TDs / Seán Crowe

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Seán Crowe

Sinn Féin Dublin South-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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223
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
35,074
words spoken in the chamber
Across 128 contributions
384
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
89
topics asked about
Across 16 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 223 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 128 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 3 0
February 2025 20 8
March 2025 7 6
April 2025 5 6
May 2025 13 13
June 2025 6 16
July 2025 25 6
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 3 2
October 2025 8 4
November 2025 19 3
December 2025 13 8
January 2026 23 9
February 2026 13 16
March 2026 7 3
April 2026 7 6
May 2026 8 6
June 2026 21 7
July 2026 13 3
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 7 3
October 2026 2 3

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 64 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 Dublin South-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Seán Crowe Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2643. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of data breaches recorded by his Department in 2025; and the number that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner. [74902/25]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Children
83. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason that CDNT 8 of CHO 7 based in Chamber House, Tallaght, has not seen an increase in staffing or resources given the extremely high waiting list for both assessment of need and therapies; her views on whether that an almost five-year waiting list for therapies hinders a child’s participation in education and vital socialisation; t…
Seán Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
101. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if the Government is to take delivery of the Dassault Falcon 6X aircraft in December 2025; the final agreed cost; and the date by which the aircraft will enter operational service. [72029/25]
Seán Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Culture
539. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of data breaches recorded by Government departments and State agencies, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [72511/25]
Seán Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Social
657. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if an assessment of need will still be required for an application for domiciliary care allowance given the recent policy reform announcement by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. [72237/25]
Seán Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Social
658. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the long waiting period for an assessment of need is taken into account during an application for domiciliary care allowance; and if it has been brought to his attention that applications have been refused due to the lack of an assessment though a child is on the waiting list for an assessment. [72238/25]
Seán Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Social
659. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been denied domiciliary care allowance due to the lack of an assessment of need though they have been waiting for an appointment for some months. [72239/25]
Seán Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
666. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a request to her Department by the HSE to provide clearance for a notification of a marriage interview involving a person in the IPAS system would result in a six-month delay. [71304/25]
Seán Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
883. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive conformation of, and a date for a notification of marriage interview. [71305/25]
Seán Crowe Oral 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
101. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the ongoing challenges regarding a school (details supplied) accessing a sports capital grant due to concerns of the archdiocese relating to financial costs incurred by primary schools when undertaking such a grant, if her departmental officials would be asked to mediate between the two parties in order to achieve a resolution that w…
Seán Crowe Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
150. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of any ongoing difficulties between sports clubs and schools run by religious institutions for access to and use of sporting facilities; if her Department is dealing with any such cases; and if there is a procedure for doing so. [70412/25]
Seán Crowe Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Justice
194. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to complaints that the list of documentation required for a citizenship by naturalisation application on the immigration website and portal is not comprehensive and has resulted in applications being refused for the lack of said documentation; and if he will ensure that a complete list of all documentatio…
Seán Crowe Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
272. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty faced by a school (details supplied) in securing an adequate number of French teachers permanently; if she agrees that a frequent change of temporary teacher creates a chaotic learning environment; the assistance that her Department will provide to the school to secure the appropriate number of permane…
Seán Crowe Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
699. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she plans to provide specific funding for the delivery of the Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland: 2024–2030 to the HSE as the HSE’s current mandate in the matter is for the strategy to be ‘delivered within existing resources’ which is insufficient to the task. [68173/25]
Seán Crowe Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
518. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 687 of 14 October 2025 stating that the organisation are 'not the appropriate responders' to the question; if she intends to fully fund the Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland: 2024–2030. [66944/25]
Seán Crowe Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
574. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the date by which spinal muscular atrophy will be included in the newborn heel prick test, given that her predecessor made a commitment to that effect two years ago. [67215/25]
Seán Crowe Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
118. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the approval status of the drug givinostat; if officials from her Department have been in contact with their counterparts in the North of Ireland to examine the possibility of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy accessing treatment in the North as an interim measure; if not, to outline the barriers to them doing so; and if she will make a sta…
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
184. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average turnaround time for applications to the foreign birth register. [62953/25]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
440. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who is due to start senior cycle in a special school but is due to turn 18 this year and will be unable to finish senior cycle in that school; if an allowance can be made for this student to remain in the school. [62964/25]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
442. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will support the opening of an additional ASD class at a school (details supplied). [62999/25]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
496. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary school places in the Dublin south west area in the 2025-2026 academic year; the number of children who did not receive a place in this academic year; and the number of places her Department estimates will be required by 2030. [63673/25]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
497. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the 39 schools that are being built or expanded in the south Dublin area; and the number of additional school places that each will provide, in tabular form. [63674/25]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
559. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce legislation regarding planning permission for crematoria. [62940/25]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Social
716. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has prepared guidance for charities and non-profit organisations that are concerned their required contributions to autoenrollment pensions for their staff will place a financial burden that will lead to a reduction of services and staff layoffs; if specific guidance has been prepared; the advice he will offer to those organisations; an…
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1180. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he intends to introduce legislation for increased regulation and oversight of crematoria. [62939/25]