TDs / Catherine Connolly
Catherine Connolly
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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
Show as a table
| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Galway West 29 November 2024 to 25 October 2025
- party Independent 29 November 2024 to 25 October 2025
Catherine Connolly
Written
961. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance scheme to those in receipt of the working family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30689/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
962. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other schemes payments, in tabular form (details supplied). [30690/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
963. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of equalising the jobseekers rates for under 25s to the current rate of €244 per week for jobseekers over 25; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30691/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
964. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reinstating the bereavement grant at the rate of €850 per person deceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30692/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
1000. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 787 of 7 November 2023 the consideration given to extend the 2001 Temporary Protection Directive to Palestinian nationals living in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem; if he will provide details of the representations made at EU level since November 2023 in this regard; and if he will m…
Catherine Connolly
Written
1032. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1517 of 29 April 2025, the reason he did not make available the draft report of the Review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017 in his reply, nor indicate where it could be accessed, nor deal with the reason it was not published; if he will outline the difference in the conclusions in …
Catherine Connolly
Written
1080. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants who have not been offered accommodation on arrival in each month in 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30683/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
1081. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason data relating to the number of international protection applicants not offered accommodation when applying for protection has slowed from twice a week to once a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30684/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
1082. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the policy of not offering accommodation to international protection applications will cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30685/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
1083. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost of providing an additional 335 domestic abuse refuge spaces to meet Ireland’s obligations under the Istanbul Convention. [30693/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
39. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 3 April 2023, 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
60. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the value of all State investment in Israeli bonds; if he is concerned that a person (details supplied) told potential investors that purchasing bonds was the “best way” to help Israel support “the war campaign”, given that the Central Bank of Ireland is designated as the competent authority to approve prospectuses for Israeli bonds sold in the European Uni…
Catherine Connolly
Oral
136. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 13 February 2025, for an update on the plans to review and strengthen the ethics in public office legislation, following the completion of the review of the statutory framework in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27769/25]
Catherine Connolly
Oral
169. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 11 February 2025, the timeline for the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 that incorporates a ban on imports and services from these areas, supported by the advisory opinion on the illegality of Israel’s occupation and settlements issued on …
Catherine Connolly
Written
194. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all arms transferred through Shannon Airport or Irish airspace by any nation for use by the Israeli army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27351/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
300. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application (details supplied) urgently needed to visit a very unwell family member undergoing cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27900/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
384. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Corncrake LIFE Project; his plans to renew the project for a further five-year term given the vital role the project has played in improving the conservation status of the corncrake in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27484/25]
Catherine Connolly
Oral
4. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase the provision of student accommodation in Galway; when the new national student accommodation strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26176/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
36. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the proposed new further education college in Galway city; if the evaluation which was scheduled to take place in the first week of April has now concluded; the outcome of that evaluation; the timeline for the delivery of the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2617…
Catherine Connolly
Written
83. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an bhfuil an t-athbhreithniú ar an gcás gnó don obair atá beartaithe ar an gcé ar Inis Oírr críochnaithe; cad é an spriocdháta ó thaobh thús agus chríochnú an togra sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [26329/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
105. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each of the policy measures detailed in the ‘Our Living Islands -Action Plan 2023-2026’; when the updated progress report will be published; to report on the April 2025 meeting of monitoring committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26332/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
111. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the consideration that has been given to the annual rollout of the LEADER food initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26330/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
118. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cad é stadás na hoibre atá beartaithe don dá ché ar Inis Meáin, an Córa agus Caladh Mór; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [26328/25]
Catherine Connolly
Written
132. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 1 May 2025, given that it is over a year since the closure of the public consultation on trawling within Ireland's six nautical mile limit and given that trawling continues to take place in inshore waters, some of which are special areas of conservation, when the results of the public co…
Catherine Connolly
Written
180. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 2 April 2025, if the detailed project proposals have now been evaluated; the results of that evaluation; the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25620/25]