Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 13 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2025-10-15 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–56

Voted for 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

2025-10-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 94–65

Voted for 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme

2025-10-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–63

Voted for 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

The motion · motion passed 79–64

Voted for 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-10-14 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Frankie Feighan

Eamon Scanlon — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Health 6 questions
- 2025-10-14 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]
- 2025-10-14 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]
- 2025-10-14 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]
- 2025-10-14 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]
- 2025-10-14 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]
- 2025-10-14 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]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-10-14 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]
- 2025-10-14 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]
- 2025-10-14 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]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport if the N17 Collooney to Knock road project is included in the National Development Plan 2026-2035; if phases 3 and 4 of the project will be completed by the end of 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54822/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport to approve urgent funding for Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Sligo County Council to implement essential traffic calming measures in the village of Ballinacarrow, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55094/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the scheme will open for landowners to apply for funding to replant ground damaged as a result of storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54901/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 17 July 2025, the status of an additional needs application from a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the status regarding the delivery of a new toilet block; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55260/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-10-14 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]

Frankie Feighan — Fine Gael 4 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider engaging with management of local authorities to examine the extent of uncompleted housing estates with infrastructural deficits beyond the resources of the local authority and available bonds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are people living in unfinished housing estates with sewerage overflowing and local authorities having the on-going costs of dealing with such matters; and if so, if he will consider setting up a fund similar to the mica re-dress scheme to deal with this serious issue mainly in the west of Ireland. [54776/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the implications of the new regulations (details supplied) to be introduced in March 2026 whereby smaller landlords with three or fewer tenancies can terminate a new rolling six-year tenancy on the grounds of intending to sell at the end of the 6-year period. [55468/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that small landlords in rural areas (like the North West) are leaving the market in anticipation of the new regulations, reducing the amount of available rental properties putting further pressure on an existing limited market; if he has engaged with stake holders including auctioneers and letting agents to discuss the impact; and if he will review some of the measures proposed for March 2026, in particular if such a measure should be considered on a regional basis because not all areas are the same when it comes to the housing rental market. [55469/25]
Rural 2 questions
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the allocation of funding under the local improvement scheme will be announced; if consideration will be given to the various waiting list reports across a number of counties, particularly in County Leitrim where it is anticipated it may take in excess of six years under the average current funding since 2022; and if assistance will be given to those counties in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55642/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55643/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will issue a statement to person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54918/25]

Marian Harkin — Independent 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Agriculture 5 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his recent meetings with his EU counterparts in relation to the next CAP at the AGRIFISH Council meeting in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54989/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his plans to implement the recommendations in the report for generational renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54990/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the TB eradication plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54998/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarity on the safeguards for Irish farmers from being impacted by the Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54997/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the cost of non-productive investments in ACRES applied for, approved, claims submitted and payment made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54608/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on a project (details supplied) in County Sligo. [55529/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when all health care facilities in Sligo including Sligo University Hospital will use digitised health records as set out under the Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030. [55627/25]