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Joe Cooney

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Fine Gael · Clare · serving since 2024-11-29

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Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2025-06-24 · to Transport
112. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the roads in Clare that will be covered by phase 3 of the LDV grant scheme; the timelines for the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33942/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Transport
133. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the progress made on the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33943/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Enterprise
369. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs in counties Clare, Galway and Limerick in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the number of FDI jobs created and lost respectively in counties Clare, Galway and Limerick in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34426/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Education
455. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and names of single teacher schools in County Clare in each of the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; the current teacher/pupil ratio in 2025 in these schools in County Clare; her plans to close any of them; if so, the location of the schools and number of pupils in them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34427/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Justice
669. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to the Clare side of the Clare-Tipperary Garda division each year since 2020; the number of non-civilian Garda staff based in Clare at the end of each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34422/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Justice
670. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to the drugs unit of the Clare side of the Clare-Tipperary division; the ranks of each of those Gardaí; if any are appointed detectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34423/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Justice
671. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of simple possession searches for drugs undertaken in Clare for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of drugs sale and supply searches undertaken in Clare for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34424/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Justice
672. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to roads policing in the Clare-Tipperary division for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form, broken down by numbers assigned in County Clare and County Tipperary; the number of positions in roads policing vacant in the division, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34425/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Children
737. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of social workers currently working within the Tusla 'children in care' team in County Clare; the numbers of children placed with each of those social workers; if any of the three current social worker vacancies, details from Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 17 June 2025, are from within the children-in-care team in Tusla in County Clare; the total numbers of social workers who have been employed in the Tusla children-in-care team in County Clare since 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34421/25]
written 2025-06-24 · to Rural
972. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number and location of Clare library branches actively engaged with the My Open Library initiative; to outline all Clare library branches approved for funding to proceed with the initiative to date; to provide details on applications for funding from Clare County Library since the commencement of the Government scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34420/25]
written 2025-06-19 · to Housing
324. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the marine protected areas Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33476/25]
written 2025-06-19 · to Housing
325. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of the 2025 budget for Historic Structure Fund that was spent in the first five months of 2025; and if he will provide corresponding figures for same period in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [33477/25]
written 2025-06-19 · to Housing
326. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of the 2025 Budget for built heritage investment scheme that was spent in the first five months of 2025; if he will provide corresponding figures for the same period in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [33478/25]
written 2025-06-19 · to Children
374. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to develop a national pathway and specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder clinic. [33479/25]
written 2025-06-19 · to Children
375. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of high support disability residential placements available in County Clare in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [33480/25]
oral 2025-06-17 · to Children
78. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new childcare providers who have entered the sector in each of the past five years; the number of childcare providers who have left the sector in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32214/25]
oral 2025-06-17 · to Children
80. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality regarding Tusla services in County Clare, the number of social workers employed; the number of vacancies for social workers; the length of time those positions have been vacant, the number of children with no allocated social worker; the number of children in need of either foster or residential care who are not currently placed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32215/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Transport
245. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the names of external auditors that the Department have used to carry out works on behalf of the Department in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [32602/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Enterprise
367. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of vacant WTE staff currently at the Health and Safety Authority, by job title; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [32600/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Enterprise
368. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline all capital investment made by the IDA in County Clare since 2022, in tabular form. [32601/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Culture
485. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the percentage of Exchequer funding that was provided to each State agency under the remit of his Department in 2024 for its capital and current funding, in tabular form. [32607/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Culture
486. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he expects to fill the post of Chairperson for the National Concert Hall. [32608/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Justice
638. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown of the age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet within the Clare-Tipperary division. [32609/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Health
896. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will run an international recruitment campaign to recruit a suitably qualified senior dental surgeon, with a special interest in special needs, for the CHO3 area. [32603/25]
written 2025-06-17 · to Health
897. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that were received for ceiling hoists within CHO3 in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32604/25]
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