I thank the Minister of State. I am just conscious of time.
TDs / Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
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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
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214
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Questions asked 955 in all
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Contributions to debates 211 in all
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| May 2025 | 43 | 12 |
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| July 2025 | 50 | 1 |
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| July 2026 | 24 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 11 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 13 | 6 |
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Plus 148 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Carlow-Kilkenny 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Deputy Lahart is not here to take Question No. 6. Question No. 7 is in the names of Deputies O'Connor and McCarthy. I will let Deputy McCarthy go ahead whenever he is ready.
The Minister of State is like Shaws. He is almost nationwide but do not forget Kilkenny as well.
We will move back to Question No. 4.
I thank the Minister.
I call Deputy O'Connor very briefly. I know his Questions Nos. 7 and 9 were taken by Deputy McCarthy. Would the Deputy like to come in very briefly? I know he was at a select committee meeting.
I ask the Deputy to be very brief. We have dealt with these questions, but I will give the Deputy an opportunity.
I am going to move back briefly to Question No. 6 from Deputy Lahart. After this, just to be fair to everybody, I am not going to go back any more if someone is not here. Just to be fair to Deputy Lahart, I will let him in now.
I thank the Deputy.
I have two supplementary questions, 30 seconds each. I will let Deputy Farrell in first and then come to Deputy Colm Burke.
Thirty seconds.
We will go to Question No.-----
Deputy Connolly has been waiting patiently. I will allow him one minute to ask a supplementary question.
48. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his discussions with his EU counterparts on the EU-Israel association agreement. [38053/25]
Let the Minister of State respond please.
This Government is protecting renters. Not only are we protecting renters, we are moving as quickly as possible on this. In line with last week's Government approval for the urgent drafting of legislation to extend and expand the operation of the RPZs, I welcome the publication of the necessary legislation, the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill, for urgent enactment today. The reality is that if we did nothing, …
Fianna Fáil supports the Bill, which will provide for a new method of calculating the local property tax liabilities in advance of the new valuation period set to commence in 2026. The proposed changes to local property tax will mean that most homeowners will remain in their present valuation bands, which is to be welcomed. Base local property tax charges will increase a small amount in proportion to property values.…
I was a councillor on Kilkenny County Council for ten years. Kilkenny County Council increased its property tax by 15%. The benefits that came to every single community in the county were unbelievable. Footpaths were upgraded and additional lighting was put in. There was investment in playgrounds and remedial grants, which went from €34,000 to €200,000. Each council had a discretionary fund which it could allocate to…
-----came up with a concrete proposal as to how it was going to do this. Not once did Sinn Féin say which playgrounds it would shut down, which roads it was not going to fund, which libraries it was going to close or which community groups that get amenity grants in the constituency were going to lose funding as a result. All we are hearing from Sinn Féin is soundbite after soundbite. I will not sit here and take lec…
17. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent visit to Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30835/25]
Hear, hear.
Two and a half minutes, is it?
I appreciate the opportunity to speak here this afternoon on such an important topic. As Deputies know, the housing crisis is the single greatest issue facing this generation. I, like many of my colleagues, have spoken to so many people who still feel locked out of the property market. They are, perhaps, living at home, or are young people living abroad because they see a better quality of life and a better chance ab…
I think the Leas Cheann-Comhairle has the time wrong. I thought it was five-----
I think the Leas Cheann-Comhairle is wrong.