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
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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 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
874. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to address the issues raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61507/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
901. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagements she has had with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ireland (FASD) regarding their work in supporting children, young adults and families living with FASD; the future plans she has for supporting FASD Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62101/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
913. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a very urgent appointment at UHL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60930/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1062. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department already have in place, and the additional measures planned, to ensure adequate physical and mental health supports for members of the National Ambulance Service, in recognition of the toll that their vital work can take on members (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61796/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1084. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a procedure (details supplied) comes under the remit of the HSE in public hospitals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61875/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1107. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the engagements she has had with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ireland (FASD) regarding their work in supporting children, young adults and families living with FASD; the future plans she has for supporting FASD Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62102/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1108. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the engagements the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Mental Health and Older People has had with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ireland (FASD) regarding their work in supporting children, young adults and families living with FASD; the future plan for supporting FASD Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Cathal Crowe Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1109. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the engagements the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Disability has had with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ireland (FASD) regarding their work in supporting children, young adults and families living with FASD; the future plan for supporting FASD Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62104/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Defence
19. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which his Department is preparing to use robotic drones and remote control submersibles to protect undersea cables and infrastructure along the Irish coastline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60233/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Defence
58. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of the historic weaponry and machinery his Department still holds; if this is held in archive; if there are plans to conserve this equipment, sell it or destroy it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60234/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Climate
105. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to remediate former landfill sites throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60241/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Climate
133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which his Department is supporting innovation, research and invention in the realm of new forms of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60242/25]
Cathal Crowe Oral 5 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which he plans to address delays in delivering capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59855/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
13. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions the Office of Public Works has undertaken since 2020 along the River Shannon, its tributaries and tidal trenches, in County Clare; the works planned across the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59854/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Housing
125. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to address the current inability of Tailte Éireann to access instruments which pre-date 2006 due to an issue at their filing repository (details supplied); when he expects this matter to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60276/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Taoiseach
100. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing last met; when it will meet next. [58247/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Taoiseach
101. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education last met; when it will meet next. [58248/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
140. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the key achievements of Ireland's international development policy since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58864/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
141. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which services and supports for Ireland’s diaspora have been expanded since 2020; the key priorities for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58865/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
364. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will examine a roadway (details supplied) to establish if a reason for a recent uptick in collisions along the stretch can be determined, and measures taken to improve safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59064/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
684. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if grant funding awarded to a school (details supplied) in 2024 to develop an autism class provides for the provision of a sensory garden; if not, the funding pathway for the provision of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58180/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1044. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects that new rural housing guidelines, which are currently in draft format, will be officially approved and become operational in all planning authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58629/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1057. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the National Parks and Wildlife Service has been supported since 2020; the key achievements in that time; the additional funding which has been provided; the way in which this has expanded the service’s reach and capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58855/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1482. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will widen the parental leave scheme from its current model, which allows for some of the leave to be transferred if both parents work for the same employer, to allow transfer between parents who work for different employers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58067/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1655. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a comprehensive list of day procedures which are currently done in each of the Ennis Hospital Group- St John's Hospital, Nenagh Hospital and University Hospital Limerick; the number of each procedures which were completed in Q1 and Q2 of 2025, by type, in tabular form; the wait time for each procedure as of 30 September 2025; and if she will …