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Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Fianna Fáil Carlow-Kilkenny TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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955
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
44,321
words spoken in the chamber
Across 211 contributions. Plus 40 contributions from the chair, not counted
407
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 955 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 211 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 1 0
February 2025 66 24
March 2025 74 9
April 2025 109 17
May 2025 43 12
June 2025 64 10
July 2025 50 1
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 59 5
October 2025 27 20
November 2025 48 16
December 2025 28 4
January 2026 131 14
February 2026 59 18
March 2026 45 20
April 2026 46 4
May 2026 23 16
June 2026 34 10
July 2026 24 1
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 11 4
October 2026 13 6

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 148 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 Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
539. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he will assess the estimated full-year cost of reducing the tax relief available for private health insurance premiums from its current level to a new, reduced level to support the public, as part of a broader effort to make health insurance more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46126/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
650. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46934/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
764. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if processes are in place with a view to resolving the long drawn out incremental credit for secondary school teachers, as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44639/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
985. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding options available for small rural schools to cover the cost of the discharge licence monitoring fees payable to the local authority in respect of Section 4 licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46753/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
986. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the new school build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46754/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
1029. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the support her Department will provide to teachers affected by a situation (details supplied) in relation to incremental credit for secondary school teachers and if she will make a statement on the matter taking the following into account. [47222/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1122. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update regarding the exemption under planning rules for slurry storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44665/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1339. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection for clarification in relation to back-to-school allowance which does not appear to encompass all children for whom foster care allowance as the understanding is that it is means-tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44949/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1340. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that means-testing, actual or prospective of the back-to-school allowance is misaligned (details supplied). [44950/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1738. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider emergency support measures in view of the extremely limited time available for labelling compliance and packaging changes under EU Regulation 1169/2011 given that food manufacturers, bakeries, and retailers in Northern Ireland have some provisions from the competent authority for food labelling in Northern Ire…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1742. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recognised young trained farmers in the State. [45274/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1743. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recognised young trained farmers in the State in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [45275/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1744. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who gained young trained farmer recognition in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [45276/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1874. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason widowed parents are not entitled to any additional parental leave in recognition of the fact that they are parenting single handedly; if there are plans in place to review this in the interest of fairness and support for bereaved families, considering that many widowed parents face the full demands of raising children…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2063. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 711 of 1 April 2025, whether there are plans in place to provide a child psychologist for children attending the paediatric ward of St. Lukes Hospital, Kilkenny who are receiving diagnoses of life changing conditions and are finding their new way of life very difficult; and if there will be funding allocated to St. Lu…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2180. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to confirm the care plan the HSE have in place for a person (details supplied). [44985/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2222. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of hours that are currently approved nationally for home support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45193/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2223. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of hours that are currently approved in Kilkenny for home support services; the breakdown the number of these hours being carried out by HSE staff and hours carried out by agency staff; the number of hours currently awaiting personnel, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45194/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2224. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of hours approved in Carlow for home support services; the breakdown of the number of these hours being carried out by HSE staff and hours carried out by agency staff; the number of hours currently awaiting personnel, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45195/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2438. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to review the health insurance levy and to explore options for its reduction which could focus on the potential for increased affordability and accessibility for the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46125/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2507. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding a health centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46456/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2509. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to confirm the reasons behind the decision to discontinue the provision of coronial post mortems at University Hospital Waterford from 1 January 2026, if she will consider reversing this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46474/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2686. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason widow's pension is treated as a household income in the SUSI grant assessment process; if he has plans in place to review the assessment to exclude widows pension, or treating it differently, to reflect the financial reality of bereaved families; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
44. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39808/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
55. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 7 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/25]