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Joe Cooney

Fine Gael Clare TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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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 1 Jul 2025 · to Transport
204. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests that have taken place in each test location in County Clare, by category, by day of the week, in tabular form, since The Driving Test Action Plan was announced by the RSA at the end of May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35216/25]
Joe Cooney Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
304. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of registered overnight serviced accommodation, by type, by county, in tabular form, for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35212/25]
Joe Cooney Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
305. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a detailed list of all measures the serviced accommodation sector is obliged to comply with as part of registration with Fáilte Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35213/25]
Joe Cooney Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
436. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update of the application made in April 2024 on behalf of a community group water scheme (details supplied), under Measure A6 of the Multi Annual Rural Water Programme 2024 to 2026; if he will provide a timeline on the confirmation of funding bids in relation to Measure A6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35217…
Joe Cooney Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Children
628. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether people under 18 who are currently on the waiting list for an autism assessment will not be removed from that waiting list upon turning 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35214/25]
Joe Cooney Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
98. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to report on the changes to the organ donation framework; the number of those opting out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34323/25]
Joe Cooney Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
113. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA report on Mid-West Emergency Health Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34324/25]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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. …
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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 Co…
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · 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;…
Joe Cooney Written 19 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 19 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 19 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 19 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Written 19 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Oral 17 Jun 2025 · 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]
Joe Cooney Oral 17 Jun 2025 · 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 sh…
Joe Cooney Written 17 Jun 2025 · 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]