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Frank Feighan TD, former Senator
- Fine Gael TD for Sligo-Leitrim
- Former Fine Gael Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
- Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
- Left the Seanad on 31 March 2020 — General election
- Email me whenever Frank Feighan speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Grant Payments, Hospital Services, Health Services, Inland Fisheries, Schools Building Projects
(based on written questions asked by Frank Feighan and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)
“The Department has given funding for transport to address the fodder crisis which has put farmers under pressure. We need to do more. We need to come up with a voucher scheme because farmers, certainly those in the north west who are on marginal land, are really feeling the pain and we need to assist them as quickly as possible.”
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 Apr 2024)
“I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for their great work. Many clubs throughout the country are eagerly waiting for the sporting grants. There are far too many of those clubs in my constituency to mention. However, the one area I am very interested in is the large-scale sport infrastructure fund. I represent Sligo Rovers in the north west. I was in Tallaght Stadium last Friday...”
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Apr 2024)
“254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has the power and discretion under statute to grant citizenship to a person in circumstances (details supplied); and the extent of her discretionary powers in this and other cases to grant citizenship. [17201/24]”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
- Has spoken in 62 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
- Has received answers to 88 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
- People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
- People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — above average among Senators.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 37 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Frank Feighan speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 407 times in debates — average among TDs.
(Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.) - Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 391 times in debates — above average among Senators.
(Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register