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 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1020. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing levels of CDNTs in County Clare; if she is aware that a vacancy has been created within the Ennis CDNT (details supplied); the steps being taken to immediately fill this vacancy to prevent further waitlist delays for children in the region; if her Department has a policy to ensure that the expansion of the education therap…
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1307. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason new HSE staff are not entitled to increments from previous HSE experience (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65070/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1365. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will supply the bed occupancy figures of ICU beds, adult inpatient beds, paediatric inpatient beds in model 4 hospitals for Q1 and Q2; the number of beds included in each count, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65393/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1417. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if funding for ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) will be included as a measure in Budget 2027, in view of the low uptake of MART in Ireland, and the potential to reduce asthma exacerbations, hospitalisations and reliance on short-acting reliever inhalers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [656…
Cathal Crowe Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
168. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of the seven mineral prospecting licence applications in East Clare (details supplied); if his Department and the Geoscience Regulation Office have considered the deep environmental concerns of the local community regarding potential downstream chemical processing impacts; if he will explicitly address the contradic…
Cathal Crowe Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Defence
258. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if her Department runs a tendering process for the supply of fuel to the Defence Forces; the way in which and when a supplier might potentially submit a tender to her Department; if she will provide a list of all current fuel suppliers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62281/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
349. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of the new vehicle adaptation scheme (VAS); to clarify if this new grant scheme is entirely standalone or if it is intended to phase out or replace any element of the existing disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme (DDS) run by the Department of Finance; the timeline for the finalisation of the eligibility criteria and…
Cathal Crowe Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
661. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans for changes to exchange traded funds; if he plans to abolish the eight-year deemed disposal regime, align the tax rate more closely with capital gains tax, allow normal loss relief and simplify the reporting and administrative requirements [60406/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
702. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the status of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme (DDS); if his Department intends to maintain the existing vehicle purchase tax reliefs and primary medical certificate criteria through 2027; if he is aware of the public uncertainty and financial anxiety caused to families currently budgeting for or ordering a new vehicle for January…
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Defence
280. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 10 June 2025, if she will provide an update on the Irish Defence Force’s army force design process; when it will be completed; when will the results be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57271/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Transport
390. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for upgrading the vehicle fleet and regional infrastructure to ensure that Bus Éireann Route 345 (Scarriff to Limerick) becomes a fully accessible route; if he will address the systemic exclusion of rural passengers with mobility difficulties who are currently refused travel on this service despite providing the required 48 hours' notice; the imme…
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Transport
638. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to report on the foreign licence exchange system; the average length of time it takes to receive an Irish drivers licence after the surrender of the foreign one; his plans to move this system to a same day turnaround as seen in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59276/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
850. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will instruct the Office of Public Works to remove the classification of a flood zone on an area in County Clare which has not flooded in several decades (details supplied) in order that the classification will not negatively impact home insurance on properties within it; and if he will m…
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
880. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has considered designating large scale geological energy storage projects under the Critical Infrastructure Act 2026 process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55962/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
995. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the NSAI root cause analysis under the Housing Implementation Fund to identify constraints on the agrément certification process in 2026; when it will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55960/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
996. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will request the National Standards Authority of Ireland to provide details of the number of companies that have applied for modern methods of construction agreement certifications; the country of origin of those companies who have applied; the status of each application; the average time it takes from the point of application to…
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1114. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the criteria used by her Department to award incremental salary credit to returning Irish teachers with overseas experience; if she will specifically address the current discrepancy where primary teachers frequently receive credit for international experience while post-primary teachers face widespread refusals; her views on wheth…
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3262. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her Department have entered negotiations on a deal for the shingles vaccine (herpes zoster vaccine) for persons over 65 years of age as part of the National Immunisation Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55473/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3334. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Clare for inpatient video-EEG monitoring at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55827/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
329. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action taken to reduce class sizes and the pupil teacher ratio at primary school level since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54540/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
330. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action taken to improve financial supports for primary schools since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54541/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
331. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action taken to improve the pay, working conditions and opportunities for career development for primary school teachers since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54542/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
332. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the expenditure on ICT in schools since 27 June 2020, on a local authority basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54543/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
333. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary school teachers in each county in 2025-2026; the provisional allocation in each county for 2026-2027, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54544/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
334. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size of primary schools, by county and local authority area, in the 2025-2026 school year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54546/26]