Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 3 Nov

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2025 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 29 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages

2025-11-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–72

Voted against 2 Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Martin Kenny

The motion · motion passed 93–41

Voted for 2 Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Martin Kenny

Education (Affordable School Uniforms Bill) 2025

2025-11-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–62

Voted for 2 Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Martin Kenny

The motion · motion passed 72–62

Voted for 2 Frankie Feighan · Marian Harkin

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Martin Kenny

Eamon Scanlon — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 11 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 11 total

Education 5 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to investigate the delays related to the design and planning of the new development for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59605/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will implement the recommendations of the school transport review concerning lowering the minimum distance limits in relation to the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59604/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 14 October 2025, to confirm the receipt of the revised plans from the architect which were submitted in response to her Department's request in relation to additional needs application from a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; if she will ensure that the project progresses as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58306/25]
- 2025-11-04 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. [58701/25]
- 2025-11-04 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. [58702/25]
Public Expenditure 3 questions
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the report on stakeholder engagement and emerging themes on infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60199/25]
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the implementation of the ‘Guidelines for the Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60200/25]
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the provision of a new Garda divisional headquarters in Sligo, which has been agreed by An Garda Síochána and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54038/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being made by the National Transport Authority on improving the reliability of Bus Éireann Route 64 between Galway and Derry via Sligo; the reasons for consistent and constant delays of up to an hour; his plans to address these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58932/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing times for visa appeal decisions specifically related to Long Stay (D) Join Family applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58714/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at Sligo University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients currently awaiting first consultations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59663/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Drury Health
- Request for meeting to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service.

Frankie Feighan — Fine Gael 4 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Housing 4 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Sligo and Leitrim local authorities' storm damage claims in relation to storm Éowyn are paid; if not, when management can expect payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57799/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to extend certain planning exemptions to convert vacant commercial properties into new homes (details supplied); if he will confirm his plans to extend or review the scheme before the end of 2025; and his views on whether the scheme has been a success and produced the potential to create 3,429 new homes throughout the country between 2018 and 2024 and is worthy of a further extension. [58137/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the financial supports available from his Department to parents and guardians of children with autism who need to modify their house to provide their child with an adapted bedroom or sensory room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58155/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the reduction of funding for smaller local authorities particularly the reduction of €1.3 million to Leitrim County Council in funding in 2025 under the Equalisation Fund (details supplied) . [58209/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces’ personnel serving overseas at present; if the number is anticipated to change over the next 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60379/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the input his Department has made to the EU’s White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60380/25]
Climate 2 questions
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans his Department is currently evaluating to reduce barriers for the construction of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60389/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department is currently reviewing ways to reduce the duplication of licensing applications needed to be attained to construct energy generating sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60390/25]

Marian Harkin — Independent 4 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Drury Health
- Request for meeting to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service.

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 10 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 10 total

Agriculture 7 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the number of dairy calves and suckler calves registered with his Department from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57697/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the number of dairy cattle and suckler cattle on farms for the years 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57698/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the number of male and female dairy and suckler cattle on farms for the years 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57699/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of the increase in funding for ACRES in 2026, to provide a breakdown of the ACRES budget for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, to include money allocated to the scheme in each year, and total spend for each year. [57700/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the number of landscape actions as part of ACRES that have been applied for, approved, claim submitted and paid for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [57701/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the ACRES budget to show the amount of funding allocated to non-productive investments, landscape actions and the administration of the eight cooperation zones for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [57702/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if air modelling is required for spreading imported manure and organic fertiliser from the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58149/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has replied to queries from the Shared Environmental Services in the North of Ireland in relation to air modelling for the spreading of imported manure and organic fertiliser from the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58151/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has responded to the request by Leitrim County Council for funding support to deal with historic structural issues around an unfinished estate (details supplied); and if his will Department provide funding support for this unfinished housing estate. [59336/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will make changes to the farm assist scheme to allow credit contributions for the purposes of the contributory pension for those who received no credits while on the farm assist scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60221/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Drury Health
- Request for meeting to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service.