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 9 Dec 2025 · to Education
452. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70270/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Culture
478. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70268/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Housing
509. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide a written update on the revising of county development plans for each of the 31 local authorities; if current development plan timelines will be extended to facilitate the upcoming variation to provide additional zoned lands to increase housing supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69991/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Housing
520. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70276/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Social
576. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70280/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
725. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70277/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
752. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70265/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Children
813. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70266/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
987. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will make systematic changes to maternity hospital systems in order that women who have miscarried do not have follow-up appointments or receive screenings, scans and acute care in spaces shared with women who are expected to carry their babies for full term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69559/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1081. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70275/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1104. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70274/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Rural
1115. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70279/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Justice
95. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider establishing an additional layer to the Criminal Assets Bureau in order that it will have the capacity to investigate lifestyles funded by criminal activity, including gangland and drug dealing activities, at a more micro/local community level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68255/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
425. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the campaigns her Department is running to encourage graduating medical professionals to stay and work in the Irish healthcare system; the campaigns which are being run to entice Irish medical professionals living abroad to return to work for the HSE; her plans to future proof supply of medical staff in the health system; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Cathal Crowe Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Transport
124. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will overhaul the system that holds online databases for elective vehicles in order that there could be a cross reference of vehicles that are taxed and on the road, but may not be insured, to help An Garda Síochána with roads policing and also victims of road traffic incidents which involved uninsured drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
Cathal Crowe Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
456. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene to resolve a long-running issue affecting a payment (details supplied). [67522/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
553. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have her full home care hours re-instated as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67512/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
638. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will address an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68010/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
183. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on foreign birthright applications (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67247/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
576. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1820 of 4 November 2025, the timeframe for the strategic assessment report and preliminary business case which is required in line with infrastructure guidelines for the PET scan at UHL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67232/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
586. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when she expects the Public Health (Single Use Vapes) Bill 2025 to be introduced.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67248/25]
Cathal Crowe Oral 26 Nov 2025 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [65549/25]
Cathal Crowe Oral 26 Nov 2025 · to Taoiseach
29. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department's new disability unit for 2025-2027. [65550/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Housing
204. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that homeowners who have applied for the defective concrete blocks grant scheme are increasingly being directed to demolish the outer and inner leaf walls of their dwellings whilst simultaneously retaining the entire roof structure; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that few engineers and building contracto…
Cathal Crowe Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
323. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Clare can get ozempic on their medical card or on the drugs refund scheme given it costs €160.00 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66550/25]