Waterford — week of Mon, 10 Nov

What your Waterford TDs did this week

Mon, 10 Nov – 16 Nov 2025 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-11-12 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 80–61

Voted for 2 John Cummins · Mary Butler

Voted against 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

Conor D McGuinness — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Further and Higher Education 4 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that the Commission for Regulation of Utilities excluded electric instrumentation tradespeople from registering with Safe Electric, both as a registered electrical contractor and attaining a qualified certifier number; the reasons for this decision and the timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61946/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that by denying electric instrumentation tradespeople from being able to register with Safe Electric, these tradespeople are prevented from starting their own electrical business (domestic, commercial or industrial) and by being denied a QC number, they cannot sign off on any electrical installation (domestic, commercial or industrial); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61947/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views that by denying electric instrumentation tradespeople from being able to register with Safe Electric, barriers are being placed in the way of electric instrumentation tradespeople currently living abroad who wish to return to Ireland to live and work under the build back home campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61948/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the concrete action his Department will take to ensure that electric instrumentation tradespeople are able to register with Safe Electric; his views this is a necessary pressing step that needs to be taken urgently, particularly as regards to tradespeople returning to Ireland under the build back home campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61949/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether those who become Irish citizens need to notify every Government agency and Department themselves to inform them that they are now citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61607/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to coordinate Government Departments to ensure that each Department and agency acquires updated information when an individual becomes an Irish citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61608/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person (details supplied) had to manually update his citizenship with each Government Department and agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61609/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [58033/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61606/25]

David Cullinane — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 5 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to maintain special leave with pay for healthcare workers injured on the frontline during the pandemic; if not, if she still plans to end this arrangement at the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61672/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for cataract surgery at University Hospital Waterford, by time band, in tabular form. [61911/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for hernia surgery at University Hospital Waterford, by timeframe, in tabular form. [61912/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of pain management as they wait for procedures at University Hospital Waterford, by the specialty on procedural waiting lists, in tabular form. [61913/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the plans regarding special leave with pay for Covid-19; and the number of people who will lose this payment at the end of the year and transition to the public sector sick leave scheme. [62413/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport if he will renew funding for the bikes and ebikes upcycling initiative or continue to fund the services concerned until a decision is made on model 1, 2, or 3 as presented in the report (details supplied); whether he has decided on model 1, 2, or 3 as proposed by the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61950/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has received correspondence from an organisation outlining concerns regarding new controls proposed for the River Suir (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62407/25]

John Cummins — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Mary Butler — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns