415. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's expenditure under the back-to-education allowance, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of participants receiving the allowance, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40657/25]
Topics / Departmental Data
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Data
4,236 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
4,236
questions
4,233 written, 3 oral
140
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 34 |
| February 2025 | 83 |
| March 2025 | 109 |
| April 2025 | 199 |
| May 2025 | 70 |
| June 2025 | 294 |
| July 2025 | 286 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 289 |
| October 2025 | 144 |
| November 2025 | 345 |
| December 2025 | 296 |
| January 2026 | 192 |
| February 2026 | 284 |
| March 2026 | 121 |
| April 2026 | 263 |
| May 2026 | 415 |
| June 2026 | 310 |
| July 2026 | 260 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 124 |
| October 2026 | 118 |
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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.
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The questions
416. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the wage subsidy scheme by county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the total funding allocated to each county in the corresponding period, in tabular form. [40658/25]
417. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of organisations funded under the WorkAbility programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the total funding allocated to each county in the corresponding period, in tabular form. [40659/25]
418. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of back-to-education allowance recipients, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the total funding allocated to each county in the corresponding period, in tabular form. [40660/25]
419. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average cost per participant under the wage subsidy scheme by county in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40661/25]
420. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average grant per organisation under the WorkAbility programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40662/25]
421. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average back-to-education allowance payment, per participant and by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40663/25]
422. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants joining the wage subsidy scheme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40664/25]
423. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new organisations funded under the WorkAbility programme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40665/25]
424. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants entering the back-to-education allowance scheme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40666/25]
429. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of property owners in each county that were in receipt of the accommodation recognition payment in January 2023, January 2024, and January 2025; the number who are in receipt of the payment at present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40220/25]
432. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of the Garda fleet in each Garda station (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40275/25]
452. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of acres of farmland purchased by the State in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40265/25]
453. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of farmer scheme payments made, by county basis for 2024, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40279/25]
460. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the basic income support for sustainability from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40489/25]
461. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the horticulture investment schemes (2025), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40490/25]
462. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the food waste reduction scheme from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40491/25]
463. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the knowledge transfer programme 2024-2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40492/25]
464. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the farm safety measure 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40493/25]
465. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the pig exceptional payment scheme from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40494/25]
466. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the traditional farm buildings grant scheme from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40495/25]
467. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40496/25]
468. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the young farmers capital investment scheme from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40497/25]
469. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the woodland improvement scheme from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40498/25]
470. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each county under the aquaculture capital investment scheme from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40500/25]