TDs / Catherine Callaghan

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Catherine Callaghan

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

Official Oireachtas profile

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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
Show as a table
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 6 May 2026 · to Finance
250. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all capital projects and programmes funded or overseen under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33332/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 6 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
271. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of all capital projects delivered under the National Development Plan and otherwise within the remit of his Department, including the Office of Public Works, which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular…
Catherine Callaghan Written 6 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
272. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of all capital projects delivered under the National Development Plan and otherwise within the remit of his Department, including the Office of Public Works, which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabul…
Catherine Callaghan Oral 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
13. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will increase his departmental budget allocation in budget 2027 to those in receipt of the State pension, in response to the increased cost of living as a result of the conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31283/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
64. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures that are being explored to ensure that his Departmental budget allocated for the fuel allowance scheme will be sufficient to provide for those in need next winter, in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31282/26]
Catherine Callaghan Oral 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
105. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding for increased car parking facilities in Carlow and Muine Bheag train stations in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31281/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
133. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures that are being undertaken to ensure there are more public transport options for rural dwellers in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31280/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Transport
62. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to ensure there are more public transport options for rural dwellers in Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31276/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Defence
33. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the status of Operation Althea; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29086/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
149. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the measures being taken to provide treatments such as skyclarys (omaveloxolone) to patients with Friedrich's ataxia in Carlow and Kilkenny, and across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28381/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
172. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work being done to ensure the Hereditary Cancer Steering Group includes next generation sequencing testing in its model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28382/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1626. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether national planning guidelines specific to utility scale ground mounted solar photovoltaic developments have been, or are proposed to be, issued under the Planning and Development Act 2024; whether the absence of such dedicated guidelines means that planning authorities are currently determining major solar applicatio…
Catherine Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1627. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the practical effect the EU (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025, which transposed Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) into Irish law, will have on the weight a planning authority is required to give to its own county development plan policies when determining applications des…
Catherine Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1629. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the national guidance or methodology planning authorities are required to apply when assessing the indirect visual and setting impacts of utility-scale renewable energy developments on monuments listed on the Record of Monuments and Places under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2004; whether it is considered adequate pra…
Catherine Callaghan Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
33. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to increase the overall allocation of funding for CLÁR programmes, in line with the expansion of the areas eligible for CLÁR funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23087/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
56. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will reopen for applications in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23088/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
84. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the measures that she is undertaking to assist Irish citizens living in the Gulf region amidst the ongoing conflict in the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23059/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
151. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her ongoing co-operation and collaboration with the Cypriot government, to prepare for the upcoming EU Presidency and to ensure a smooth transition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23058/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
966. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the work that is being done in conjunction with the HSE to address challenges in recruitment and retention affecting clinical practice tutors in radiography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22063/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
36. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is fully confident that An Garda Síochána, and his Department, are fully and properly prepared to respond to any cyber or hybrid attack or potential attack that may occur during our presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20920/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
50. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given that primary responsibility for drone-related national security lies with An Garda Síochána and his Department, if he is fully confident that an Garda Síochána is fully and properly resourced to provide air defence for the entirety of Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
Catherine Callaghan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
114. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he could create an exceptional payments scheme within his Department for farmers who lose livestock in flash flooding, akin to the response from his Department to flooding in January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20937/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
123. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he supports a drive to see the horticulture industry become eligible for Enterprise Ireland funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20938/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
357. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the scope that is available to allow for the extension of working holiday authorisations for Australian nationals visiting Ireland past the current maximum stay of 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1634/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1914. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the current number of emergency ambulances available to serve Carlow town and county; the measures being taken to address delays and increase ambulance capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19469/26]