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Martin Kenny

Sinn Féin Sligo-Leitrim TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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446
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
90,042
words spoken in the chamber
Across 358 contributions. Plus 23 contributions from the chair, not counted
389
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
103
topics asked about
Across 17 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 446 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 358 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 11 0
February 2025 8 11
March 2025 35 18
April 2025 23 20
May 2025 42 34
June 2025 14 7
July 2025 19 14
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 26 5
October 2025 13 27
November 2025 20 24
December 2025 19 7
January 2026 29 29
February 2026 22 51
March 2026 39 21
April 2026 23 13
May 2026 25 27
June 2026 34 13
July 2026 9 19
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 24 5
October 2026 11 13

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 179 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 Sligo-Leitrim 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Martin Kenny Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
705. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of home care hours left unfilled in counties Sligo and Leitrim from the 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9513/25]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
706. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of home care workers that need to be recruited in order to fill all the home care hours allocated to patients in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9514/25]
Martin Kenny Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Education
89. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education for an update on the application for capital investment for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3724/25]
Martin Kenny Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Education
90. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education for an update on the request for a new school for Carrick-on-Shannon (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3725/25]
Martin Kenny Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Education
91. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will provide funding for the replacement of windows and doors in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3726/25]
Martin Kenny Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Education
92. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will grant the application for immediate emergency, temporary accommodation to address the current overcrowded conditions in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3753/25]
Martin Kenny Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
363. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for details on his discussions with other EU Member States which oppose the Mercosur deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/25]
Martin Kenny Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
874. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the EU Council meeting in Brussels on Monday 27 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2917/25]
Martin Kenny Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
875. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department intends to take in relation to the issue of ash die-back causing trees to fall on roads and power lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2919/25]
Martin Kenny Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
885. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek funding from Government to provide an emergency hardship fund for farmers affected by storm damage to farm buildings and farm machinery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3478/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Environment
98. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll out of National Broadband Ireland in the Ballintogher area of County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1676/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
222. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason that Bus Eireann does not accept the official United Kingdom government criminal record check when vetting applications for new drivers, instead requiring that a criminal record check be provided by a private company based in the Isle of Man; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1102/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
300. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will carry out a review of the Swinford to Sligo 922 bus route following the withdrawal for the route during the response to Covid; if the National Transport Authority will carry out an assessment on the impact of the withdrawal of this service, to bring back a much-needed service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1874/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
857. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking to shorten the waiting times for appeals for carer’s allowance and other sections of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46582/24]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
984. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons listed on the Register of Specified Information, maintained by the Chief Bureau Officer of the National Vetting Bureau under section 10 of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, as of 1 January in each of the years from 2010 to 2023, in tabular form. [1103/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
985. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons under 18 years listed on the Register of Specified Information as of 1 January in each of the years from 2010 to 2023, in tabular form. [1104/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
986. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the annual number of new entries to the Register of Specified Information involving individuals under the age of 18 at the time of their entry in each of the years from 2010 to 2023, in tabular form. [1105/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
988. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has received a completed report from a judge (details supplied) into the operation of the Garda Youth Diversion Programme [1111/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1120. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department suspended payments to farmers in early December 2024; if payments to farmers have commenced in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1959/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1507. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment campaign for HSE home care workers in the Sligo Leitrim area; the number of home care workers recruited since January 2024 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1538. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on a recruitment campaign for HSE home care workers in the Sligo-Leitrim area; how many home care workers have been recruited since January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1317/25]