Carlow-Kilkenny — week of Mon, 24 Feb

What your Carlow-Kilkenny TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Feb – 2 Mar 2025 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 37 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-02-25 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 88–62

Voted for 4 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · John McGuinness · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Voted against 1 Natasha Newsome Drennan

Catherine Callaghan — Fine Gael 1 vote · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Education 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any historical information on the old Church of Ireland school that was once at a location (details supplied). [7222/25]

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John McGuinness — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Social 1 question
- 2025-02-27 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection how the Government plans to support employers in explaining the auto-enrolment scheme to their employees, or if there is a plan to communicate and educate employees directly about the scheme; if a worker must earn €20,000 to date before being enrolled, or whether one week’s earnings of €384.62 will be sufficient to trigger inclusion; when the opt-out rules will be finalised; if there will be a phased roll-out of the scheme, or whether all employers and employees will be enrolled from the same start date; if a timeline has been set for extending eligibility to workers under 23 years of age, over 60, and self-employed individuals; if the launch date is still confirmed for 30 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8699/25]

Natasha Newsome Drennan — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Health 1 question
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the vaccine damage scheme for Covid-vaccine injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8891/25]

Peter 'Chap' Cleere — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 34 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 34 total

Health 9 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times patients are waiting before they can get an appointment to attend GP practices in Kilkenny, and if there are plans in place to address the difficulty some patients have in securing appointments in GP practices. [7427/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if children attending St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny have access to psychology services to assist them in dealing with life-changing conditions such as diabetes. [7535/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if the HSE intends reopening a vacant building (details supplied) as a GP practice. [7865/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide additional funding to meet a surge in demand for youth mental health services in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8853/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional parking for staff and visitors at St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8854/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of the population of counties Carlow and Kilkenny with a medical card or GP visit card, for each year from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8855/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will make provision for psychology services at St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny to help individuals and families who have been diagnosed with a type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8858/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of capital projects her Department is engaged in with the HSE; the status of each project, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8860/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on the strategy to develop a suicide prevention intervention for farmers in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8862/25]
Housing 4 questions
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme of affordable housing and low-cost sites for towns and villages with a population of less than 5,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8847/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the review of the existing suite of engineering qualifications in the local government sector, commenced in April 2024, has concluded; and when he will publish the outcome and act on any recommendations made within. [8849/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the number of appeals submitted to An Board Pleanála via decisions made by Carlow and Kilkenny county councils; the number of these upheld; the number of these overturned, for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8859/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of homes sold in the State under the affordable purchase scheme in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8861/25]
Children 3 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Kilkenny benefiting from the national childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7547/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Kilkenny waiting for a first speech and language therapy assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7548/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the number of children currently on waiting lists for crèche care in County Kilkenny; and to ask if any plans are in place to reduce these waiting lists. [7538/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection if a debt repayment plan will be accepted for an overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7489/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of newborn baby grants that have been made to parents in both counties Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7937/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection how he plans to strengthen the safety net for our older citizens, improving their quality of life and promoting dignity and independence in later years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7938/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively in 2022, 2023 and 2024. [8850/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí attached to each Garda station in Kilkenny and Carlow, by rank; the opening hours of each of those stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8851/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice the current opening hours of Graiguenamanagh Garda station; the number of Gardaí attached to the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8856/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason Irish students studying in the United States are subject to reciprocity fees, while students from other jurisdictions, including the UK and EU, are not. [7241/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport books and cards issued to Carlow applicants in 2024; the number expected to be issued in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7608/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education the status of application by a school (details supplied) for the balance of funding for an upgrade to school facilities for subject based equipment on health and safety grounds. [7213/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education the status of the planned phasing out of the nearest school rule for the school transport scheme; the timeline for the abolishment of the rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8845/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times at driving test centres across the country, with a specific breakdown for counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8842/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport his plans to encourage and provide dedicated parking at motorway junctions along the M9 in counties Kilkenny and Carlow to allow commuters to park their cars in safety, share a lift to work and reduce the number of cars on the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8843/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the introduction of a farm retirement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8852/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the strategy to develop a suicide prevention intervention for farmers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8863/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Taoiseach for an update on the establishment of a Cabinet committee on water quality to co-ordinate water quality improvements across all sectors; and when it will hold its first meeting. [1685/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the capital works projects currently under way at Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny; the estimated cost of each of these projects; when each project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6091/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, per sector, in tabular form [8844/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a funding scheme for the provision of paddle courts in towns and villages across counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8846/25]