Micheál Martin called the triple lock the core of Ireland’s military neutrality, and now he wants to get rid of it. The question must be asked: whose interest is the Taoiseach serving and what price is he willing to ask young Irish people to pay for his personal ambitions? The triple lock means Irish troops can only be sent overseas as part of an international force with Government sign-off, with Dáil approval and wi…
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Conor D. McGuinness
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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.
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Who they ask
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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
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Contributions to debates 574 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| 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
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Waterford 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
As the Minister will know from my colleague, Sinn Féin supports effective international co-operation to tackle terrorism and serious crime. However, measures with implications for our justice system and sovereignty must receive proper scrutiny from the Oireachtas. This is never more important than now.
Co-operation between EU member states is particularly important when it comes to organised crime. We know drug gang…
Fág é mar atá sé, mar sin.
We are just repeating your language back to you.
That is an outrageous slur.
4. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [71997/26]
The recent regional strategy for prosperity and connectivity launched by the Waterford Chamber of Commerce targets a €45 billion economy for the connected south-east region over the coming decades. Has the Taoiseach read the report? What will he do to promote regional economic growth so that decisions taken in Dublin work for regions outside Dublin and ensure that areas like the south east and Waterford city can live…
Iarnród Éireann said it.
27. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [72001/26]
The Taoiseach can well appreciate the demands on parents who are trying, and often unsuccessfully, to find placements for their children. Childcare remains one of the biggest barriers to people participating in the economy, to being employed and to having that job, the Taoiseach mentioned earlier in the Chamber that can lead to so much social good. Will the Taoiseach undertake to have regard to the childcare situatio…
Yesterday, we said goodbye to Jayden and Callum, to their mother, Kim, and to their father, Philip, and the sadness of their funerals will stay with me. It was, and it is, utterly heartbreaking. We offer the Companjen and English families our condolences again. As we stand here discussing this, there are two children still fighting for their lives in hospital. They and their family remain in our prayers.
In conversa…
3. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he expects the next iteration of Our Rural Future to be launched; and the way in which the Government intends to ensure that its rural development commitments are supported by adequate resources, measurable actions and clear delivery timelines. [73148/26]
4. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if social inclusion and community activation programme, SICAP, funding for next year will be increased or decreased; and the way in which he expects to maintain the delivery of services under the programme if extra resources are not allocated while current costs increase. [73143/26]
I am taking Question No. 12 on behalf of my colleague Deputy Gould. It is on the role of the Department in tackling vacancy and dereliction in towns and villages. As the Sinn Féin spokesperson on local government, Deputy Gould has highlighted this issue time and again, particularly with regard to vacancy and its impact on the housing crisis. He has raised it frequently with the Minister for housing. This is something…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an bhfreagra sin. Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an méid atá ráite aige mar gheall ar Phort Láirge.
Regarding this question, I have seen at first hand some of the good work being carried out, for example, by Waterford City and County Council. I am sure there are plenty of positive examples from other local authorities. It seems, though, that sometimes the pace is very slow. We are looking…
We are speaking in common purpose in this regard. Additional capital would be useful for those local authorities that are performing. Perhaps the Minister and his colleagues in government can discuss ways to fast-track some of those legal processes, without in any way impinging on the rights of people in order to ensure those properties identified that are sometimes caught up in legal processes and seem to go on for …
We all know the value of community centres. That has never been in more stark relief than this week in Waterford in the wake of the horrific criminal incident that unfolded on Monday morning. We think of the victims of that horrible, murderous attack on a family home and we think of the two children who are still in hospital fighting for their lives. We have seen the response of the community. Myself, my colleague, D…
Yesterday, I stood with public sector workers on picket lines across Waterford city and county. I met council workers, many of them members of my own union, UNITE, as well as librarians, community workers, hospital staff, nurses, doctors, paramedics, care workers, teachers, SNAs, school secretaries and caretakers, the latter two groups out on strike action not for the first time in the past year. None of these worker…
I support this Bill. It goes some way to helping people find truth, information and justice. Earlier this month, I had the chance to watch "The Lost Children of Tuam", the film telling the story of Catherine Corless and her determination to uncover the truth about 796 children who died at the mother and baby home in that town. The film, like Catherine Corless's important work, forces us to confront how our society tr…
West Waterford needs a primary care centre to serve Tallow, Lismore, Cappoquin and the wider area. Despite years of campaigning and despite the clear need and demand, there has been no meaningful progress. A suitable premises has been identified in Tallow and as is under HSE review. An existing GP practice is ready to move in but what is needed now is a positive decision from HSE. Alongside Councillor Donnchadh Mulca…
For vulture funds.
For utility companies.
The level of delusion from the Government benches - this budget is a betrayal of workers, families and communities by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and their Independents.
There is less than a fiver a week for most people. That will be gone before they even get it. The fuel allowance has been cut. A fill of oil costs €1,600 at the moment and the Government is providing €43 to take off that. Come off it. Students are paying hundreds more in fees now than when the Government promised to cut student fees during the general election campaign. Renters are being shafted at a time when the Go…
The plan that will succeed Our Rural Future will soon be launched, but there is no dedicated funding to underpin and implement it. Rural communities need ambition, investment and a properly resourced plan for the future. This budget falls far short in that regard.