Carlow-Kilkenny — week of Mon, 2 Feb

What your Carlow-Kilkenny TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2026 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 16 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-02-04 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 79–63

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 · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Rural 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding that was made available by his Department to Carlow County Council through the Local Enhancement Programme in 2024 and 2025; the amount that was drawn down by Carlow County Council in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7682/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of the total funding made available by his Department in 2024 and 2025, through the Local Enhancement Programme to each local authority; the amount that was drawn down by each local authority in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7683/26]

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

John McGuinness — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of each flood relief scheme in Counties Kilkenny and Carlow; and an indicative timeframe for the completion of each. [8617/26]
Housing 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1133 of 4 November 2025, if he has been given the completed report and recommendations from the housing agency which commenced drafting in May 2025 , relative to the concrete block test results from properties sampled in County Carlow, in 2024; if the individual reports and recommendations will be made available to the property owners in Carlow following his consideration; if County Kilkenny has been included in the scheme arising from their submission on 23 June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7427/26]
Social 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for a reduction in the adult dependent payment for a person (detail supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8183/26]
Justice 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measure in place for Ukrainians being housed by local families given that his Department is due to cease monthly payments on 26 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/26]
Children 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an assessment for autism will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a child (details supplied). [7429/26]
Health 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the to the drugs task force in Kilkenny in each of the past five years; to provide an outline of the activity in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8605/26]

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

Questions asked 1 total

Health 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their home assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8867/26]

Peter 'Chap' Cleere — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Education 5 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on current school projects in Kilkenny under construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8666/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on current school projects in Carlow under construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8667/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and value of school projects which are currently at either stage 2a or 2b, per county and per school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8668/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria which was used in selecting schools to progress to the next stage in the latest round of announcements that came out on 28 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8670/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth to prioritise a school campus (details supplied); the reason it was not chosen in the latest round of NDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8671/26]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Taoiseach for an update on the programme for Government. [7692/26]
Health 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Food Safety Authority of Ireland became aware that beef from Brazil treated with oestradiol was available on the Irish market in December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7446/26]