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 18 Feb 2026 · to Social
210. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will update the name of a person (details supplied) on the MyGovID platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13113/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Justice
225. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a South African national who is legally a resident of Spain is allowed to travel to Ireland using their residency permit or must they apply for a holiday visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Health
285. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a recent report commissioned by an organisation (details supplied); if she will consider adding Crohn's, colitis and irritable bowel disease to the list of illnesses which qualify an individual for a long-term illness card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13169/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
156. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the way the new strategic framework for the transformation of the Defence Forces will enhance digital and data transformation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12172/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
206. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the revised detailed implementation plan for the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12171/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Finance
462. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to revise and increase the help-to-buy limit of €500,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11763/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Finance
463. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to revise the residential zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11764/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
555. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the steps his Department has taken specifically to provide relief to entities currently reporting under Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ‘wave 1’ reporters, based on the ‘quick fix’ delegated act signed on 11 July 2025 by the European Commission, that extended certain phase-in provisions that were pr…
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
557. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to give an update on Action 3.3 of Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11759/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
774. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give an update on the establishment of new urban community task force as outlined in Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030; the date of the first meeting of the task force; the proposed membership of the task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11753/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
775. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give an update on the implementation of the revised national planning framework and housing supply targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11754/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
776. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has met with the Office of the Planning Regulator on the implementation of the revised national planning framework and housing supply targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11755/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
777. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to revise planning application fees for An Coimisiún Pleanála, and resources for the planning system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11756/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
778. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give an update on Action 2.8 of Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11757/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
779. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Finance Agency has plans or policies to cap or limit borrowing available to specific approved housing bodies (AHBs) or the AHB sector in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11758/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
780. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the role of his Department and role of the NSAI in interpreting building regulations and standards; the final arbiter of interpreting regulations and guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11760/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
781. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reform and expand eligibility for the secure tenancy affordable rent scheme; the timeframe for any proposed change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11761/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
799. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity on when the technical review of the defective concrete block scheme, operated by his Department, will conclude and lead to changes being made to the current iteration of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12151/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
822. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 614 of 20 March 2024, the number of houses and duplexes that received planning permission with conditions restricting the bulk buying or multiple sales to a single purchaser and ring-fencing them for owner occupiers following the introduction of new guidelines in May 2021; and if he will make a…
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Children
998. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider introducing new rules that would allow spouses to share parental leave allocations between each other (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11664/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1101. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the average occupancy rates for model four hospitals on a monthly basis from January 2024 to December 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12015/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Transport
43. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the developments undertaken in his Department to progress the implementation of a needs-based, grant-aided, modern vehicle adaptation supports to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; his engagement with the Department of Finance in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10884/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Transport
58. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to outline developments undertaken in his Department to progress the implementation of a needs-based, grant-aided, modern vehicle adaptation supports to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; how he is engaging with the Department of Finance in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10954/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Finance
85. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the developments undertaken in his Department to progress the implementation of a needs-based, grant-aided, modern vehicle adaptation supports to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; his engagement with the Department of Transport in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10885/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Finance
87. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on developments undertaken in his Department to progress the implementation of a needs-based, grant-aided, modern vehicle adaptation supports to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; his engagement with the Department of Transport in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10953/26]