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Frankie Feighan

Fine Gael Sligo-Leitrim TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024
Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Official Oireachtas profile

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152
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
35,901
words spoken in the chamber
30,943 as a minister, 4,958 as a TD
420
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
69
topics asked about
Across 18 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 152 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 106 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 1 0
February 2025 15 5
March 2025 16 1
April 2025 4 2
May 2025 13 1
June 2025 11 5
July 2025 22 3
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 17 2
October 2025 6 7
November 2025 15 2
December 2025 15 16
January 2026 2 2
February 2026 0 5
March 2026 0 0
April 2026 2 12
May 2026 2 15
June 2026 0 0
July 2026 3 18
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 4 9
October 2026 4 1

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 81 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 Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
  3. office Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 19 November 2025 to now
Frankie Feighan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
549. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will acknowledge that there is currently a long delay in applications for new houses and commercial buildings for an allocation of an Eircode; and the steps he will take to expedite matters as it means further delay in the provision and delivery of housing. [74152/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
690. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the system is taking so long to process an EU Treaty Rights application by an Italian national (details supplied) to be assessed by the application submission function section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73889/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
716. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is considering raising the current prize winnings threshold from the current €365,000 under the current lotteries Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73953/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Social
482. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the mechanism to pay suppliers under the current school meals programme has been modified; and if the Minister is satisfied that all suppliers will be paid within 30 days of invoices having been submitted. [71565/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Social
757. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the prices paid to suppliers of school meals. [64388/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Social
758. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing prices paid to suppliers of school meals. [64383/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Social
773. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if schools in County Leitrim (details supplied) have received their grants for hot school meals supply to date; if he will confirm the payment methods as advised to schools; and if the normal 30-day invoice period for suppliers and per the normal public service supplier code is in operation. [65332/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
381. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport the approximate timeframe for the processing of an application for a person (details supplied) under the road transporters support scheme; if the application is still live; if the application requires further information; when payment will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60348/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Transport
53. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport the approximate timeframe for the processing and payment of an application for a person (details supplied) under the road transporters support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52124/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Education
335. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on an appeals process (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50905/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Housing
433. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has reviewed the current criteria around the T-test (subsurface percolation test), which assesses subsoil permeability for an on-site wastewater treatment system (e.g., a septic tank or treatment plant) as part of the on-going review around rural planning guidelines (details supplied). [50901/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
734. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for carer's allowance (details supplied) was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
546. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a candidate applying for a post of responsibility, can offer evidence from outside their immediate school context as evidence of their competence for example service with OIDE, PDST, NCC, other schools or workplaces (details supplied); if so, should this experience be accredited the same scoring as evidence of competency offered within the imme…
Frankie Feighan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Culture
553. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a sports club (details supplied) will be given permission to proceed with their application work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28271/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1491. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if teachers holding AP1 posts-assistant principal grade 1 in community and comprehensive schools are entitled to a reduction of four hours per week in teaching time from 21 hours 20 minutes to 17 hours 20 minutes; the circular under which this arrangement was authorised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26524/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Social
685. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection when some local primary schools in County Leitrim (details supplied) will receive funding for invoices supplied in relation to school meals delivered. [3460/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Climate
320. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans for the introduction of statutory requirements obliging landowners to clear and maintain certain voltage-specific corridors for overhead electric lines (details supplied); and the timeline for this legislation. [74152/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
403. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress made over the past 12 months on each of his Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71636/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
447. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made over the past 12 months on each of her Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71635/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
483. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school in County Leitrim (details supplied) will receive sanction for an autism class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72162/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Culture
531. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made over the past 12 months on each of his Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71634/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Housing
563. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made over the past 12 months on each of his Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71633/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
700. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made over the past 12 months on each of his Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71630/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
769. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made over the past 12 months on each of his Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71632/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
822. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made over the past 12 months on each of her Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71628/25]