Mon, 16 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 · 4 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 84 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Cathal Crowe — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
22 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked22 total
Housing10 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of growing delays in Tailte Eireann property registration times and the subsequent risks to the conveyancing process; if he or his officials have raised the matter with Tailte Eireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18516/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of staff in Tailte Eireann per annum, under the respective four main function sections of Corporate Affairs, Registration, Valuation, and Surveying from its establishment to 2025, in tabular form. [18517/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total budget for Tailte Eireann per annum under the respective four main function sections of Corporate Affairs, Registration, Valuation and Surveying from its establishment to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18518/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review and extend resources to Tailte Eireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the revised estimates under Vote 16 for Tailte Eireann reduced the annual target for applications for registration submitted and fully processed electronically by 10% in comparison with the 2025 target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if alternative EA MLA issued accreditation schemes other than the NSAI are acceptable for modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18521/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans if any, to adapt a one nation national minimum standard approach for all housing types similar to the 2025 design standards for apartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18522/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 17 February 2026, if he could provide a county/local authority breakdown of the 9,175 cases where An Coimisiún Pleanála applied the planning condition prohibiting multiple sales. [19478/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the 2026 budget allocation for the tenant-in-situ scheme; and for housing acquisitions for each of the 31 local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20837/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can confirm that short- or long-term leases properties where the tenant qualifies for social housing, the property meets their housing need, and they have received a notice to quit are suitable for consideration by all local authorities for acquisition under the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20838/26]
Agriculture3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will financially support farmers, who farm lands that are designated as natural heritage areas, to purchase virtual fence collars for their livestock, including cattle, sheep and goats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18727/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide TAMS funding to farmers who farm Natural Heritage Areas to purchase electronic collars to better manage the grazing patterns of their livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20728/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce revised terms of reference for how the board of Bord Bia is constituted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20729/26]
Health3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the position regarding plans to give families of fair deal residents an extra six months to pay outstanding bills due to the State to cover the cost of nursing-home care after their loved one dies; the time frame for these changes to be implemented; if there will be any backdating of the changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19032/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of model 2 hospital medical admissions via AMAU activity in 2025, in tabular form;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20433/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE no longer provides funding for Novofine autocover needles; whether an alternative product will be considered for funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20860/26]
Transport2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport following the decision in December 2025 to abandon the planned restructuring of the Road Safety Authority, to state which body or individual is now responsible for delivering the Government's target of halving road deaths by 2030; whether the Government has examined the Road Safety Commissioner model or equivalent statutory accountability mechanisms used in Sweden, Norway, and Finland; and if not, the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18575/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if aircraft are to spray reflective particles in Irish airspace space as per the Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20202/26]
Justice2 questions
2026-03-19Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his future plans for accommodation centres, providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection and international protection applications in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20722/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on plans within the Programme for Government to reintroduce the electronic tagging of prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20723/26]
Rural1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount of funding allocated to respective local authorities in 2025 for all rural schemes provided by his Department (details supplied), including the town and village renewal scheme, CLÁR, LEADER, LIS, outdoor recreation and rural regeneration, by county, in tabular form. [19460/26]
Children1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider amending the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 so that parents can take parental leave in blocks of less than seven days at a time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21323/26]
Donna McGettigan — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
47 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked47 total
Health11 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to confirm that funding is available for the implementation of options B and C outlined in the HIQA report into health services in the Mid-West region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19621/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to reinstate the recruitment pathways for qualified PHECC paramedics within the National Ambulance Service; the reason pathways to permanent employment were changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18332/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money which was spent on private ambulance services by the health service in each of the years from 2020 to 2025; the anticipated cost for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18334/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to commit to simultaneously progressing planning permission processes for all three options outlined in the HIQA report into health services in the Mid-West region; the current progress of the projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19609/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision on the Acarizax reimbursement application (HSE100082) is expected; the stage the review process of the application is currently at; whether any interim supports or exceptional access arrangements may be available for patients currently prescribed this treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19805/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide supplementary payments or other measures to healthcare support carers in the community who will not be able to afford to travel to parts of East Clare and West Clare due to the dramatically increasing costs of petrol and diesel, some are expected to travel to 1 client up to 44km; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19850/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of students in unpaid work placements in both the health care and education sectors; the total value to these sectors of this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20273/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged over 65 in County Clare waiting for an hearing aid to be fitted; and the average waiting time for same. [21053/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE chefs employed by HSE that are working at University Hospital Limerick as of 10 March 2026, in tabular form. [21054/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health when the negotiations for the procurement of the site in Raheen for UHL began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21372/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health how it is envisaged that the building of a new hospital in Limerick will serve the people of Clare, particularly North and West Clare whose travel time will still be excessive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21373/26]
