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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 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1009. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for home care packages following hospital discharge in the CHO1 and CHO2 areas; and the measures in place to reduce delays. [5790/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1010. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has considered an accessible digital patient self-schedule system to reduce non-attendance rates. [5791/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1011. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals in the CHO1 and CHO2 areas. [5792/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1012. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health her views on whether delayed discharge contributes significantly to emergency department overcrowding in the Saolta Group Hospitals; and whether she will commit to publishing a clear timeline, available to the public, for addressing discharge bottlenecks. [5793/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1013. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of an emergency department in Roscommon University Hospital has been formally assessed for its impact on neighbouring hospitals in the CHO1 and CHO2 areas. [5794/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1243. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1865/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2070. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the Spinal Muscular Atrophy test has still not been added to the national heelprick test two years after the announcement that it was to be included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73942/25]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2387. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of patients presenting to Sligo University Hospital accident and emergency department with mental health issues and how many of those were admitted to mental health unit, by month for 2025. [1267/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2388. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of mental health service users in Sligo, Leitrim and the number of repeat visits to Sligo University Hospital accident and emergency department; the number of times they were admitted to the mental health unit; and the number of times they were sent home, by month for 2025. [1268/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2389. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the breakdown, by month for 2025 of the number of vacant beds there were in the Sligo University Hospital’s mental health unit. [1269/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2416. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the HSE and her Department first become aware of the V10 national incident report form in relation to the murder of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1473/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2417. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the existence of the V10 national incident report form in relation to the murder of a person (details supplied) was denied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1474/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2418. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a reply to a letter dated the 11 August 2025 from the family of a person (details supplied) was not responded to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1475/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2419. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if "open disclosure" was ticked on the V10 national incident report form in relation to the murder of a person (details supplied) the reason serious incident review or file review has never been issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1476/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2420. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason section M (quality and patient safety) on the V10 national incident report form in relation to the murder of a person (details supplied), was left blank on a category 1 fatality, therefore bypassing mandatory reporting to HIQA and the Mental Health Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1487/26]
Martin Kenny Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2421. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the Government will issue a public apology in Dáil Éireann to the family of a person (details supplied) for the failures of the HSE in preventing the death of their family member and commit to a full public enquiry into the matter. [1488/26]
Martin Kenny Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Transport
133. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason the S2 bus which runs in Sligo town is not operating as it should, leaving students without access to vital local links in the area for their studies in ATU (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72609/25]
Martin Kenny Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
768. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers which applied for the long established young farmer scheme; the number of farmers approved; the refused; and the average payment per farmer. [71499/25]
Martin Kenny Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
814. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason funding was not provided for equipment for person (details supplied). [71409/25]
Martin Kenny Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
910. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71425/25]
Martin Kenny Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
146. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can give an update on the new build applications and extensions for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70321/25]
Martin Kenny Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
160. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to establish a special school in County Leitrim for children with severe disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70322/25]
Martin Kenny Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
320. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider increasing funding for safety improvement schemes in Sligo in order that Sligo County Council can address the safety needs of the county. [70923/25]
Martin Kenny Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
541. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that here are high levels of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in Irish foods mainly in cereals; if her Department monitors this; if there are health concerns for the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70922/25]
Martin Kenny Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
276. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation available for farmers with outbreaks of bluetongue on their farms. [70503/25]