TDs / Cathal Crowe

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Cathal Crowe

Fianna Fáil Clare TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,151
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
50,384
words spoken in the chamber
Across 201 contributions. Plus 78 contributions from the chair, not counted
398
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
275
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 archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,151 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 201 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 12 1
February 2025 78 12
March 2025 44 4
April 2025 59 18
May 2025 71 16
June 2025 42 3
July 2025 77 14
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 62 7
October 2025 27 20
November 2025 86 13
December 2025 80 22
January 2026 99 11
February 2026 67 12
March 2026 76 7
April 2026 38 11
May 2026 54 16
June 2026 44 2
July 2026 51 1
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 57 4
October 2026 27 7

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 99 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 Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Cathal Crowe Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Social
667. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing paid paternity benefit from two weeks to eight weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21809/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Rural
1074. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will intervene in a matter involving Pobal and a community group in County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22298/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his future plans for accommodation centres, providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection and international protection applications in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20722/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on plans within the Programme for Government to reintroduce the electronic tagging of prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20723/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
121. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide TAMS funding to farmers who farm Natural Heritage Areas to purchase electronic collars to better manage the grazing patterns of their livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20728/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce revised terms of reference for how the board of Bord Bia is constituted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20729/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Children
422. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider amending the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 so that parents can take parental leave in blocks of less than seven days at a time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21323/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
231. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport following the decision in December 2025 to abandon the planned restructuring of the Road Safety Authority, to state which body or individual is now responsible for delivering the Government's target of halving road deaths by 2030; whether the Government has examined the Road Safety Commissioner model or equivalent statutory accountability mechanisms used in Sw…
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
376. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if aircraft are to spray reflective particles in Irish airspace space as per the Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20202/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1001. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of growing delays in Tailte Eireann property registration times and the subsequent risks to the conveyancing process; if he or his officials have raised the matter with Tailte Eireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18516/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1002. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of staff in Tailte Eireann per annum, under the respective four main function sections of Corporate Affairs, Registration, Valuation, and Surveying from its establishment to 2025, in tabular form. [18517/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1003. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total budget for Tailte Eireann per annum under the respective four main function sections of Corporate Affairs, Registration, Valuation and Surveying from its establishment to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18518/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1004. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review and extend resources to Tailte Eireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1005. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the revised estimates under Vote 16 for Tailte Eireann reduced the annual target for applications for registration submitted and fully processed electronically by 10% in comparison with the 2025 target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1006. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if alternative EA MLA issued accreditation schemes other than the NSAI are acceptable for modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18521/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1007. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans if any, to adapt a one nation national minimum standard approach for all housing types similar to the 2025 design standards for apartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18522/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1073. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 17 February 2026, if he could provide a county/local authority breakdown of the 9,175 cases where An Coimisiún Pleanála applied the planning condition prohibiting multiple sales. [19478/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1132. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the 2026 budget allocation for the tenant-in-situ scheme; and for housing acquisitions for each of the 31 local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20837/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can confirm that short- or long-term leases properties where the tenant qualifies for social housing, the property meets their housing need, and they have received a notice to quit are suitable for consideration by all local authorities for acquisition under the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
1423. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will financially support farmers, who farm lands that are designated as natural heritage areas, to purchase virtual fence collars for their livestock, including cattle, sheep and goats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18727/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1809. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the position regarding plans to give families of fair deal residents an extra six months to pay outstanding bills due to the State to cover the cost of nursing-home care after their loved one dies; the time frame for these changes to be implemented; if there will be any backdating of the changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19032/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2168. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of model 2 hospital medical admissions via AMAU activity in 2025, in tabular form;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20433/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE no longer provides funding for Novofine autocover needles; whether an alternative product will be considered for funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20860/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Rural
2291. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount of funding allocated to respective local authorities in 2025 for all rural schemes provided by his Department (details supplied), including the town and village renewal scheme, CLÁR, LEADER, LIS, outdoor recreation and rural regeneration, by county, in tabular form. [19460/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
34. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the plans her Department has to upgrade existing primary care centres or provide new primary care centres in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17295/26]