TDs / Eamon Scanlon

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Eamon Scanlon

Fianna Fáil Sligo-Leitrim TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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404
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
10,443
words spoken in the chamber
Across 52 contributions
388
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
145
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 404 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 52 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 36 7
March 2025 33 1
April 2025 15 2
May 2025 23 0
June 2025 15 0
July 2025 24 2
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 18 0
October 2025 26 4
November 2025 25 2
December 2025 16 4
January 2026 21 4
February 2026 21 0
March 2026 20 3
April 2026 28 0
May 2026 21 5
June 2026 14 7
July 2026 13 3
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 19 1
October 2026 16 7

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 46 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 Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
582. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase the availability of affordable housing in Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54769/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
583. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase the availability of affordable housing in Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54770/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
584. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions being taken to ensure that additional land is zoned for housing in Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54771/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Children
783. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding opportunities available under her Department's remit to secure permanent funding for a play therapist at a family resource centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55107/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
892. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the construction and delivery of a new renal dialysis unit at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55335/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
906. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the phase 3 development at Nazareth House, Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55445/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
907. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new primary care centre in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55446/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
908. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the business case for Collooney primary care centre, County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55447/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
909. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when all healthcare facilities in Sligo, including Sligo University Hospital, will use digitised health records, as set out under the digital health strategy, ’Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55448/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
910. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will address the urgent need for a dedicated MS Ireland community worker to serve more than 300 people living with multiple sclerosis in Sligo and Leitrim; if she is aware that counties Sligo and Leitrim are the only counties in the State without a dedicated MS Ireland community worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55449/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
102. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding to date allocated under the Rural Water Programme 2024–2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53745/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
129. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he is prioritising and targeting the recently announced additional €50 million for housing acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53746/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
298. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to the 'Section 28 Guidelines - NPF Implementation: Housing Growth Requirements' which issued in July 2025 and which contain the new annual housing supply targets for all local authorities, which display targets that appear in the final two columns of Appendix 1 on p.14, one column covering the period 2025-2034 and the…
Eamon Scanlon Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
299. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the lack of pace in zoning additional land for housing, the reason Sligo County Council has been left waiting for the finalisation of the draft Ministerial Order dated 8 November 2024, thus leaving the council unable to implement its development plan as adopted in autumn 2024; if he will issue the final ministerial direction…
Eamon Scanlon Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
300. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a detailed outline of the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process that can be undertaken between the drafting of a draft Ministerial Direction following recommendations from the Office of the Planning Regulator and the preparation and publication of the corresponding final Ministerial direction; the cri…
Eamon Scanlon Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Transport
164. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update as to the latest status of the N17 Knock to Collooney project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51686/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Culture
522. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on a situation in which homeowners are being blocked from getting NBI broadband by another household (details supplied); the options available to the homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52066/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
63. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on his plans to establish start-up Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50580/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
73. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the proposed SME scaling fund will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50581/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Social
148. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection his assessment of the impact to date of improvements to the carer's allowance means test. [50673/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Social
172. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the national campaign to raise awareness of 'My Future Fund'. [50672/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
560. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when funding will be allocated for a team for the north-west in line with the Programme for Government Commitment to complete the nationwide roll out of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49971/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Housing
692. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households currently on the social housing list in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the number of households on the social housing transfer list in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48755/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
755. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review a concessionary ticket application for school transport in the case of a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44526/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
756. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review a concessionary ticket application for school transport for a child (details provided) on medical grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44527/25]