Transport10 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the significant reduction in allocation for the Shannon Crossing project from €13.39 million in 2025 to €5 million in 2026; if this reduction indicates a delay or rescoping of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18269/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the efficiency of funding allocations for bridge rehabilitation in County Clare, given that several structures including Shragh Bridge, Derryfadda Bridge, and Bunratty Lower Bridge have received repeated allocations in both 2025 and 2026, the total projected completion cost for these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the significant cost increase for the Lough Alewnaghta road protection scheme (CL/CCAR/26/002) from €45,000 in 2025 to €160,000 in 2026; the factors that led to this more than threefold increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18271/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the expenditure of over €126,000 on bridge inventory and maintenance inspections in County Clare over the 2025-2026 period represents value for money; the proportion of this funding that was allocated to external consultants versus internal council resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18272/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason Clare County Council received one of the lowest per-kilometre capital allocations for national roads in the State in 2025, necessitating a threefold increase in 2026 to address the deficit, if he will consider multi-annual funding arrangements to avoid such volatility in future allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18273/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the justification for allocating €100,000 to a new scheme at R478 Liscannor Village in 2026, given that recurring structural issues at locations such as Annaghneal (R-468) and Westbury (L-3183) remain unresolved and have required consecutive years of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18274/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the specific works planned under the €500,000 allocation for former national roads (CL/FN/25/001) on the R-458 in 2025; if these works have been completed within the allocated budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18275/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the basis for the calculation of the Discretionary Grant for Clare County Council, which increased from €3,614,500 in 2025 to €3,687,500 in 2026; the criteria used to determine this annual adjustment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18276/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason regional and local roads in North Clare (specifically L5248, L1098, R476) remain in poor condition despite overall funding increases; if he is satisfied with the value-for-money of repeated patching versus full resurfacing on high-traffic local roads; the contingency funding which exists for roads where residents are undertaking basic maintenance themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18277/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport to provide sufficient funding to Clare County Council to carry out essential works on the R460 road between Corofin and Lough Bunny which is in need of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19536/26]
Further and Higher Education10 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to clarify the future plans for the general arts courses in University of Galway; the meaning of “reimagining” courses; whether any reduction in courses or places is envisaged; if he will instruct the university to engage with students and their unions before decisions are made; when any changes will be announced; when they will be enacted;if he will give an assurance that no other HEI will follow suit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18326/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship places that were created under the Action Plan for Apprenticeships 2021-2025; his views on the success of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18908/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when funding will be released for on-site student accommodation for a university (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18909/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has received any communication from organisations (details supplied) regarding the specific building conditions reported on 25 February 2026; his views on reports that students and staff at the Waterford campuses are working in environments with black mould, bracket fungus, and a recorded workspace temperature of 5 degrees Celsius; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18910/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether students enrolled in full-time programmes delivered by Teagasc are eligible to access supports under the fund for students with disabilities; whether Teagasc may apply for FSD funding on behalf of it’s students; if so , the mechanism by which such applications should be made; if not, the measures he will take to ensure that students of Teagasc are not disadvantaged in accessing disability supports compared to students in other publicly funded Further and Higher Education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18913/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of ETB teachers that have been laid off; the number of others that will follow due to changes in tendering processes; to outline the anomalies and inconsistencies uncovered by the EPS which led to the decision to change the processes; the number of ETB classes that will be cancelled as a result; the reason ETBs locally are being to carry out this tendering process without the resources to do so; the length of time this process will take; the expected impact on the framework; the emergency interventions the minister will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19388/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will review the residency criteria for the Free Fees Initiative and EU fee status as it applies to the children of Irish citizens who were forced to emigrate for economic reasons (details supplied); if he is aware of the significant financial barrier the 'three of the last five years' residency rule places on young Irish citizens who wish to return to Ireland for university; if he will consider an exemption or alternative path for students who can demonstrate a strong link to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19843/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that there are NCI courses which are not eligible for the free fees initiative; to confirm the number of these; the reason they are not covered; if he will reassess the courses so they are covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19871/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Minister Of State within his Department has visited a centre (details supplied) in 2025 and to date in 2026; if so, the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [21049/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that adequate funding is made available to third level institutes so that research centres can remain open, following concerns raised by an organisation (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21057/26]
