Official portrait of Cathy Bennett

Cathy Bennett

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Sinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-02-05 · to Rural
43. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on his engagements regarding the LEADER programme under the next EU budgetary cycle. [8718/26]
written 2026-02-05 · to Foreign
74. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her proposals to expand the Irish diplomatic footprint in areas with a growing diaspora community. [8712/26]
written 2026-02-05 · to Foreign
129. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe in which she intends to introduce legislation to prohibit the trade in goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. [8711/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Social
723. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of local providers of the hot school meals per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7880/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Children
911. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children and adults attending respite in Monaghan; the number on waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7877/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Children
912. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of which counties the Shaping the Future: Early Years Action Plan is planned for, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7878/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Children
913. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if counties Cavan and Monaghan have been considered for the Shaping the Future: Early Years Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7879/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Children
932. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to give an assurance that the recently implemented Tusla Child and Family Agency structural reform will not alter the national programme status; the ring-fenced national programme budget; the local governance and autonomy; the cradle to grave community development approach of family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8684/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Health
1075. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the number of rapid response vehicles in operation in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7872/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Health
1076. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if additional rapid response vehicles would help reduce ambulance response times in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7873/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Health
1077. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the position regarding endometriosis care in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7874/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Health
1078. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the dental screening programme in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7875/26]
written 2026-02-04 · to Health
1079. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the orthodontist programme in Cavan and Monaghan. [7876/26]
written 2026-01-29 · to Agriculture
17. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his efforts to promote the quality of Irish produce abroad. [6985/26]
written 2026-01-29 · to Agriculture
72. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements regarding CAP post-2027. [6986/26]
written 2026-01-29 · to Further and Higher Education
154. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure adequate provision of accommodation for students. [6990/26]
written 2026-01-29 · to Further and Higher Education
160. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the end user cost of third level fees in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026; and his proposals to abolish fees. [6989/26]
oral 2026-01-27 · to Justice
148. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of domestic violence refuge spaces within the State; and the number he intends to have in place by the end of 2026. [6174/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Justice
183. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe in which refuges will open in both Cavan and Monaghan. [6175/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Transport
369. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the schemes funded through his Department which subsidise public transport; if such apply to non-PSO operators; the allocation of such, by scheme and by allocation to operator, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6621/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Enterprise
421. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the breakdown of funding budgeted for 2026 in relation to the Shared Island Fund; what it will be used for; amount budgeted for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5441/26]
written 2026-01-27 · to Housing
607. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of funding allocated to each county council for housing grant schemes, in the years 2022 to date; when the thresholds to qualify were last revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5481/26]
oral 2026-01-22 · to Health
8. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the waiting periods faced by people in counties Cavan and Monaghan to access cancer treatment, by number waiting and length of time; and the longest period a person waited for treatment in 2025. [5034/26]
written 2026-01-22 · to Health
119. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the dental service capacity and access, including DTSS participation, claims activity and waiting lists for dental, orthodontic, and dental surgery services in both counties Cavan and Monaghan; and the percentage of WTE posts currently vacant in each. [5035/26]
written 2026-01-22 · to Housing
272. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proposals and associated targets to deliver age-friendly housing in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [5057/26]
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