Clare — week of Mon, 14 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Clare TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Jul – 20 Jul 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 58 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025

2025-07-16 · 2 votes · Govt (Housing)

A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Planning and Development Act 2000 and certain other enactments

full description

A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Planning and Development Act 2000 and certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

A sub-amendment · motion failed 68–89

Voted for 1 Donna McGettigan

Voted against 3 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

A change the Seanad made to the bill · motion passed 88–68

Voted for 3 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation (Transfer of Functions) Bill 2024

2025-07-16 · 1 vote · Labour Party PMB

A bill to give further effect to the Aircraft Noise Regulation in so far as it relates to Dublin Airport by transferring the functions of the competent authority for the purpose…

full description

A bill to give further effect to the Aircraft Noise Regulation in so far as it relates to Dublin Airport by transferring the functions of the competent authority for the purposes of that Regulation from the Fingal County Council to the Environmental Protection Agency; and to provide for connected matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 69–88

Voted for 1 Donna McGettigan

Voted against 3 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Endometriosis Care in Ireland

2025-07-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 3 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan

The motion · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 3 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-07-15 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 3 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney · Timmy Dooley

Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan

Cathal Crowe — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 30 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 30 total

Public Expenditure 3 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38760/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an overview of OPW drainage, flood protection and coastal erosion defence works that are planned to be undertaken in County Clare in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39855/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an overview of cases before his Department for certain workers to be re-categorised as public service workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39854/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the main policy achievements of her Department since 23 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38752/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider introducing a funding stream in her Department in order that all secondary school students would be entitled to have a free Irish college experience at least once during their schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39852/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an overview of steps she is taking to ensure that school secretaries and care-takers receive better pay and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39851/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to review planning laws and regulations regarding land fronting on to national roads where farming families are unable to secure permission to build on family farmland or other available sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38997/25]
- 2025-07-16 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider loosening the criteria for the vacant property grant, which does not allow the property to be occupied during the grant application process as it can cause difficulties for the applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39810/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 23 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38757/25]
- 2025-07-16 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her Department will undertake a full assessment of the financial impact of heart failure on patients with recommendations on appropriate actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39903/25]
- 2025-07-16 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of actions that are being taken to ensure a reduction in current waiting lists of up to two years for cardiac rehabilitation programmes, which reduce death from heart disease by at least 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39904/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review and simplify the current business and enterprise tax system to promote innovation and economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39357/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38754/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of the Garda fleet in each Garda station (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40275/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38747/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of farmer scheme payments made, by county basis for 2024, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40279/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will intervene to assist a student who appears to be eligible for HEAR but has been refused it (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025. [38763/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38755/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38749/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38751/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38764/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38750/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38762/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 23 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38748/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/25]

New lobbying 1 return

FASD Ireland CLG Health
- Delays with the introduction of health information labelling on alcohol

Donna McGettigan — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Education 4 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures that can be taken to ensure that a school child (details supplied) can receive the full-time SNA assistance they require, in junior infants, in mainstream setting in their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38650/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a requested exceptional review of the SNA allocation of a school (details supplied) was cancelled; if there is a freeze on SNA allocations to schools; if so, if this is the case; the measures she will take to reverse this freeze; if she will ensure the review of SNAs in the school takes place and the required SNAs and other resources are allocated to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38741/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to provide alternative models of learning for children who struggle with the larger conventional classroom model and prefer learning in smaller groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40163/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department offers senior cycle students talks or workshops from election registration teams about the election voting process, to ensure that children aged 16 are informed of their rights to register to vote; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40165/25]
Further and Higher Education 4 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has visited a training centre (details supplied) since his appointment as Minister; if so, the purpose of the visit. [38797/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science If he has visited a campus (details supplied) since his appointment as Minister; if so, the purpose of the visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38798/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to encourage greater participants by South African students in third level institutions and continuing educational opportunities in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38799/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if information will be provided on the Standardisation of Youthreach Calendar Year Sectoral Survey of ETBs (details supplied), which was sent to all of the 16 ETBs, on 27 June 2025; the reason many staff employed in the Youthreach coordinator and resource grade who are the intended target group did not receive the link to complete this survey by close of business on 4 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39503/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked Garda public order unit vans currently within the Garda fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38788/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai by rank attached to Clare-Tipperary divisional protective service bureau as of 7 July 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38789/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person (details supplied) who has applied for Irish citizenship has not been granted same, despite providing all documentation; the steps that can be taken to expedite the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39154/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade, based at Kilrush health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38794/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO3 where HSE funds day care centres for older persons; the days of the week each of those day care centres opens; the referral process for a new older person to be able to join one of those day care centres, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38795/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Kilmihill health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38796/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if he can confirm that there was a 56.2% average pass rate for the driving test from 1999 to 2010, and a 56.9% average pass rate from 2012 to 2023, following the introduction of 12 mandatory lessons; to outline the measures he will undertake to reduce the current driving test waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38782/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to have a direct public service obligation bus service from Shannon to Dublin city centre via Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38787/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the fuel allowance income limit for persons aged over 66 increased to €555 per week for a single person or €1,100 per week for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38790/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will introduce a system for privately employed playschool workers who must sign on for social welfare payments each time they are temporarily unemployed for school holidays, to allow their claims to be suspended and reactivated, rather than them having to make a new claim each time which can involve delays in receiving payments, if he will consider allowing them to continue to receive family support payments during holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39013/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement between his Department and the Government of Malaysia during 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38792/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE Departmental staff by job title that are based at Shannon Airport; the hours of the week his Departmental staff are present at the Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38791/25]

Joe Cooney — Fine Gael 6 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title working at the STI Clinic at Ennis General Hospital; and the vacancies currently by job title at this clinic. [39193/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE community orthoptist posts filled within CHO3, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39194/25]
- 2025-07-16 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of WTEs in the National Ambulance Service (NAS), per grade codes, by HSE region, from 2020 to 2025; and to provide the level of activity year-on-year delivered by the NAS for the same period, by HSE region, in tabular form. [39994/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full-year costs if the ancillary services grant increased to €190 per pupil in primary schools and increased to €245 per pupil in post primary schools. [39191/25]
- 2025-07-16 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, following the recent newspaper editorial (details supplied) that claimed "almost all primary schools, for example, had to employ unqualified individuals without teaching qualifications as substitutes in the past year", her Department will recognise early childhood care and education graduates as being a viable workforce for the junior classes of primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39995/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the length in kilometres, and as a percentage of the road network, for local tertiary roads in each county, in tabular form; the levels of funding allocated in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to each county for their repair and restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39189/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda juvenile liaison officers within Clare- Tipperary division. [39192/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to address the funding shortfall of Solas that has resulted in adult education teachers being told they have no jobs to return to in September; to outline his plans to protect those teaching positions and the course availability for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39190/25]

Timmy Dooley — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns