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 6 Mar 2025 · to Social
319. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown, by county, of the 213,000 people with disabilities that received a €400 disability support payment in Budget 2025, in tabular form. [10477/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Social
320. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown, by county, of the 46,000 households that received a €400 lump sum working family payment in Budget 2025, in tabular form. [10478/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
456. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to resolve ongoing problems with the delivery of radiation therapy at University Hospital Limerick, which is caused by hardware issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10531/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Finance
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who have applied to have their flat rate expenses reinstated in 2025, broken down by category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9886/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Education
91. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools at primary level, and the number enrolled at post-primary level, as of 28 February 2025, or the latest date available, on a county-by-county basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10209/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Education
92. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the allocation of primary school teachers in each county for 2024-25, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10211/25]
Cathal Crowe Oral 4 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education and disability will meet next. [6491/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Education
379. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently intervene to support a secondary school (details supplied) in County Clare which has applied to her Department for a grant to replace chronically poor and unusable tools and equipment, relating to the teaching of practical subjects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9372/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Education
389. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce measures in order that degree graduates of early childhood education can register with the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9468/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
480. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will raise the issue of abandoning daylight savings time as agreed in a European Parliament vote in 2021 at a future meeting of the European Council. [8919/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Rural
798. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, in light of storm Éowyn and the long-term outages faced by people in rural areas, including those reliant on power for medical or work reasons, he will consider making grant funding available to those in rural communities to support the purchasing of power banks or electrical power sources; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Cathal Crowe Oral 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8152/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
80. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a new status for special education schools to recognise the fact that whilst they are currently classed as primary schools, they cater for an age range that includes adolescents and teenagers and many offer Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8151/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
106. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider front-loading the promised removal of the means test for carers in order that the means test is entirely abolished in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8264/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Environment
162. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in Clare that have applied for the warmer homes scheme, broken down by year; and the number that have been deemed ineligible. [8727/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Environment
163. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if houses older than 1940 can be considered under the warmer homes scheme; and if not, what the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland recommends for the property owners; and the number of houses that have been deemed ineligible due to being older than 1940. [8728/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Environment
164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline of the warmer homes scheme (WHS), from application stage to delivery stage; the number of contracting companies currently contracted to carry out works under the WHS; and if there are short-term plans to increase this number. [8729/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Transport
186. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the Ennis town bus service to start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
219. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of Public Works will provide funding for essential repair works at Bunratty Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8802/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
222. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts that are being made by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to find new business or industrial investment for the former Roche site in Clarecastle, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
268. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department can provide funding to support Clare County Council and an organisation (details supplied) in their pursuit to develop a safe clifftop walk at the Cliffs of Moher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8799/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Housing
276. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the funding that can be provided to Clare County Council to help offset costs incurred during Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8809/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Housing
277. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has examined Waterways Ireland’s proposed bylaws (namely the draft Shannon Navigation Bye Laws 2024; Draft Canals Act 1986 and 2018 (Bye-Laws); and the houseboat mooring investment programme); if these proposed bylaws will appear before committee for examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8812/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
335. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will strengthen the enforcement of existing animal protection laws to ensure real consequences for neglect and abuse; if he will introduce stricter regulations on animal ownership, including mandatory microchipping and licensing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8681/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Rural
433. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department can provide funding to support Clare County Council and an organisation (details supplied) in their pursuit to develop a safe clifftop walk at the Cliffs of Moher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8801/25]