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 11 Feb 2025 · to Housing
360. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he will take to ensure rural communities are protected from over saturation of industrial-scale wind energy developments and their adverse effects on residential amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4155/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Justice
467. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider the prohibition of pornographic websites that portray violence and rape; if he will introduce legislation to track the internet protocol address of individuals who browse pornographic websites that portray violence and rape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4834/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
514. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for details on the content of the induction course given to all newly arrived international protection applications and beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4838/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
524. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an overview of remedial actions which will be undertaken by the International Protection Accommodation Service in response to the Health Information and Quality Authority report on standards at the Knockalisheen accommodation centre in Meelick, County Clare (published on 20 January 2025); and if she will make a s…
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
572. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will urgently intervene in the case of a section 39 respite home that requires additional funding to complete construction (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4746/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
677. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending Limerick University Hospital are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option, despite the qualified staff required to initiate pump therapy along with the administrative support required all being in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4580/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
684. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to alter the national treatment purchase fund to increase the pay from a nursing home (details supplied) and similar private nursing homes to bring them in line with Government-funded nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4666/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Transport
19. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport his plans for increasing EV charging points nationwide; if he will encourage petrol stations to install EV charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3631/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Finance
270. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider changing inheritance tax thresholds which in their current form could be considered unfair to individuals who have no children of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2812/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
464. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education whether schools that were forced to close due to snowfalls, storms and electrical or water outages in January 2025 will be required to make up for these days before the end of the 2024/2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2843/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
465. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider introducing a scheme, similar to extra personal vacation days, whereby teachers who provide in excess of 20 hours per academic year of extra-curricular service in their schools would be entitled to paid leave days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2844/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
541. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when details of the 2025 National Famine Commemoration will be announced. [2819/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
604. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is in favour of tiny homes being built in Ireland; if he plans to update planning policy and planning legislation to enable same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2810/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
873. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning the importation and planting of leylandii cypress trees given how susceptible these are to damage and falling during high winds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2909/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
155. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing a grant to incentivise people to purchase second-hand electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46259/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
165. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on six matters at the National Transport Authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46338/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
369. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the consideration the OPW has given to installing coastal erosion defences at Quilty, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46465/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
479. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the status of a modular building application made by a primary school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46342/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
543. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the type of modular additional accommodation that has been approved for a primary school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46739/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
740. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on plans that the National Parks and Wildlife Service have to open new offices in Corofin, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46757/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
827. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address a number of issues in relation to the defective concrete block scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2068/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
923. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice when an applicant for Irish citizenship (details supplied) can expect to receive a determination on their case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46327/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1113. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of all farm payments paid out to farmers in each county since July 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1721/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1141. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an inventory of buildings currently being used in County Clare for the provision of accommodation for international protection applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46361/24]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1350. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address the severe shortage of parking spaces at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46437/24]