John McGuinness
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Fianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 104 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 1,792 debate contributions
- 401 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Carlow-Kilkenny 2024-11-29 to present
- party Fianna Fáil 2024-11-29 to present
- office Leas-Cheann Comhairle 2025-02-19 to present
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2025-05-15 · to Children
298. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by her Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24928/25]
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2025-05-15 · to Health
316. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by her Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24936/25]
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2025-05-15 · to Further and Higher Education
335. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24935/25]
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2025-05-15 · to Rural
337. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24940/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Taoiseach
252. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by the Department in each of the last 10 years and the cost to the state of funding each one. [23373/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Education
563. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application for approval for a teaching post in Kilkenny (details supplied) which was refused will be reconsidered as a matter of urgency as the school staff are under immense pressure currently and face the prospect of having in excess of 30 children per classroom causing serious accommodation issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23380/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Housing
703. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the creation of the proposed housing activation office has been costed, and if so, if he will set out the projected costs for each of the first five years; including the number of individuals to be employed by the office and the list of skills or professional qualifications that will be required by those involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23374/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Housing
704. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the status as promised on the intentions of Government to bring forward new guidelines to replace the 2006 guidelines on wind energy; if further changes to the planning process are being considered in respect of the need to ensure that the views and concerns of local communities affected by large scale wind farms and super-sized turbines are heard, analysed and given the appropriate weight in terms of their consideration. [23375/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Social
792. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer’s allowance submitted in August 2024 will be approved as a matter of urgency (details supplied). [23371/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Social
793. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance will be approved, as a matter of urgency, for a person (details supplied). [23431/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Social
830. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing can be arranged in respect of an application for carer’s allowance (details supplied). [24331/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Justice
851. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the information considered by Government when making a decision (details supplied); if the governor of the prison provided a recommendation and supporting documentation in support of the decision made; if due process was followed and if he will outline how it was applied in this case; if all of the information relative to this decision will be made available to the person involved; if all other information relative to the dismissal will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23377/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Justice
852. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 5 July 2022 if he will review the information that was “not suitable for release by the Irish Prison Service” relative to an attempted escape from Portlaoise Prison on 18 May 1988 and determine if this information can be released now 37 years after the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23378/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Justice
853. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the process by which applications are considered under a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling (details supplied); the average timeframe for a final decision on such applications; the number of applications currently under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23379/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Justice
865. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application made by a prisoner serving a sentence in the UK (details supplied) for permission to complete the sentence in Ireland; if he will give a timeframe for the process to be completed. [23446/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Justice
866. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 900 of 9 April and 347 of 8 October 2024, If he will give an indicative timeframe for the transfer of a prisoner and expedite the matter, considering the applicants deteriorating health. [23447/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Children
954. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied) as a matter of urgency, as the child has no services and his health is deteriorating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23436/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Children
955. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the number of hours currently allocated to a person (details supplied); if the service continues to be provided, the arrangements for same including the hours allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23442/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Children
956. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1239 of 22 January 2025 if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23443/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Health
1023. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 25 April 2024 if she will now expedite the urgent aftercare required by a person who had cataracts removed under the national treatment purchase fund (details supplied). [23372/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Health
1024. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an operation triaged as urgent will be arranged immediately under the national treatment purchase fund (details supplied). [23376/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Health
1025. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment to attend CAMHS, Kilkenny, will be arranged for a person (details supplied). [23432/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Health
1026. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals on the waiting list for primary care occupational therapy services in Carlow and Kilkenny; the steps being taken to reduce the unacceptable waiting time of 28 months; if she will provide funding to allow parents access a private service in Ireland or the EU; if she will examine a specific case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23433/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Health
1028. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an HSE employee who was granted a career break in 2023 and sought to return to work in September 2024 will be approved to return immediately; if she will outline the process in such cases and the timeframe involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23437/25]
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2025-05-13 · to Health
1030. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [23445/25]