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Showing questions asked by Cathal Crowe under the heading Departmental Policies.

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Cathal Crowe Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the investment or policy support planned for Irish and European cloud, cybersecurity, open-source and digital public infrastructure providers, to ensure Ireland is not only a consumer of digital infrastructure but also contributes to European capability. [70044/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
165. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Government is classifying sensitive workloads and datasets that may require EU-based hosting, customer-controlled encryption, private cloud, on-premise capability or enhanced exit provisions. [70041/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
166. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if future ICT procurement frameworks will include explicit evaluation criteria covering European providers, open-source solutions, interoperability, vendor lock-in and cloud sovereignty where appropriate. [70040/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
167. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department plans to publish a national sovereign cloud strategy for the public sector and critical national infrastructure; and the way in which it will address strategic dependence on non-EU cloud providers. [70038/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
23. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions that are being undertaken by his Department and by agencies such as Enterprise Ireland and the IDA to secure a future for the former Roche site at Clarecastle in County Clare. [66535/26]
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 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Russian government has made her aware at any point of the number of politicians who have been blacklisted from entering Russia since the start of the Russo-Ukraine war; if her Department has reciprocated or initiated the blacklisting and/or sanctioning of certain Russian politicians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49808/…
Cathal Crowe Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
307. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the confirmation of English as an additional language (EAL) hours for the 2026/2027 school year; the reason the new online form for data collection via the Online School Claims System (OLCS) has not yet been made available to schools despite the fast-approaching deadlines; to address the specific anomaly whereby children born …
Cathal Crowe Written 6 May 2026 · to Finance
220. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the Government's position on the proposed Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034, specifically regarding the inclusion of dedicated health-related funding windows and earmarked resources for EU-wide cancer prevention and research initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32240/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025. [23085/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23077/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Climate
23. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23071/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Defence
27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23073/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Transport
34. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Finance
56. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23076/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
62. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23082/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
67. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23075/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Education
142. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23074/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Culture
147. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23072/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Housing
166. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23080/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Justice
217. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23081/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23069/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Children
313. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23070/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
463. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23078/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Rural
470. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23083/26]