Carlow-Kilkenny — week of Mon, 13 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Carlow-Kilkenny TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2025 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 20 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2025-10-15 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–56

Voted for 3 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Voted against 1 Natasha Newsome Drennan

Did not vote 1 John McGuinness

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

2025-10-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 94–65

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

Voted against 1 Natasha Newsome Drennan

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme

2025-10-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–63

Voted for 3 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Voted against 1 Natasha Newsome Drennan

Did not vote 1 John McGuinness

The motion · motion passed 79–64

Voted for 3 Catherine Callaghan · Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Voted against 1 Natasha Newsome Drennan

Did not vote 1 John McGuinness

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-10-14 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 2 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor · Peter 'Chap' Cleere

Voted against 1 Natasha Newsome Drennan

Did not vote 2 Catherine Callaghan · John McGuinness

Catherine Callaghan — Fine Gael 4 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Housing 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the updated planning guidelines for wind farms will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54619/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that hill farmers are supported in their management of the uplands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54914/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a disparity in pay exists in the way in which some craft apprentices are supported during their off-the-job phases of training, that is, engineering craft apprentices are paid according to outdated 2016 training allowance rates, while construction craft apprentices receive the updated 2025 rates for the very same level of skill and commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55389/25]

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Education 5 questions
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application for emergency works to address structural problems with a roof (details supplied). [55988/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a request for funding to equip two modular SEN classrooms, as currently, the school cannot fully equip the classroom for full operation (details supplied). [55989/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application for emergency works funding to repair a collapsed roof that contains asbestos (details supplied). [55990/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new build for a school will proceed (details supplied). [55991/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application by a school (details supplied) for repurposing of existing space to accommodate two special classes. [55992/25]

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

Questions asked 1 total

Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-16 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1622 of 8 September 2025, if a temporary permission (stamp 1) will be granted including the right to work to an individual who has worked legally in Ireland for many years and whose circumstances have changed, but is still the owner and operator of a business (details supplied), where their input is required daily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56313/25]

Natasha Newsome Drennan — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €20 million announced in funding for ACRES will result in additional farmers entering into the scheme; if not, if it will result in increased grants for farmers already in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55019/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be introduced in 2025 to support the tillage farming sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55018/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a section 317 review of a person (details supplied); if it will be completed before his illness benefit is stopped in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56291/25]

Peter 'Chap' Cleere — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Agriculture 3 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available in budget 2026 for the tillage sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55463/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is examining a proposal requiring Irish grain to be used in the production of Irish whiskey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54916/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which measures taken in Budget 2026 will support generational renewal in farming. [54915/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the Kilkenny further education and training centre. [56028/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the uptake of apprenticeships across the country in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56029/25]
Rural 2 questions
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund will re-open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56026/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the town and village renewal scheme 2025. [56027/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the provisions in place or are being developed to enable people to obtain insurance for electric bikes used on the road, following the introduction of legislation making it illegal to cycle these bikes without insurance; and if he will address the fact that constituents who have contacted both the RSA and the Department of Transport have been unable to obtain clarification on same. [55009/25]