Waterford — week of Mon, 3 Nov

What your Waterford TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2025 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 33 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages

2025-11-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–72

Voted for 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

Voted against 1 Mary Butler

Did not vote 1 John Cummins

The motion · motion passed 93–41

Voted for 1 Mary Butler

Voted against 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

Did not vote 1 John Cummins

Education (Affordable School Uniforms Bill) 2025

2025-11-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–62

Voted for 1 Mary Butler

Voted against 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

Did not vote 1 John Cummins

The motion · motion passed 72–62

Voted for 1 Mary Butler

Voted against 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

Did not vote 1 John Cummins

Conor D McGuinness — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Transport 6 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he considers that two bus stop locations on the N25 at Grange an Piltown in County Waterford, due now to be removed, are important to rural communities in west Waterford. [58064/25]
- 2025-11-04 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Iompair maidir le ceisteanna parlaiminte uimhir 8-12, an 24 Meán Fómhair, an bhfuil pleananna ann líon na dtástálaithe tiomána ar féidir leo scrúduithe a sheoladh i nGaeilge a mhéadú, ó nach bhfuil ach cúigear sa tír ar fad; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [58356/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when the national guidelines for a speed limit review will be provided to Waterford City and County Council in respect of a specific section of a national road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58808/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will raise the need for a speed limit review on a section of a road (details supplied) with Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58809/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for learner drivers who are on the driving test waiting list to sit their test in the English language, by county, and in tabular form. [59131/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for learner drivers who are on the driving test waiting list to sit their test in the Irish language, by county, and in tabular form. [59132/25]
Health 4 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her plans to regulate the beauty industry and her engagement to date with beauticians and salon operators regarding same. [57781/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she shares the concern of polio survivors regarding the lack of a specialist neurology clinic in the State; and if she has plans to establish such a clinic. [58269/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the basis on which polio survivors are ineligible for a medical card under the long term illness scheme; and if she will review the scheme to include polio survivors. [58274/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE positions in each CHN, by position type; the number of each that is currently vacant; and if she considers if CHN teams have sufficient staffing levels to meet local population needs, in tabular form. [58276/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the extension of a school (details supplied). [59597/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to support children without a special needs school place in this school year. [59598/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on if a ‘bridging’ or ‘adaptation’ pathway will be developed for a secondary school teacher (details supplied) to become formally recognised as a primary school teacher; and if initiatives or pilot programmes are in place that will allow qualified post-primary teachers with extensive primary experience to transition more easily. [57766/25]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has had engagement from Ministers or officials in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding broadening the current Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme to enable local authorities to apply for funding for preparatory elements, for example, marine surveys, licensing, planning, etc., related to capital works; and if his Department is opposed to such a broadening of the scheme. [57678/25]
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the cost of works completed by the Office of Public Works on a Garda station (details supplied) over the past ten years, by year and in total. [57679/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to expand the Naval Service capacity, outside of increasing the numbers of personnel. [59618/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the consideration given to introducing guard ceremonies at the Defence Forces monument at Merrion Square in Dublin and in other locations in the State on a regular basis. [59619/25]
Climate 2 questions
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he accepts that that lobbying efforts by officials in the EU may not work in relation to payments (details supplied); and the way in which he plans to reduce emissions before the finances of the State are deeply impacted from 2030 onwards. [59824/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered the use of aquaculture or seaweed farms within ORE projects, as has been done successfully alongside other ORE projects and may prove to be a commercially successful ancillary-use project. [59825/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to regulate the beauty industry and his engagement to date with beauticians and salon operators regarding same. [57780/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the age limit that currently excludes polio survivors from accessing specialist disability services and nuerorehabilitation when they become 65 years-of-age. [58275/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the correspondence his Department has received regarding a TII road safety section recently carried out review of some bus stops on the rural sections of the national road network, including two locations on the N25 at Grange and Piltown Cross operated by Bus Éireann. [58063/25]

David Cullinane — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 11 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 11 total

Social 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding streams available through his Department for foodbanks, or other initiatives involving food supports. [58334/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding streams available through his Department for foodbanks, or other initiatives involving food supports. [58336/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding streams available through his Department for foodbanks, or other initiatives involving food supports. [58337/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current circular which governs eligibility for the allowance for advanced paramedics; the details of this circular and eligibility conditions; the details of all circulars which have governed this allowance; and the difference between them for eligibility. [58183/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to HSE HR Circular 011/2009 of 30 March 2009, the step-down process, and the criteria of same, which are in place today. [58186/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if there is GP discretion in charging a fee for an initial consultation for an expectant mother to apply for the maternity and infant care scheme; if a GP is obliged under the terms of the scheme to provide such an appointment under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59328/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of special education capacity in County Waterford. [57740/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of special needs assistants in schools in County Waterford. [57739/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding which is available for a Waterford based family resource centre to upgrade and refurbish a recent building acquisition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58207/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding that is available to initiatives (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58327/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding streams available through his Department for foodbanks, or other initiatives involving food supports. [58335/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Drury Health
- Request for meeting to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service.

John Cummins — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mary Butler — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns