TDs / Frankie Feighan

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

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.

School Meals Programme 8 questions
Clinical Trials 7 questions
Social Welfare Benefits 6 questions
Local Authorities 5 questions
Cancer Services 4 questions
Housing Schemes 4 questions
Schools Building Projects 4 questions
Childcare Services 3 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 26 questions
Social 23 questions
Housing 22 questions
Education 13 questions
Transport 10 questions
Agriculture 8 questions

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

Month	Questions	Contributions
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

Irish Unity: Motion [Private Members] 5 contributions
Football: Statements 2 contributions
Infrastructure Plan: Statements 2 contributions
Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion [Private Members] 2 contributions
Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] 2 contributions
Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Motion 2 contributions

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

constituency Sligo-Leitrim 29 November 2024 to now
party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
office Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 19 November 2025 to now

Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Rural

1409. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he plans to make an allocation of funding to local authorities under the LIS scheme in 2025; and if he will seek match funding from the Minister for Transport to boost the funding allocation to assist local authorities in reducing their LIS waiting lists. [3236/25]

Departmental Funding

Frankie Feighan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education

582. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education the reason a teacher (details supplied) is not recognised at the correct salary scale despite having a recognised masters and the relevant experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1077/25]

School Staff