Clare — week of Mon, 13 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Clare TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 26 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 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney

Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan

Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

2025-10-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 94–65

Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney

Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan

Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme

2025-10-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–63

Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney

Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan

Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley

The motion · motion passed 79–64

Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney

Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan

Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-10-14 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 Cathal Crowe · Joe Cooney

Voted against 1 Donna McGettigan

Did not vote 1 Timmy Dooley

Cathal Crowe — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Finance 3 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to safeguard Ireland’s business aviation interests through the anticipated significant financial burden that would follow the proposed revision of the Energy Taxation Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54851/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties in County Clare which fall under Band 1, Band 2 and Band 3 of the local property tax; the way in which these properties are valued for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55092/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and the timeline for reviewing the matter. [55125/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports for the tillage sector announced in Budget 2026. [55034/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions with an organisation (details supplied) on the issues facing the tillage sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55035/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to facilitate the return of historic human remains from the Royal College of Surgeons to a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55803/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to facilitate the return of historic human remains from the Royal College of Surgeons to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56035/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to enhance the retrofit grant system to allow for individual elements, such as windows or doors, to be retrofitted, in order that households that cannot afford a full retrofit can do so incrementally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55279/25]

Donna McGettigan — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Further and Higher Education 5 questions
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for clarification on local training initiative operating guidelines, which state that any income received towards the running costs of an LTI , whether from earned income or secondary grant aiding, must be offset as income in the LTI monthly claim form. [56420/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science research, innovation and science the details of the missed targets in the last accommodation strategy; the reason this occurred; the reason no mention was made of this in budget 2026; the targets currently; and if new funding will be put in place for same. [56421/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details on the missed targets in the last accommodation strategy; the reason this occurred; the reason there was no mention of this in Budget 2026; for an update on targets currently; if new funding will be put in place for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55741/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide clarification in relation to Local Training Initiative Operating Guidelines (details supplied); if this policy means that LTIs are not financially independent and cannot generate or retain income to improve wages or conditions, given all funding is fully controlled and accounted for through the ETB and SOLAS system and therefore contradicts the view that LTIs independently set their own pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55740/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science her Department’s plans to improve pathways for Senior cycle students into higher and further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40164/25]

Joe Cooney — Fine Gael 5 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Housing 6 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider removing the working family payment from consideration on social housing income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55381/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any plans to increase the social housing income thresholds annually, in line with increases in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55382/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the delivery of Measure 8 pilot wastewater schemes in Cooraclare and Broadford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55378/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can be permitted to exercise limited discretion when the income threshold for social housing is marginally exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55383/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider removing the working family payment from consideration on social housing income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56099/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities will be permitted to exercise limited discretion when the income threshold for social housing is marginally exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56101/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department has to progressively reduce the cost of early learning and childcare to €200 per month per child during the lifetime of the Government; if she will provide a proposed timeline for the roll-out of this plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55380/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department has to progressively reduce the cost of early learning and childcare to €200 per month per child during the lifetime of the Government; the proposed timeline for the roll-out of this plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56098/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the rates of referral from ED to acute assessment units for all model 4 hospitals for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55379/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the rates of referral from emergency department to acute assessment units for all model 4 hospitals, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56097/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Government will take on foot of the boarding of Global Sumud Flotilla vessels, and subsequent detention of Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55377/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the progress of a development at a secondary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56102/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase all income thresholds annually in line with increases in the cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56100/25]

Timmy Dooley — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

St Michael's House Group Budgetary matters
- Pre-Budget Communication to the Seanad, Ministers and TD's highlighting the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their families, and the critical sustainability issues that are facing the organisations providing supports for these individuals - this includes St Michael's House.