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 Nov 2025 · to Justice
761. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the national records that are available on the number of miscarriages, and/or stillbirths, which occurred due to acts of violent crime or accidents, from 2016 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63243/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
763. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with a Clare address who were given a penal sentence in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, per year, in tabular form; and the category of crimes for which they were imprisoned. [63304/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
764. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons handed a penal sentence nationwide in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by year, in tabular form; the of category of crimes for which they were imprisoned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63305/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
765. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures in place for prisoners post-release to reduce the risk of reoffending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63306/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
766. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners who were imprisoned as reoffenders in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by year, in tabular form. [63307/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
767. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average cost of imprisoning a prisoner per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63308/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
801. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the data his Department has on persons who have completed recidivism-reducing programs but have gone on to re-offend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63667/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1005. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the procedures that are in place at University Hospital Limerick in cases in which a person is at high risk of suicide and self-presents at the accident and emergency department, particularly out-of-hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62982/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1152. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health whether she plans to provide the shingles vaccine to older people free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64015/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1157. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there has been any reduction in the funding being provided to drugs taskforces in Budget 2026; if so, the rationale behind the reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64024/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1172. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will consider extending the SUSI grant to graduate medicine students in appreciation of the vital role these graduates will play in the healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63138/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1173. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider implementing a maintenance allowance grant to graduate medicine students who are on GP or hospital placements outside of their home area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63139/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Health
449. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department has to roll out primary care services in Clare to assess children for autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62434/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
506. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the range of countries in which his Department are currently running a public relations campaign to attract Irish tradespeople to return home; the incentives which will be in place for these persons if they return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62414/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Climate
246. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the ministersdiary@dcee.gov.ie email address in his Department is operational and regularly monitored; if incoming emails are responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61605/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Transport
308. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the EU Regulation he was referring to in an interview he gave to a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61459/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Transport
353. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the anticipated timelines in which vehicle registration books will move from hardcopy to digital format; the role staff in his Department who currently work in the printing & mailing unit of the Vehicle Registration Office will fulfil after records go ‘paperless’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62006/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Housing
586. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of concerns raised by members of the Dublin Fire Brigade regarding the proposed implementation of the NMACS system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61058/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Social
660. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide the exact credits and entitlements for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61276/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Social
663. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the back to education allowance does not allow for a second Erasmus year (details supplied); if he will consider changing the scheme to allow for a second year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61631/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Social
684. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not received their disability allowance payment for the past two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62031/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
745. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department can assist with a family reunification (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61293/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
751. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will address issues relating to an accommodation centre contracted to IPAS (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61422/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
828. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason stock-proof fencing, required by goat farmers, has been omitted from targeted agriculture modernisation schemes to date; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61955/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
829. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing grant funding to enable goat farmers to purchase electronic ‘no-fence’ collars so as to better manage their goat herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61956/25]