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 27 May 2025 · to Education
292. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason children attending ASD pre-schools are not entitled to a special transport grant unlike those enrolled in ASD classes in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27104/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
302. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department can financially support the daily travel costs incurred by family of a child (details supplied) who has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis and attends an ASD pre-school far from their home, on the recommendation of a special educational needs organiser; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27212/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 May 2025 · to Justice
491. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will facilitate the reunification of a family currently housed in two temporary protection accommodation centres on either side of the country (details supplied). [27716/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 May 2025 · to Children
549. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for information regarding the little baby bundle pilot scheme, as it has evolved since 2023, both in terms of feedback from the 2023 initiative and in terms of whether iterations of the scheme have been carried out since 2023 or will be carried out in a planned year again, e.g., in 2025 or 2026; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Cathal Crowe Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
125. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for terminating respite residential care for foster children at a Clare facility (details supplied); if this provision will be offered elsewhere instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26140/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Environment
253. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of SEAI home energy upgrades that have been grant supported since 2020, per county; and the amount of grant funding paid out in euro under home energy upgrades, per county, in tabular form. [25993/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Environment
254. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of businesses that have availed of the business energy upgrades scheme since 2020, per county; and the amount of grant funding paid out under the scheme, per county, in tabular form. [26007/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
269. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the average wait time for an NCT at the NCT Centre in Ennis, County Clare; the number of priority list NCT appointments given at the NCT Centre in Ennis, County Clare between 1 January 2025 and 31 March 2025; if he is satisfied with the current staffing levels at the NCT Centre in Ennis (details supplied); his plans to reduce wait times at the NCT centre in En…
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
364. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to improve public procurement practice; the improvements that have been put in place since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25842/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
445. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the policies her Department applies to small schools and the point at which it is decided that one should close and amalgamate with a larger school. [25430/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Education
446. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide overview of the consultation processes that her Department leads when a school closure or amalgamation is likely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25431/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
746. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department can provide any funding supports to creche and pre-school business owners who have been obligated to upgrade toilet facilities at great cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25093/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
846. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 1 May 2025, when a reply will issue (details supplied). [25716/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
941. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the town and village renewal scheme, including streetscape enhancement measures, in tabular form. [25974/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
942. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, in tabular form [25975/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
943. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under LEADER, in tabular form. [25976/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
944. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the CLÁR, in tabular form. [25977/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
945. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the rural regeneration fund scheme, in tabular form. [25978/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
946. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the local improvements scheme, in tabular form. [25979/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
947. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the connected hubs scheme, in tabular form. [25980/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
948. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme, in tabular form. [25981/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
949. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the Community Services Programme, in tabular form. [25982/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
950. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the Community Centres Investment Fund; and the total number of community centres funded in each county, in tabular form. [25984/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
951. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the Community Enhancement Programme, in tabular form. [25985/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
952. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the Community Recognition Fund, in tabular form. [25986/25]