John McGuinness

2072. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on the full implementation of the labour courts decision ref LCR 23185 of the 02/10/2025 relative to the terms of report 42; if former employees referenced in this decision have been paid; if not, when is this likely to happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42542/26]

2172. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a lump sum payment and pension is due to a person (details supplied); and if this will be examined by her Department. [43148/26]

70. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures he is implementing to minimise the waste of public funds and ensure that greater value-for-money is achieved by every Government department and agency. [40600/26]

87. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide the funding to allow all school building projects in Carlow and Kilkenny to move to the next phase of the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40603/26]

137. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will request the Health and Safety Authority and the local fire chief to provide a comprehensive report to her Department on the condition of each prefab used by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40609/26]

524. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason approval was not granted for a modular build extension to accommodate special needs students on the waiting list for a school (details supplied) who have not been allocated a school place; and if she will expedite a positive response. [38703/26]

1352. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the medical report submitted by a consultant (details supplied) will be urgently reconsidered with a view to approving a patient for CGM via a dexcom device; if the patient's consultants recommendation to approve the device will be fast tracked; and if she will expedite a positive response. [39439/26]

252. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether it is fair and right to deny a pension recipient (details supplied) a posted monthly payslip, given that the recipient is 83 years of age and completely unable to use computers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38496/26]

309. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an SCIS TAMS 3 application for solar panels in the name of a person (details supplied); and if he will expedite a positive outcome [38476/26]

310. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1462 of 18 March 2026, and a commitment given in the response to contact the individual concerned (details supplied), if he will confirm the action that was taken; if the lump sum due to the person and the full pension entitlements have now been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38616/26]

328. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the decision to refuse a SUSI grant to a student (details supplied) who is a member of the Reserve Defence Force but is not employed by the RDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38132/26]

638. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the regulations and guidelines being considered relative to the development of on shore wind farms; and if an indicative timeframe will be provided for their implementation [37644/26]

654. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of free school meal providers nationwide; the breakdown of schools and their providers; the source of the meat and chicken for these meals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37119/26]

655. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider for the upcoming Budget 2027 amending the living alone allowance scheme to include single (never married) retired civil and public servants employed prior to 1995, given that the current scheme discriminates against such employees; his views on whether these people are being discriminated against; if he will further consider the fact that those in this cohort of State employees who are widowed qualify for the scheme, thereby adding to the discriminatory nature of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36831/26]

1205. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 482 of 24 September 2024 and 2415 of 8 September 2025, the progress made in arranging an operation for a patient (details supplied); if she will expedite the matter; if she will request a comprehensive report to explain this unacceptable delay; if she will intervene directly with the hospital and establish a date for the operation that will not be changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37643/26]

1324. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether it is right for SUSI to refuse a grant to a student who is a member of the Reserve Defence Forces but is not employed by the RDF (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36881/26]

305. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence her views on the refusal of a SUSI grant for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35039/26]

884. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the reason applications (details supplied) were not successful; if the outcome can be reversed as the applicant has invested heavily in the preparatory works for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34755/26]

895. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the issues concerning 19 shares of commonage relative to lands at a location (details supplied) and recorded under a number of herd numbers, have now been resolved; and if all payments due to those involved are up to date. [35046/26]

1026. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of the 77 planned residential places nationwide that are earmarked for Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34043/26]

869. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has given consideration to much-needed reform of the family court system, and the child-centred decisions; and his views on specific policy proposals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30886/26]

1289. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1990 of 18 March 2026, if she will request a comprehensive report from the HSE, TUSLA and the Gardaí relative to the current urgent care needs of the person, as the response to the PQ is inadequate and does not address the dire circumstances faced by the family on a daily basis; if she will provide a name and contact details for service management referenced by the HSE in their reply so the parents can liaise as suggested; if a place in an ASD unit will be provided; if the full range of services will be made available based on their diagnosis of Autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30943/26]

606. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will investigate a case (details supplied) where a landlord has been housing a Ukrainian couple since November 2024 under the accommodation and recognition payment, but has never received any payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28266/26]

1311. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of site visits undertaken by her Department officials to a DEIS school in County Kilkenny in each of the past ten years; if the reports compiled after each visit will be made available; if the issues highlighted in each report requiring urgent attention will be set out in the response to this PQ; the amount of funding provided in each of the past ten years to carry out maintenance, repairs and other urgent works to the fabric of the building; if an immediate inspection of the school will be undertaken to prioritise the urgent work required to deal with the dangerous health and safety issues faced on a daily basis by the school community (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24456/26]

1332. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an extra classroom will be provided as part of the special class provision for 2026/ 2027 for a DEIS school in County Kilkenny (details supplied) [24874/26]