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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 11 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
271. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department has spent on making promotional videos for forestry with a person (details supplied); and the cost of sending these videos and other message to farmers through mobile phone communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11001/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
612. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth his plans to announce more special education class places; and if a school (details supplied) will be included in the allocation as the need for the class has been recognised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8754/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
613. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth his plans to announce any more special education class places and if a school (details supplied) will be included in the allocation as the need for the class has been recognised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8755/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
752. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update regarding a citizenship application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7428/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
848. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the names of the three Irish companies that imported Brazilian beef containing the growth hormone oestradiol in September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7410/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
849. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of South American poultry meat which was imported into Ireland in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7411/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
850. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a company (details supplied) imported poultry meat from South American countries in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7412/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
851. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef and poultry meat a company (details supplied) imported into Ireland in 2025; and the countries which it was imported from. [7413/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
852. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the number of dairy farmers who are milking over 100 cows; and the number of them participating in the ACRES, the ECO scheme as part of the BISS scheme, and the dairy beef welfare scheme. [7481/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
966. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has provided her with a report into the Brazilian beef containing the growth hormone oestradiol that was imported into Ireland in September 2025; and if so, if she will publicise the report and provide the names of the three Irish companies that imported the beef. [7465/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
967. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason it took three months for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to issue a recall on Brazilian beef containing the growth hormone oestradiol that was imported into Ireland in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7466/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
968. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has the resources and powers it needs to ensure food containing banned substances such as oestradiol and specifically beef and poultry meat do not enter the Irish food chain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7467/26]
Martin Kenny Oral 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide increased powers and resources for the Agri-Food regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6709/26]
Martin Kenny Oral 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
5. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that increased funding of the Common Agricultural Policy is a key objective during Ireland's Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6780/26]
Martin Kenny Oral 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
25. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are adequate amounts of bluetongue vaccine here to carry out a vaccine programme in the spring, if needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6708/26]
Martin Kenny Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Education
255. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the north-west counties of Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Mayo, Roscommon and Cavan have been excluded in the current NCSE recruitment drive for senior and staff grade occupational therapists and speech and language therapists for the National Educational Therapy Service in special schools with the plan for it to be extended to special classes i…
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
635. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 4 December 2025, if a further update will be provided in relation to correspondence between the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council in relation to the spreading of agricultural litter and manure on designated sites; and if he will make a statem…
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
944. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if an authorised officer is in place within the Sligo/Leitrim mental health service for the Sligo/Leitrim area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5594/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1002. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to hospitals within the Saolta Hospital Group in the past five years. [5783/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1003. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to the Saolta Hospital Group included in the budget for 2026. [5784/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1004. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether retention packages for medical staff are under consideration for hospitals in the CHO1 and CHO2 areas. [5785/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1005. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the current acute bed occupancy rates in hospitals in the CHO1 area; and whether these meet international occupancy standards. [5786/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1006. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to address the significant patient waitlists, particularly in the Galway University Hospitals. [5787/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1007. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether a demand and capacity report has been completed across the Saolta Group Hospitals. [5788/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1008. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost due to delayed discharge in hospitals in the CHO1 and CHO2 areas in the past three years. [5789/26]