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Budget 2026

269 questions from 75 TDs, between 13 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.

269
questions
268 written, 1 oral
75
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
18
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20251
March 20250
April 20250
May 20250
June 20255
July 202511
August 20250
September 202517
October 2025172
November 202524
December 20259
January 20267
February 20264
March 20261
April 20262
May 20268
June 20263
July 20261
August 20260
September 20260
October 20264

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • 100% RDR1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú9 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil40 from 16 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael34 from 9 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party12 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent9 from 6 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland9 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party20 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity8 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin102 from 22 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 23
  2. 16
  3. 15
  4. 13
  5. 12
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Mark Ward Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
303. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding in Budget 2026 that was allocated to local drug and alcohol taskforces; the funding for the previous five years; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55676/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
339. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if funding has been extended to doner-assisted IVF as part of the allocation to her Department in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55905/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
340. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if a budget line has been provided for the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Agency as part of her Department’s Budget 2026 allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55906/25]
Emer Currie Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
359. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans for the allocation of the €810 million in capital funding announced in Budget 2026; if investment is planned for the development of innovation and incubation hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55628/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Rural
365. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to subheading A.5 rural and regional supports in the years 2024 and 2025; the measures that this allocation supported; by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55713/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Rural
366. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to subheading A.4 5 rural and regional supports in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55714/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Rural
370. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the local improvement scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55718/25]
William Aird Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Rural
378. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether the increase in the community centre investment fund to €20 million, as announced in Budget 2026, will extend to new builds, or be limited to refurbishment works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55980/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
146. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which measures taken in Budget 2026 will support generational renewal in farming. [54915/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
186. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of allocations under subhead B4 as part of Budget 2026. [55174/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the €89 million uplift referenced in Budget 2026 refers to an increase on what was allocation in Budget 2025 and not the total amount that was allocated for 2025, as outlined in the revised estimates 2025. [55176/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
191. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading A.1 to A.9, in tabular form. [55179/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading B.1 to B.14, in tabular form. [55180/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
193. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading C.1 to C.12, in tabular form. [55181/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme A, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55271/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme B, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55272/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme C, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55273/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Climate
204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding allocated to energy security as part of Budget 2026; the way this will be spent; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55333/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
291. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme A, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55265/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
292. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme B, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55266/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
293. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme C, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55267/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
294. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme D, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55268/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
295. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme E broken, down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55269/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
296. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme F, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55270/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
311. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the additional funding beyond the 2025 revised estimate which has been provided in Budget 2026 to each of the programmes A to F under the remit of his Department, by capital and current funding, in tabular form. [55397/25]