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]
Topics / Departmental Funding
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental 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.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 20 |
| February 2025 | 76 |
| March 2025 | 73 |
| April 2025 | 98 |
| May 2025 | 83 |
| June 2025 | 104 |
| July 2025 | 126 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 125 |
| October 2025 | 72 |
| November 2025 | 143 |
| December 2025 | 89 |
| January 2026 | 55 |
| February 2026 | 140 |
| March 2026 | 77 |
| April 2026 | 188 |
| May 2026 | 135 |
| June 2026 | 98 |
| July 2026 | 86 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 55 |
| October 2026 | 65 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
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]
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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…
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 …
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]
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…
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 …