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Joe Cooney

Fine Gael Clare TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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555
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
13,177
words spoken in the chamber
Across 90 contributions
440
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
197
topics asked about
Across 19 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 555 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 90 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 15 2
March 2025 15 0
April 2025 45 0
May 2025 35 6
June 2025 40 8
July 2025 48 4
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 56 0
October 2025 21 1
November 2025 29 4
December 2025 30 6
January 2026 14 0
February 2026 19 4
March 2026 22 13
April 2026 31 0
May 2026 21 16
June 2026 29 10
July 2026 53 4
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 22 4
October 2026 10 8

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 88 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 Clare 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Joe Cooney Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
114. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies participating in the HRT scheme, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52209/25]
Joe Cooney Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Transport
178. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport if public consultation is carried out in identifying local link routes or routes under the Connecting Ireland plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51614/25]
Joe Cooney Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Transport
192. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the number of passenger journeys on the western rail corridor each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51613/25]
Joe Cooney Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
26. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement he has had with Government colleagues regarding insurance and reducing the cost of insurance for businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50461/25]
Joe Cooney Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
27. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are statistics relating to the usage of the newly launched National Enterprise Hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50460/25]
Joe Cooney Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Social
146. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Social Protection when he expects to publish the comprehensive review of means test across the social welfare system as committed in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50463/25]
Joe Cooney Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Social
153. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a costing for increasing the carers allowance by two percent, in line with inflation, ten percent and 20 percent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50462/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
178. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the budget allocated for active travel spending in 2025; and the estimated number of kilometres of new cycling infrastructure that this will deliver in 2025. [50018/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
306. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the budget allocation for the local youth club grant scheme in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [50017/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Housing
380. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans for reimbursing local authorities for works undertaken in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50019/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Social
414. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who were in receipt of living alone allowance and subjected to a review by his Department in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [50015/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
476. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of evidential breath testing machines currently available for use in each Garda division as of 8 September 2025, in tabular form. [50016/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
518. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider increasing the number of days for parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50008/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
637. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the full-year cost to fund services for specialised pelvic floor physiotherapy following a referral from a general practitioner. [50009/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
638. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant cardiologists that are only treating public patients at University Hospital Limerick in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [50010/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
639. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing all emergency departments with liaison psychiatrists for two years, in tabular form. [50011/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
640. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the full-year costs to fund three extra continence clinics to tackle the waiting list for surgery through specialised small units and enable general access to pelvic physiotherapy when required. [50012/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
641. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the recent decision to award a contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance provider; if there are further plans to privatise non-emergency patient transport in other healthcare regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50013/25]
Joe Cooney Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
642. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including inflammatory bowel disease in the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50014/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Climate
186. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline details of engagement during 2025 between the Government and ESB regarding the future development of Moneypoint power station; and to detail the plans that exist for the transformation of the facility into a renewable energy hub. [46971/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Climate
187. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding allocated under the solar PV scheme, by county, to date in 2025; the number of successful applicants in each county, in tabular form; if changes are being considered to the maximum grant of €1,800; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46972/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Climate
188. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the support measures being considered to assist households facing increased energy costs; and to outline what Government strategies are being implemented to stabilise energy prices and protect consumers. [46974/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
401. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the details of any engagement between his Department and Clare county council between 2017 and to date in 2025 in relation to progressing the proposed Ennis northern inner relief road project. [46942/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
402. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried by Iarnród Éireann on the Ennis-Limerick-Ennis and Ennis-Galway-Ennis services in 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46943/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
403. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the average wait time for a national car test (NCT) at each NCT centres across Ireland in August 2024 and in August 2025, in tabular form; and to provide overall NCT staff numbers nationally for the same dates. [46944/25]