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What your Clare TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Apr – 4 May 2025 · 4 TDs · 6 bills voted on · 88 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024
2025-04-30 · 2 votes · Govt (Justice)
A bill to provide that defamation actions in the High Court shall not be tried with a jury
full description
A bill to provide that defamation actions in the High Court shall not be tried with a jury; to give effect to Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) in so far as it relates to defamation proceedings; for those and other purposes to amend the Defamation Act 2009; and to provide for related matters.
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 64–86
Voted for 1 Donna McGettigan
Voted against 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney
Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley
The motion · motion passed 86–64
Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney
Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan
Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley
Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland
2025-04-30 · 1 vote
An amendment to the bill · motion passed 85–68
Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney
Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan
Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley
Special Education
2025-04-30 · 1 vote
An amendment to the bill · motion passed 85–68
Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney
Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan
Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley
Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees
2025-04-30 · 2 votes
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–86
Voted for 1 Donna McGettigan
Voted against 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney
Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley
The motion · motion passed 103–49
Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney
Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan
Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley
Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework
2025-04-30 · 1 vote
The motion · motion passed 87–66
Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney
Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan
Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
2025-04-29 · 1 vote
The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 84–70
Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney
Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan
Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley
Cathal Crowe — Fianna Fáil 8 votes · 31 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 31 total

New lobbying 1 return

Donna McGettigan — Sinn Féin 8 votes · 47 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 47 total

New lobbying 1 return

Joe Cooney — Fine Gael 8 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Timmy Dooley — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.