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Catherine Connolly

Independent Galway West TD in this Dáil until 25 October 2025

Official Oireachtas profile

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407
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
80,798
words spoken in the chamber
Across 360 contributions. Plus 43 contributions from the chair, not counted
132
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
141
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 charts stop when they left the Dáil.

Questions asked 407 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2025

Contributions to debates 360 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2025
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 3 1
February 2025 81 38
March 2025 62 61
April 2025 49 68
May 2025 52 89
June 2025 50 47
July 2025 47 23
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 25 21
October 2025 38 11

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 238 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 Galway West 29 November 2024 to 25 October 2025
  2. party Independent 29 November 2024 to 25 October 2025
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
26. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 17 June 2025, for an update on efforts to secure further contributions from the religious organisations associated with the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49952/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
45. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of actions underway to reduce waiting lists for assessment of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49955/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
52. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to-date on development of the national plan to further the development of Irish language provision in the Early Learning and Care and school-age childcare; the timeline for the publication of the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49956/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
68. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the promised delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030; the membership of the committee; the timeline for when the committee will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49953/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
84. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s plans to increase funding to the Ombudsman for Children, following reports (details supplied) that a lack of adequate resourcing is impacting on the Ombudsman’s ability to carry out their responsibilities; the details of her Department’s engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for Children on this matter; and i…
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
553. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of community disability network teams in the State; the locations of the teams; the number of CDNTs that are fully staffed; the locations of the teams; the number of WTEs in the CDNT workforce; the current vacancy rate in the CDNT workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49941/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
554. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the evaluation of the national childcare scheme promised for 2025; the status of the evaluation; the timeline for completion of the evaluation; her plans to publish the final report of the evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49942/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
555. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting to be seen by CDNTs in the CHO2 area, by team and number of weeks waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49943/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
556. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for an assessment of need; the number of children in CHO2 who are currently waiting for an assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49944/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
557. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s engagement with disabled persons’ organizations and other disability stakeholders in the preparation of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49940/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Housing
636. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department remains committed to the development of retirement villages as a viable long-term solution to housing the increasing elderly population of Ireland; if so, to provide an updated indication of the Government's financial support towards their development; if he plans to introduce legislation aimed at protecting…
Catherine Connolly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Housing
637. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on whether the Government remains committed to the identified objectives for retirement villages development as stated in 2019's 'Housing Options for our Ageing Population' report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47780/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Culture
1065. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made by the National Archives Ireland since the enactment of the Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024; the number of religious orders have they engaged with; the number of orders that have given National Archives Ireland a full inventory of records they hold in respect of institutional abuse and care, including t…
Catherine Connolly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2006. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications from Ukrainians for visas and asylum, for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number granted; and the number refused. [41991/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2007. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications from Palestinians for visas and asylum, for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number refused; and the number granted. [41992/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2008. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the reported plans to move 200 prisoners to Mountjoy west in the very near future (details supplied) and the violation of basic human rights that this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41993/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
36. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 13 February 2025, for an update on the Coirib go Cósta project; the timeline for its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39985/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
92. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the status of the extension to a school (details supplied); the timeline for the delivery of the extension; when the project is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39982/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
158. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the urgent steps being taken to ensure equality for school secretaries and caretakers; the details of her engagement to date with their trade union and with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in this regard; if the analysis of the survey undertaken by her Department to understand the c…
Catherine Connolly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
275. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of the proposed omnibus legislation which seeks to weaken the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which legislation was scrutinised by the Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on 11 and 18 June 2025, and in relation to which Minister for State for International Development and …
Catherine Connolly Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Transport
50. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the consideration given to the inclusion of a light rail system for Galway in the upcoming review of the National Development Plan; when the plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39984/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Children
205. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to ensure people with cerebral palsy can adapt their cars to continue living independent lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39916/25]
Catherine Connolly Oral 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
101. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 29 May 2025, if the 2024 figure, due mid-year, in respect of the value of all State investment in Israel bonds, is now available; if Ireland, through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, has now entirely divested itself of direct holdings of Israel bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…
Catherine Connolly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
116. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 29 May 2025, the progress made to fully divest from all Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) global portfolio investments in companies on the UN Human Rights Council database of business enterprises, given the value of direct and indirect investment in 13 companies remained at €10.65 million as at April 2025;…
Catherine Connolly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
183. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has offered assistance following the request of the International Criminal Court for support from the international community to help mitigate the recent cybersecurity attack on that court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39027/25]