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Catherine Callaghan

Fine Gael Carlow-Kilkenny TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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385
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
34,437
words spoken in the chamber
Across 138 contributions
427
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
119
topics asked about
Across 18 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 385 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 138 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 1 1
March 2025 11 4
April 2025 27 13
May 2025 8 7
June 2025 10 3
July 2025 4 3
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 34 10
October 2025 16 10
November 2025 10 7
December 2025 20 4
January 2026 21 13
February 2026 68 13
March 2026 16 11
April 2026 11 9
May 2026 64 10
June 2026 18 6
July 2026 23 8
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 8 5
October 2026 15 1

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 104 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 Carlow-Kilkenny 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1463. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a comprehensive breakdown of all funding allocated and paid by his Department to recipients in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48769/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1464. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to set out all Rural Regeneration and Development Fund approvals and payments for projects in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively, from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48770/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1465. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of town and village renewal scheme funding allocated and paid to projects in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively in each of the years from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied) [48771/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1466. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all CLÁR funding approvals and payments in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48772/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1467. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of all ORIS projects in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48773/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1468. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of LEADER funding allocations, commitments and payments for counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively, covering the 2014 to 2020 transitional programme and the 2023 to 2027 programme from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48777/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1469. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the annual SICAP allocations and outturns for the Carlow LCDC and the Kilkenny LCDC including implementing partner, total allocation, total drawdown, and mid-year and year-end adjustments, with annual totals per county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48791/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1470. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all CSP supported organisations in County Carlow and County Kilkenny; the funding paid showing organisation name, service type, FTEs supported, annual allocation, supplementary supports if any and total paid, by county, by year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48792/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1471. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the annual CEP/CSF allocations to Carlow LCDC and Kilkenny LCDC and the project-level awards listing recipient, project purpose, amount approved, amount paid, and municipal district with annual totals by county, by year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48793/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1472. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all approvals and payments under the Community Centres Investment Fund to County Carlow and County Kilkenny detailing centre name, location, category/strand, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid; the totals, by county from 2020 to date in 2025 and any earlier pilot related schemes in 2020–2021,…
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1473. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of public library funding to Carlow County Council and Kilkenny County Council distinguishing capital grants, branch upgrades, my open library, vehicles, fit-outs, ICT and current supports showing project branch, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid; and the annual totals, by county, from…
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1474. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of all volunteering supports funding to the Carlow volunteer centre and the Kilkenny volunteer centre and any volunteer information services including core funding, once-off grants, and dormant accounts-funded measures with annual totals, by county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. […
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1475. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide PPN core funding allocations and payments to the Carlow PPN and Kilkenny PPN including baseline allocation, additional once-off supports if any and total paid with annual totals by county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48797/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1476. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all funding provided towards connected hubs, digital hub development or upgrade, and broadband connection points in County Carlow and County Kilkenny including hub/BCP name, location, scheme/measure, approval date, amount approved, amount paid with totals by county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular f…
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1477. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the LIS allocations to Carlow County Council and Kilkenny County Council and the payments made including the number of roads completed, location/MD, allocation, drawdown, and balance with annual totals by county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48799/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1478. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide all tidy towns related funding and grants paid to groups in County Carlow and County Kilkenny listing group name, location, grant type, amount approved, and amount paid with annual totals by county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48800/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1479. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of Community Recognition Fund allocations and payments to County Carlow and County Kilkenny including project, location, approval date, amount approved, amount paid, and status; with totals per county in 2023 to date in 2025 (and any related phases), in tabular form. [48801/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1480. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all awards under the community and voluntary energy support scheme and any other once-off DRCD energy cost-of-living supports paid to organisations in County Carlow and County Kilkenny showing recipient, location, amount approved, and amount paid; with totals per county from 2022 to date in 2025;, in tabu…
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1481. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of seniors alert scheme equipment grants delivered in County Carlow and County Kilkenny, including sponsoring group, number of beneficiaries, location, amount paid, with annual totals by county and year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48803/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1482. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the Dormant Accounts Fund allocations and payments administered by his Department to recipients in County Carlow and County Kilkenny in 2020–to date in 2025; and the measure/initiative, recipient/project, location, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid; with annual totals per county, in tabular form. [4…
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1483. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide all town centre first supports to County Carlow and County Kilkenny, including town regeneration officer posts, town plans funded, implementation grants, location town, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid, with totals by county, from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48805/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1484. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all awards under the Covid-19 Stability Fund and any other Covid-19 related Department supports to organisations in County Carlow and County Kilkenny, showing recipient, location, amount approved, and amount paid; with totals by county in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [48806/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1485. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of any additional schemes under which funding was allocated or paid to recipients in County Carlow and County Kilkenny, including scheme name, recipient project, location, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid, with annual totals per county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form.…
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1486. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a summary table showing the total funding approved and the total drawn down for County Carlow and for County Kilkenny, by year 2020 to date in 2025 and overall totals for the period, in tabular form. [48808/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Defence
5. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of military attachés from foreign armed forces accredited to Ireland; the number that are military officers; the number that are civilian; when Ireland’s first military attaché will be accredited abroad; the length of time the project to plan for this proposal has been in train; if there are barriers to implementation; and if he will…