Martin Kenny TD
Sinn Féin · Sligo-Leitrim constituency
All recent activity captured from oireachtas.ie's public open-data feeds — debate contributions and parliamentary questions. Links open the official record on the Oireachtas website.
Parliamentary questions
- May 14, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureCommon Agricultural Policy
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on negotiations in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, budget and the proposal to cut payments to farmers in receipt of the State pension and farmers with off-farm income.
- May 14, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureBeef Sector
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to reverse the decline in volume of beef exports to the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 28, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingWaterways Issues
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new Shannon bye laws will require commercial operators to get a licence to operate a commercial activity on the waterway; and if there will be a fee to obtain this licence.
- April 28, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingWaterways Issues
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Waterways Ireland will review the waiting list for the Grand Canal Dock; and the number of persons that currently have a boat on the waterway and who applied to be on the waiting list in the past five years.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 28, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingWaterways Ireland
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Waterways Ireland will provide a break down on the amount spent on an annual basis for the past five years with PR and communication companies in preparing for appearing at Joint Oireachtas Committees.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSchools Building Projects
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give an update on the application for extra facilities at a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSchool Staff
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the application for an extra teacher for a school (details supplied); and an application for an extra classroom for another school.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will accept applications from members of the construction sector as part of the fuel support scheme.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the evidence that will be required to show fuel consumption for 2025 as part of the fuel support scheme.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which farmers who purchase fuel at the pump for their tractor and do not keep receipts will be able to access the fuel support scheme.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the fuel support scheme will open for applications.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will make advance payments, monthly payments or one lump sum payment to those successful applicants of the fuel support scheme.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will be basing fuel consumption for 2025 on the whole 12 months or on specific months.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a maximum limit to the amount of financial support that one can receive from the fuel support scheme.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any exceptions in the fuel support scheme, for people who may have expanded their business in 2026 and consequently are using a higher volume of fuel this year compared to 2025.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if people who are not tax compliant due to the current financial pressure from the fuel crisis be accepted into the fuel support scheme.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services
Asked the Minister for Health if there is an adult SLT in place for those that need the service in Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for DefenceCivil Defence
Asked the Minister for Defence if he is aware that the Civil Defence has suspended the boat unit in Sligo Civil Defence and there are plans to remove the boat from the Sligo Civil Defence; and who will provide support and boat cover for events involving water and for any other operations involving water in Sligo.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSpecial Educational Needs
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason additional special class places have not been opened at a school (details supplied) to facilitate children with specific additional educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSchool Staff
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the appeals process for primary staffing and provide an additional teacher for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for JusticePrison Service
Asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a person (details supplied) will receive the proper psychiatric placement they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureDepartmental Expenditure
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds provided to a body (details supplied) over the past five years by his Department directly or by third parties dispersing departmental funds; if he is aware of a recent legal settlement involving named individuals or businesses; if any funding provided by his Department was used to settle that legal case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for ChildrenHealth Services Staff
Asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the application for the provision of funding for a multiple sclerosis community worker for Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Appointments Status
Asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received urgent scoliosis surgery yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Waiting Lists
Asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card patients that are waiting to have access to an MRI scan; the length of time they been waiting in CHO1, by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil contributions
- May 14, 2026QuestionCommon Agricultural Policy
- May 14, 2026QuestionAnimal Diseases
- May 14, 2026QuestionBeef Sector
- May 14, 2026QuestionAgriculture Supports
- May 12, 2026StatementInternational Nurses Day: Statements
- May 12, 2026DebateElectricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]
- May 07, 2026MotionCost of Living Mini-Budget: Motion [Private Members]
- May 06, 2026DebateImpact of Greenways, Railways and Roadways on Agriculture: Discussion
- May 06, 2026DebateBVD Eradication Programme: Discussion
- April 30, 2026StatementSupports for Hauliers and Supply Chains: Statements
- April 29, 2026DebateFertiliser Input Costs in the Agricultural Sector: Discussion
- April 28, 2026StatementOur Rural Future: Statements
- April 28, 2026MotionStrengthening Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members]
- April 23, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- April 22, 2026DebateDefinition of Farmer within the Afforestation Scheme: Discussion
- April 22, 2026DebateDog Welfare: Dogs Trust Ireland
- April 22, 2026StatementPost European Council Meeting: Statements
- April 22, 2026DebatePublic Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage
- April 16, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- April 15, 2026DebateNational Milk Agency: Engagement with Chairperson Designate
- April 15, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 14, 2026DebateProposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canal and Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion