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Claire Kerrane

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

Official Oireachtas profile

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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 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
617. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education for an update on the planned commission of investigation into historical sexual abuses in day and boarding schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11224/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
627. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a new secondary school on a site (details supplied) in Clara, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11298/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
831. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be provided by his Department for a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10891/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
865. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the progression of the proposed new fire station in Clara, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11299/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
866. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the lack of funding in Offaly County Council for extensions to council properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11304/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
900. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to tackle rising rents in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11687/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
901. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the affordable housing plans for counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11688/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
902. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to tackle rising rents in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11693/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
903. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for affordable housing in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11694/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1003. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when the widow's pension will be extended to unmarried couples on the death of one partner; the number of years living together required; when payments will issue; the persons that will be covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11047/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1012. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the total budget allocation to the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11243/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1064. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department intends to restore child benefit for children in full-time third level education beyond 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12332/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1074. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance scheme by county in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12648/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1075. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of payments under the humanitarian assistance scheme by county in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12649/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1118. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí assigned to County Offaly, by rank, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11303/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1312. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of early years education jobs being advertised with ‘no English/Irish required’; if she will review this from the point of view of the importance language plays in a child’s early development; the difficulty a lack of English could pose in such settings; how this will be supported; if she will revi…
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1341. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to early years education jobs being advertised with ‘no English/Irish required’; if this will be reviewed given the importance language plays in a child’s early development, and the difficulty a lack of English could pose in such settings; how this will be supported; if this will be…
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1364. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount in youth funding for County Offaly in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [11296/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1365. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total youth services grant allocation to each ETB in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; if she will immediately seek an increase grant allocation for the Laois Offaly Education and Training Board to enable an increase in service provision capacity; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1456. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any additional costs occurred by speech and language therapists who have qualified abroad in registering to practice in Ireland when compared to their counterparts who qualified in Ireland; if in light of the shortage of speech and language therapists he intends to take steps to eliminate any differences in cost; and if she will make a statem…
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1457. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason speech and language therapists that qualify abroad are not able to avail of the same revised pathway to registration in Ireland that is currently available to occupational therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12786/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1482. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when she intends to implement the proposed HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10652/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1533. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for the planned 20 new beds for those suffering with eating disorders that were originally intended to open between 2018 – 2023. [10888/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1604. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to provide dialysis services in Roscommon University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11225/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1605. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to address the impact the high cost of fuel is having on social care staff working in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11226/25]