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Claire Kerrane

Sinn Féin Roscommon-Galway TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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1,216
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
52,368
words spoken in the chamber
Across 221 contributions
425
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
214
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 1,216 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 221 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 8 0
February 2025 54 19
March 2025 72 7
April 2025 86 15
May 2025 58 9
June 2025 70 9
July 2025 70 7
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 84 18
October 2025 41 5
November 2025 94 12
December 2025 47 21
January 2026 58 11
February 2026 98 18
March 2026 80 6
April 2026 58 22
May 2026 75 5
June 2026 61 24
July 2026 37 1
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 47 6
October 2026 18 6

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 170 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 Roscommon-Galway 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
763. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the numbers of new general foster carers approved in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51274/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
764. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the numbers of general foster carers who left fostering in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51275/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
765. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new relative foster carers in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51276/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
766. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the numbers of relative foster carers who left fostering in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51277/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
767. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster carers that have moved from Tusla, to a private agency in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51278/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
768. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of approved general foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51279/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
769. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of approved relative foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51280/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
800. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of money spent by Tusla on private residential settings for children in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, with the corresponding entity receiving that money, in tabular form. [51950/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
801. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of social workers employed by Tusla in 2019 to 2025, in tabular form. [51951/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
802. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in State care currently without an assigned social worker. [51952/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
814. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding streams available for a childcare facility for works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52069/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
815. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will expand AIMS to support school age care in afterschool, as recommended by the recent evaluation, in Budget 2026 to ensure a level of support for children with additional needs is retained post-ECCE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52076/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
816. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide urgent funding for a case (details supplied) to ensure a child with additional needs can access afterschool and have their needs met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52077/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
914. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with Oireachtas Members in relation to the downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, as requested in view of the fear and worry in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51935/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
915. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a site (details supplied); the HSE plans for the lands retained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51936/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
916. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway on waiting lists for a new home care package; and additional hours under current home care package, in tabular form. [51937/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
917. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway on waiting lists for primary care, by service (e.g. occupational therapy, speech and language), and length of waiting times, in tabular form. [51938/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
918. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on a CAMHS appointment in counties Roscommon and Galway, in tabular form. [51939/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
919. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in primary care in counties Roscommon and Galway. [51940/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
920. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in CAMHS in counties Roscommon and Galway. [51941/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
921. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in CDNTs in counties Roscommon and Galway. [51942/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1005. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available for a childcare facility for works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52070/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Health
345. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to consider adding Ehlers–Danlos syndrome to the long-term illness card as the drugs payment scheme will not cover the drug Ozempic, which is reputed to improve the condition of sufferers. [50993/25]
Claire Kerrane Oral 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
1. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her engagement with Tusla following the report of a missing child in Donabate, Dublin, to date in 2025; the steps Tusla is now taking, and the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49873/25]
Claire Kerrane Oral 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
3. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on key commitments made in the programme for Government on early years and, specifically, the commitment to undertake a broad consultation and publish a detailed action plan to build an affordable, high-quality, accessible early childhood education and care system with State-led facilities adding capacity, as well as a rev…