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 21 Oct 2025 · to Enterprise
355. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56691/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
389. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount that has been spent by her Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56690/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Culture
445. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56688/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Housing
466. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56696/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Housing
472. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons a research stipend of a PhD student cannot be included as income in an application for a local authority home loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56891/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Social
516. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56699/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
577. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56697/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
633. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56685/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
668. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the investigation into tree felling in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57322/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
679. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that has been spent by her Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56686/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
781. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent by her Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56695/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
846. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her views on the marketing of private health services by private health providers for services outside of this jurisdiction, but on the island of Ireland, for the provision of hip and knee surgeries that are fully reimbursed; whether such services are needed; if they fulfil an important role in reducing waiting lists, or whether the services they provide are supe…
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
884. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56694/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Rural
914. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56698/25]
Eoghan Kenny Oral 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he expects specific capital funding to be allocated and announced to establish a new constituent campus in Wexford town for the Southeast Technological University; when the masterplan for the site will be published; when he expects SETU to have access to the new site and construction work on the new campu…
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
26. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to provide further and higher education counselling through his Department for young adults seeking to progress into further education, outside of the current structures provided through third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56055/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
36. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagements he has had with a union (details supplied) representing apprentices since becoming Minister in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56052/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
45. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions that have been taken by him since 2024 to protect apprenticeships in Ireland due to the over-reliance on employer stability leaving the system vulnerable to fluctuations in the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56054/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
50. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement he has had with the Residential Tenancies Board with regard to the student housing crisis since becoming Minister in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56053/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
61. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagements he has had with an organisation (details supplied) since August 2025 with regard to Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56051/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Public Expenditure
211. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56060/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Transport
63. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department, along with Irish Rail, would carry out a feasibility study to assess whether there is a need for trains every half hour from Cork to Heuston in extremely busy times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55554/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Transport
64. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the amount Irish Rail has spent on the use of buses from Mallow to Cork Kent Station since the beginning of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55555/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Transport
65. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if a company (details supplied) has all of the parking contracts in the Irish Rail car parks across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55556/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Transport
66. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the contract for monitoring of Irish Rail car parks, broken down for each car park; who has each contract; the tendering process for all car park monitoring contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55557/25]