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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 12 May 2026 · to Culture
654. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the National Broadband Ireland rollout for Tallow and surrounding areas in West Waterford; to confirm whether the area is due to be included in mapping in June; the expected timeline for survey, build works and connection availability; and the steps that are being taken to ensure rural communities in West …
Conor D McGuinness Written 7 May 2026 · to Culture
17. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the work of the Advisory Committee on the Restitution and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage, specifically on matters pertaining to items of Irish origin in international collections and how best to repatriate these, if necessary and when appropriate. [33098/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 7 May 2026 · to Culture
59. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund will open; and if projects such as a public swimming pool for Dún Garbhán in Port Láirge will be considered when the fund opens again. [33097/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
118. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the current capacity of An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh to ensure the security of the State’s maritime area in the areas of defence, drug enforcement and fisheries protection; and if she is satisfied with the current capacity of the Naval Service to deal with these issues. [33103/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 6 May 2026 · to Finance
248. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the Central Bank's total spend on consultancy firms relating to IT has risen over tenfold since 2019 to €15,982,000 in 2025. [33307/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 6 May 2026 · to Culture
475. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide the designated member email addresses for each of the State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [33306/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 6 May 2026 · to Agriculture
707. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sea-fisheries ice plants currently operated by or for his Department; the location of each; the operating agency or body; the date established; and the quantity of ice supplied per annum for past five years, in tabular form. [32087/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 6 May 2026 · to Agriculture
708. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sea-fisheries ice plants previously operated by or for his Department, which have been closed over the past ten years; the location of each; the operating agency or body; and date closed. [32088/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 6 May 2026 · to Agriculture
709. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to close the BIM-managed ice plant at Dunmore East fisheries harbour centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32089/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 6 May 2026 · to Agriculture
728. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 655, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 65 and 656 of 21 April 2026, when he proposes to answer these questions, and to account for the ongoing delay in providing responses to these questions. [33366/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
90. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of children living in poverty; the breakdown of these figures by county; and the steps he will take to help the most vulnerable children. [31307/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
131. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding Bus Éireann services in Waterford, including recent changes to routes, stops and service levels; and the steps he will take to ensure adequate public transport provision for communities in the county. [31322/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
136. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding road safety on national and regional roads in Waterford and the wider south east, including planned improvement works and investment priorities; and the steps he will take to address ongoing safety concerns. [31321/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
301. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans that exist to upgrade and modernise the school transport family portal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31612/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Education
302. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the company contracted to operate the software behind the school transport family portal; the terms of the service agreement with the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31613/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Education
124. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of one and two teacher schools that have been closed in each county for each of the past twenty years, in tabular form. [31148/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Education
125. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the decline in the number of one and two teacher schools from ten to five in Waterford over the past twenty years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31149/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
215. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30803/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
216. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30821/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
257. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total allocation of funding to each State agency under her Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30795/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
258. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under her Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30813/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Climate
309. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30790/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Climate
310. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30807/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Defence
331. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the total allocation of funding to each State agency under her Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30791/26]