TDs / Eoghan Kenny

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Eoghan Kenny

Labour Party Cork North-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,325
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
81,310
words spoken in the chamber
Across 303 contributions
392
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
244
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,325 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 303 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 25 5
February 2025 82 19
March 2025 47 13
April 2025 51 8
May 2025 30 10
June 2025 39 12
July 2025 169 17
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 88 10
October 2025 77 10
November 2025 116 22
December 2025 62 22
January 2026 105 15
February 2026 146 33
March 2026 24 9
April 2026 44 27
May 2026 75 29
June 2026 36 8
July 2026 36 28
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 33 5
October 2026 40 1

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 206 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Eoghan Kenny Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Education
350. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with the family of child (details supplied) who cannot access a special class for academic year 2026-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5125/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Culture
376. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when increases in pensions for former Eircom workers will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5121/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Children
489. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to make the new Guardian ad Litem service completely independent from Tusla; the consultation she and her Department have undertaken to establish this new system; the investigative work done into the service demand; if there will be a waiting list for the service; if she and her Department are willing to engage with the Indepe…
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Transport
65. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for rollout of contactless ticketing on Cork fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5088/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Transport
66. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for leap card tap to ride capability in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5089/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Transport
67. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the date for bus connects network to begin in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5090/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Transport
68. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the date for publication of bus connects sustainable transport corridors in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5091/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Transport
69. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that has been held with Cork City and County Councils in terms of infrastructural changes needed to alleviate bus congestion now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5092/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Transport
70. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the engagement which has been held with his Department to progress the legislation for automatic camera enforcement at junctions and other problem areas in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5093/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Transport
71. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the result of the AI camera on the 220 Bus targeting traffic infractions; if it will be done again on other routes in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5094/26]
Eoghan Kenny Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [3797/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
202. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department, or agencies under its remit, spent on advertising on a social media platform (details supplied) in each of the years 2024 and 2025 respectively; to outline any expenditure on verification or premium accounts on the platform in those years. [3111/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Transport
307. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport when the CIÉ pension proposals that were accepted in August 2025 will be introduced; the reason for the delay with the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3478/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Transport
308. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport when the CIÉ pension proposals are introduced, if his Department will give assurance that the acceptance date is 15 August 2025, the date in which the ballot for acceptance took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3479/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Transport
309. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to clarify, that as the acceptance of the CIÉ pension proposals took place 15 August 2025, that once introduced, all CIÉ pensioners will receive backdated payments to 15 August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3480/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
515. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Government colleagues were informed either by her Department or the NCSE on the allocation of the first tranche of special classes for academic year 2026/27; the reason her Department failed to provide a full list officially on 12 January, the day her own Government colleagues announced classes for their own constituencies; to provide the of…
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
541. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools were notified they would be opening a special class for 2026-2027; if all schools from tranche 1 have been notified as of 13 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3798/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
577. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places available in each sanctioned class (details supplied); the number of places held for in-school allocations; the number held in each sanctioned class for new school entendres, with its list form as requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4376/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
771. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the ISD can audit schools, if it cannot generate a list of students enrolled in each institution at any given time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4447/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
772. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the ISD can enforce attendance compliance, if it cannot reconcile student permissions to school registers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4448/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
773. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the ISD can verify that a school is not exceeding its declared ILEP/TrustEd capacity, if it cannot extract student numbers by provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4449/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
774. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which his Department conducts internal audits of student permissions issued, if it cannot extract datasets of students by educational institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4450/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
775. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reconciliation controls that exist to compare visas issued under a provider’s name against that provider’s declared capacity and enrolment totals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4451/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
776. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason online renewals were allowed to continue for two years without basic verification measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4452/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
777. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of renewal applications that were refused due to fraudulent documentation in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4453/26]