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Waterways Issues

32 questions from 23 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

32
questions
32 written, 0 oral
23
TDs have asked
8
parties and groups
Independents counted together
4
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20253
February 20250
March 20252
April 20250
May 20250
June 20254
July 20256
August 20250
September 20251
October 20250
November 20253
December 20252
January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
April 20263
May 20262
June 20263
July 20261
August 20260
September 20260
October 20262

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú2 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil10 from 5 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael2 from 2 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent2 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party2 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin12 from 9 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Brendan Smith
    4
  2. Martin Kenny
    3
  3. Michael Cahill
    3
  4. Peadar Tóibín
    2
  5. Sorca Clarke
    2
  6. Cathal Crowe
    1
  7. Ciarán Ahern
    1
  8. Claire Kerrane
    1

Asked of

The questions

Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Housing
743. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is it is the intention of his Department to reclassify the Lough Corrib Catchment as a Heavily Modified Water Body (HMWB) under the EU Water Framework Directive in an attempt to undermine its status as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive as well as a means to validate the presence of invasive fre…
Michael Cahill Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Housing
823. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the cleaning of the canal by Ross Castle, Killarney, County Kerry into the lake (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29812/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Housing
437. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if works will be carried out at the Canal at Ross Castle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13461/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1242. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grants available to promote a safe place for fishing on one’s farmland; if there are any such grants for wooden infrastructure along the riverbank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10728/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
786. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish one agency to manage the river Shannon. [1428/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
787. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish an ongoing river Shannon maintenance programme. [1431/25]
Mark Wall Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
836. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current option with a project in south Kildare (details supplied); the expected opening date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2119/25]