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A subject heading for parliamentary questions

Departmental Funding

1,908 questions from 133 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

1,908
questions
1,893 written, 15 oral
133
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.

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 202520
February 202576
March 202573
April 202598
May 202583
June 2025104
July 2025126
August 20250
September 2025125
October 202572
November 2025143
December 202589
January 202655
February 2026140
March 202677
April 2026188
May 2026135
June 202698
July 202686
August 20260
September 202655
October 202665

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% RDR4 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú84 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil378 from 34 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael349 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party19 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent94 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland163 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party84 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity42 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin569 from 34 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 157
  2. 100
  3. 72
  4. 67
  5. 62
  6. 61
  7. 53
  8. 51

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Seán Kyne Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
65. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to review capital expenditure allocation; and whether consideration is being given to increasing the level of capital funding available to the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. [74717/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
66. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans for the Corlea Trackway; the timeline of implementation; the funding available; and to confirm a start date for the project. [66930/26]
Carol Nolan Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
286. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount of funding issued under the grant scheme for ICT infrastructure (and predecessor schemes under the Digital Strategy for Schools) in each of the years 2016 to date; of that total, the amount that was expended by schools on software licences, subscriptions, cloud-based tools, learning platforms and education applications as opposed to h…
Carol Nolan Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
291. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cumulative value of ICT grant funding that has been spent on annual or multi-year software licences, subscriptions and cloud services since the commencement of the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015–2020; whether the Department regards this expenditure as constituting a recurring revenue stream for the commercial suppliers concerned; and if she wil…
Carol Nolan Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are required to report, either to the Department, the Financial Support Services Unit or their Education and Training Board, the identity of suppliers and the amounts paid for software licences and subscriptions purchased with ICT grant funding; if such reporting is not currently required, whether she intends to introduce it; and the r…
Carol Nolan Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list, in descending order of value, the ten commercial suppliers or product suites that received the largest amounts of ICT grant funding from schools for software licences, subscriptions or cloud services in each of the years 2022 to date; the percentage of total software-related ICT grant expenditure accounted for by the top three suppliers in ea…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Justice
356. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to Cherry Orchard Equine Centre which has been informed that the funding for a dedicated scrambler initiative funding stream, which currently supports a full-time youth justice workers within the local youth diversionary programme, will cease at the end of this year; and if he will ensure funding is guaranteed for 202…
Charles Ward Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Education
82. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is Government funding, grant assistance or a transport subsidy available to small rural schools that are forced to travel significant distances, including across the border, to access swimming facilities. [74552/26]
Paul Lawless Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Children
145. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of State funding provided to the Irish Deaf Society by her Department and the agencies under its remit in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the services the society provides in County Mayo. [74631/26]
Paul Lawless Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Children
146. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of State funding provided to Chime in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the services Chime provides in County Mayo under its funding arrangements; and the number of staff delivering these services in the county. [74630/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Taoiseach
73. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if signage for shared island projects is required to specify the source of funding for the projects. [66915/26]
Thomas Gould Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
135. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he is aware that Cork City Council has discontinued the night-time economy adviser post due to funding uncertainty. [73830/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
154. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the capital and current funding provided to an organisation (details supplied)in each of the past five years, through schemes under his remit, in tabular form; whether any further capital development proposals have been brought to the attention of the Department; and the supports available to strengthen its role as a regional cultura…
Seán Kyne Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
176. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures his Department is taking to support community-based arts festivals and cultural events that promote participation in the arts and preserve local culture and heritage; whether additional funding streams are being considered for long-running festivals and events that have demonstrated significant community engagement; and if he …
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Climate
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of direct and indirect State funding awarded to environmental NGOs since 2020, broken down by organisation. [74307/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
537. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding schemes or financial supports available to dance schools, youth dance groups and community-based performing arts organisations to assist with the costs of participating in national and international performance opportunities; and whether consideration will be given to introducing a dedicated fund to support young dancer…
Carol Nolan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
734. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of State funding provided by his Department and agencies under his remit to organisations engaged in advocacy relating to immigration, asylum, integration or anti-racism initiatives during 2025 and to date in 2026. [74271/26]
Paul Murphy Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
873. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the €300,000 referenced as being for "response to drug-related violence and intimidation" in the Budget 2027 Factsheet National Drugs Strategy and Inclusion Health will include funding for the DRIVE project. [73496/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
900. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the annual budget allocation for the Royal Hospital Donnybrook for 2023, 2024 and 2025. [73713/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
913. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she aware of ADHD Ireland's suspension of its UMAAP (Understanding Management and Adult ADHD Programme) courses across November and December due to a funding shortfall; and if she intends to intervene to ensure this programme can go ahead. [73737/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
923. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the reason for defunding the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme (details supplied); and if additional medical and clinical capacity within adult ADHD services to respond to increasing referrals and demand for assessment and treatment announced as part of budget 2027 will be committed to retaining the programme. [73834/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
924. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if funding has been withdrawn for a programme (details supplied); and, if so, to explain the reason. [73789/26]
Duncan Smith Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
976. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the funding allocation for UMAAP for 2027; and whether a multi-annual funding model is being considered. [73942/26]
Holly Cairns Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
979. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail the precise funding allocation which will be provided for the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD programme for 2027; to provide details on when she said funding will be confirmed and communicated to the programme; and whether she would consider the introduction of multi-annual funding for the programme. [73961/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1034. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of plans to establish the newly funded Community Neurorehabilitation Team for the South East; the level of funding allocated for the team; the staffing complement envisaged, including the number and grades of posts to be recruited; the timeline for recruitment and commencement of services; and the geographical areas that will be served …