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John McGuinness

Fianna Fáil Carlow-Kilkenny TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024
Leas-Cheann Comhairle

Official Oireachtas profile

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423
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
53,878
words spoken in the chamber
Across 132 contributions. Plus 1,827 contributions from the chair, not counted
107
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
138
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 423 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 132 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 3 0
February 2025 13 4
March 2025 35 7
April 2025 24 6
May 2025 54 7
June 2025 14 3
July 2025 28 6
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 59 0
October 2025 11 4
November 2025 39 21
December 2025 14 9
January 2026 8 6
February 2026 20 8
March 2026 20 3
April 2026 14 2
May 2026 18 15
June 2026 14 19
July 2026 13 7
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 14 2
October 2026 8 2

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 46 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 Carlow-Kilkenny 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
  3. office Leas-Cheann Comhairle 19 February 2025 to now
John McGuinness Oral 28 May 2026 · to Education
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]
John McGuinness Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
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]
John McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
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]
John McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
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]
John McGuinness Written 21 May 2026 · to Education
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]
John McGuinness Written 21 May 2026 · to Agriculture
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]
John McGuinness Written 21 May 2026 · to Agriculture
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.…
John McGuinness Written 20 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
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]
John McGuinness Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
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]
John McGuinness Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
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]
John McGuinness Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
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 …
John McGuinness Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
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 th…
John McGuinness Written 19 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
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]
John McGuinness Written 12 May 2026 · to Defence
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]
John McGuinness Written 12 May 2026 · to Agriculture
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]
John McGuinness Written 12 May 2026 · to Agriculture
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]
John McGuinness Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
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]
John McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Justice
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]
John McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
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 deta…
John McGuinness Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Social
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]
John McGuinness Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
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 …
John McGuinness Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
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]
John McGuinness Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1522. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether it is acceptable that 14 year old child (details supplied) has been without any educational provision since December 2025; her further views on whether denying this child private tuition due to the fact that they did not meet the attendance threshold requirement when it clearly was not the child's fault is acceptable; if she …
John McGuinness Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Culture
1570. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the level of funding given to Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) in each of the past five years; the extent of the oversight that his Department has relative to how the funding is spent; if there is a formal memorandum of understanding is in place; if his attention has been drawn to the serious disquiet and lack of trust that exists amongst …
John McGuinness Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1874. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25020/26]