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 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1656. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures and types of procedures which are being carried out at the Dublin surgical hub in Mount Carmel since it opened in February 2025, by procedure, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57930/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1794. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason retired nurses are required to fill out the pension allowance declaration form annually; if she will consider removing this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58589/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1820. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her plans to install a PET Scan at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58725/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1834. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive urgent dental treatment. [58775/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Enterprise
44. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he expects the National Standards Authority of Ireland review on the draft I.S. 465 "Assessment, testing and categorisation of damaged buildings incorporating concrete blocks containing certain deleterious materials" to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57432/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Education
57. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the additional monies her Department received in Budget 2026 will allow for the additional accommodation scheme application made by a school in Clare (details supplied) to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57481/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
123. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent release of political prisoners by Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56894/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
131. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action being taken at EU level regarding Taliban laws which violate legal obligations and treaties to which Afghanistan is a state party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56895/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Transport
252. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify who will be the beneficiary of the recently raised parking charges at railway stations, Irish Rail or the company contracted to manage car parks on behalf of Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56875/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Transport
253. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify who owns the large crane at Colbert Railway Station, Limerick; the future plan for this crane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56876/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
320. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the criteria used to determine which cities and towns are included in the living city initiative; if a town (details supplied) will be able to join the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57302/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
426. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth when grants awarded under her Department’s physical activity in teaching and learning scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57249/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
651. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department owns sheds at a location (details supplied); if he's aware that the old asbestos roofs of these sheds are badly damaged and broken; if he will outline his Departments plans to remediate these sheds; the intended future use of these sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56877/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
811. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if an urgent ENT appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56987/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
323. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to facilitate the return of historic human remains from the Royal College of Surgeons to a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55803/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
357. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to facilitate the return of historic human remains from the Royal College of Surgeons to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56035/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
116. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports for the tillage sector announced in Budget 2026. [55034/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
138. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions with an organisation (details supplied) on the issues facing the tillage sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55035/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
199. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to enhance the retrofit grant system to allow for individual elements, such as windows or doors, to be retrofitted, in order that households that cannot afford a full retrofit can do so incrementally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55279/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Finance
343. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to safeguard Ireland’s business aviation interests through the anticipated significant financial burden that would follow the proposed revision of the Energy Taxation Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54851/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Finance
356. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties in County Clare which fall under Band 1, Band 2 and Band 3 of the local property tax; the way in which these properties are valued for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55092/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Finance
359. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and the timeline for reviewing the matter. [55125/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
72. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the fact that Lisdoonvarna, County Clare has taken in more IPAS applicants and Ukrainian war refugees than any other town; if, on this basis, he will review ongoing accommodation arrangements in this town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54030/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
114. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of pilot sewage schemes in small villages that is being led by his Department; if his Department is open to the possibility of new developments using package sewerage treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53443/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Justice
286. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to curb the extent to which people are tracked by apps on their smart phones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52180/25]