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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 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1019. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have availed of the free travel pass for those medically unfit to drive, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11509/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1194. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide the annual spend in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by An Garda Síochána on the rental and leasing of vehicles; the absolute number of rented and leased vehicles in the Garda fleet in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of those were BEVs and PHEVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12263/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1372. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to issues with a Tusla file (details supplied). [11470/25]
Frankie Feighan Oral 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
75. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health her plans to advance the women’s health action plan; and if consideration has been given to improvements in treatment for endometriosis in view of the fact that women have to travel abroad for surgery.. [9742/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
331. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice if a designated immigration officer could be requested to contact an applicant (details supplied) setting out in detail the requirements to obtain a work permit in the State. [10369/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
393. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health for clarification regarding the recent cancellation of CAMHS services in Team 1 for under 18s in Leitrim/East Sligo/West Cavan; the refusal of new referrals from GPs to this service; the impact of services to current patients, due to the lack of a clinical lead consultant for Team 1; the recruitment efforts and timelines; and if she will make a statement on th…
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Housing
103. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the hedge cutting timeframe considering the recent storm damage and the requirement to deal with damaged roadside trees and hedgerow. [9842/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Social
122. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to further roll out the school meals programme; if so, the way the programme will expand and develop in terms of school numbers; and if the roll out will be countrywide or regional. [10124/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Housing
440. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will reconsider the recent directive to local authorities around housing aid grants for the elderly whereby funding will not be provided for the replacement of an old oil boiler (heating system) with a new model boiler; if funding will only be provided for second-hand boilers; and if he will accept that this pr…
Frankie Feighan Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
511. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice the further options or advice available to an applicant for a tourist visa (details supplied) who has been refused on appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9321/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
647. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider sanctioning the appointment of a part-time psychologist attached to the diabetes unit at University College Hospital, Sligo. [9074/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
311. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding paid to applicants to 21 February 2025 under the current humanitarian scheme (section 1) in the aftermath of storm Éowyn in counties Leitrim and Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8796/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Children
355. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to extend the current accommodation recognition payment for hosting refugees from Ukraine beyond 31 March 2025, or if he intends to review the scheme within his Department before the end of March. [8795/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Environment
200. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide any information regarding the full restoration of broadband and phone communications in rural Ireland, especially in the north-west region in the aftermath of storm Éowyn. [7209/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
841. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health in relation to the awarding of medical cards to cancer patients; and if she is aware especially in recent months of the refusal by the HSE to award medical cards to some cancer patients who are experiencing stress and hardship because of these decisions. [7210/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
873. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group; when her Department will publish the planned interim report on challenges of conducting trials in Ireland; when it is intended to produce a final report proposing solutions to the issues impacting clinical research in Ireland; and her observations on the way to reduce administrative burden…
Frankie Feighan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
590. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the payments for ACRES 2024 given a number of farmers in Sligo and Leitrim have yet to receive any payment for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5695/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
120. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he or any of his officials or Army officers received a request or discussed with ESB Networks managers the option or possibility of assistance by Óglaigh na hÉireann in the aftermath of the recent Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4553/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
183. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport when the new contractor for the Coast Guard Rescue service based at a location (details supplied) will commence its operations; if there any delays in relation to the agreed startup date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4833/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
219. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider allocating increased funding under the CIS scheme for rural roads, especially in local authorities with a substantial number of small public roads that rely on this funding to improve access for rural dwellers. [3234/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
220. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider ‘match funding’ the local improvement scheme road funding allocation for 2025 from the Department of Rural and Community Development, which has generously funded the schemes over the past five years, given the importance of his Department allocating specific funding for these schemes, which are over-subscribed in many local authority ar…
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
438. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education the status of plans for a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2621/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
857. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering opening a farm retirement scheme during 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2252/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Children
904. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is expected that there will be a funding announcement for applications under the 'Building Blocks' scheme, allowing community childcare facilities to expand their premises and enrol more children into their facilities. [2250/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Children
949. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to investigate and clarify the situation in relation to the request by a family (details supplied) in Donegal for a review of records held by the disability services regarding the transitioning plan or lack thereof for their child, from child to adult disability services for which a reply was due to the family by …