Justice8 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline and action plan for reform of the scheme of civil legal aid and advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19046/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the highly restrictive means test for access to civil legal aid in cases concerning domestic violence will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19047/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to make legal aid available in discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, equal pay, and maternity and pregnancy protection cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19048/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to introduce a properly resourced national legal information and advice service for women, including victims of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19049/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether persons (details supplied) can attend an alternative citizenship ceremony on 14 and 15 April 2026, having been unable to attend their ceremony scheduled in December, if so when they can expect to be invited, whether attendance is mandatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19543/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 16 December 2025, if the relevant information has been supplied to him from Garda Authorities for him to answer this PQ. [21050/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ages of the vehicle fleet currently attached to Garda Water Unit. [21051/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions in 2025 and to date in 2026 where Garda personnel have requested the assistance of Garda Water Cannons, in tabular form. [21052/26]
Children5 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to finalise and enact the Equality (Miscellaneous Provision) Bill 2025 which would be a clear statement of Ireland’s commitment to gender equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19050/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Equality (Miscellaneous Provision) Bill 2025 will clearly prohibit intersectional discrimination so that older women, disabled women and Traveller and Roma women who have experienced this form of combined discrimination will be protected from discrimination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19051/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if key areas such as social welfare, social housing, healthcare, and the functions of public bodies that impact on the lives of women (details supplied) will be explicitly covered by equality legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19052/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to reverse the decision to seal the records relating to the mother and baby homes and release them; to fully investigate and, if necessary, excavate the Angels' Plot burial ground at Sean Ross Abbey to find the remains of babies and young girls currently unaccounted for; to reform the redress scheme so survivors are judged by what was done to them, not by a rigid 180 day cut-off; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19465/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE Administrative Staff by grade posts that were filled in each CDNT within CHO3 as of 10 March 2026, in tabular form. [21048/26]
Education1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with a school (details supplied) which has specific needs in excess of those covered under the Deis Plus band; to advise them on the additional measures which can be put in place or availed of to address their serious issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19468/26]
Foreign1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE Departmental staff by job title and gender based at the Irish Embassies in Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Singapore and Jakarta, in tabular form. [21056/26]
Public Expenditure1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount that the OPW collected in parking charges at heritage sites, by location under their remit in 2025, in tabular form. [21055/26]
Joe Cooney — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
13 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked13 total
Justice4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 4 February 2026, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda to answer this parliamentary question. [18663/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of the Garda roads policing motorcycle fleet that are 1250cc. [18664/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of contracts issued to hotels and-or guest houses to accommodate Ukrainian people, including the total number of beds, by county, at end of both February 2025 and February 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20884/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for the number of properties in receipt of the ARP, by county, at end of February 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20885/26]
Health4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant ophthalmologist at University Hospital Limerick. [18660/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in cognitive behavioural therapy and advanced nurse practitioner in psychotherapy posts filled at Shannon community mental health team as of 27 February 2026, in tabular form. [18661/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE orthodontists currently working within Clare dental services, in tabular form. [18662/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health given the recognised ‘risk to patient safety’ identified in the recent HIQA report into urgent and emergency healthcare services in the Mid-West, if she will submit the extension of the UHL campus, option B, as a project for delivery under the Critical Infrastructure Bill once it is enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18779/26]
Further and Higher Education2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to visit the East Coast of the United States during Quarter 2 in 2026. [18657/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of WTE qualified architects employed by his Department as of 27 February 2026, in tabular form. [18658/26]
Public Expenditure1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of males and females, fluent in Irish, that applied for the most recent executive officer public appointment service recruitment campaign within the civil service and are currently on a panel. [18659/26]
Education1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline when a school (details supplied) will be issued with approval to proceed to Stage 2a; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19415/26]
Agriculture1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support farmers given the global impact of the war in Iran on fertilisers; his plans to increase our resilience against such events and to reduce the dependence on such oil-based products by the agricultural sector in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20870/26]
Timmy Dooley — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
2 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked2 total
Transport1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the roll out of new automated speed cameras at road accident black spots across the country. [20100/26]
Social1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend paternity leave to at least eight weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21374/26]