025 have been fully assessed; and if so, when the successful applicants will be informed. [41894/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2111. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if givinostat will be made available for children with duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42731/26]
Conor D McGuinness Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [39588/26]
Conor D McGuinness Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
35. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [39589/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
184. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 2480 of 6 May 2026, if he will confirm that his Department was contacted by the journalist who broke the story relating to the consultancy spend on IT by the Central Bank; and the reason the answer to the PQ was not sent to the Member of the Oireachtas asking the Parliamentary Question, or put up on the O…
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
227. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of Irish embassies and consulate general offices worldwide that currently has a translator post filled within their offices, in tabular form. [38793/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
228. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to visit Austria prior to Ireland holding the Presidency of EU. [38794/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
625. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports available to parents to assist with the purchase of school laptops for their children attending secondary school, if she recognises that the cost of these laptops is a great burden on parents already hard pressed with other costs associated with their child's school education; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
626. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the cost of laptops quoted to parents by their child's secondary school often varies greatly from school to school; if her Department has issued guidelines for schools to follow in securing the best value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40082/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
716. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount currently outstanding nationally in unpaid derelict sites levy arrears; the amount outstanding by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39904/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
717. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict sites levy imposed, collected and outstanding in each year from 2020 to 2025, broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39905/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
718. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites on each local authority derelict sites register in each year from 2020 to 2025; the number added and removed annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39906/26]