355. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing current and capital funding for the development of youth work organisations by 10%, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49125/26]
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.
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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
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The questions
356. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the Gaeltacht teaching allowance in the last year of its full operation; and if her Department has estimated a cost for its restoration for Gaeltacht teachers in 2026. [49126/26]
357. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the Irish-medium teaching allowance in the last year of its full operation; and if her Department has estimated a cost for its restoration for Irish-medium teachers in 2026. [49127/26]
358. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding set aside by her Department for Irish Medium Education in the 2025/26 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49128/26]
359. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the provision of Irish Medium Education from 6% to 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49129/26]
360. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of updating the Drumcondra Irish language test and expanding the test to all schools in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49130/26]
361. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing COGG funding by 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% respectively, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026, in tabular form. [49131/26]
362. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of adding an additional week of immersion in the Gaeltacht to the programme for trainee teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49132/26]
366. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing funding for the Youth Capital Funding Scheme by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49136/26]
369. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of a 20% increase in the ancillary grant provided to every school for the year 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49139/26]
370. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing guidance counselling funding by 5%, 10% and 20% respectively, in tabular form. [49140/26]
371. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of guidance counsellor posts allocated to schools for the 2025/2026 school year and the average annual cost associated with one guidance counsellor post, in tabular form. [49141/26]
372. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of increasing the school ICT grant for primary schools by 10%, 20%, and 50% respectively, in tabular form. [49142/26]
373. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first and full year savings associated with the introduction of a phased abolition of the private school subsidy over five years;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49143/26]
569. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of all organisations that received funding under the probation service capital grant scheme in 2024 and 2025; the amount awarded to each organisation; the county in which each organisation is based; the purpose for which the funding was awarded, and the type of project or works funded in each case, in tabular form; and if…
591. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason an application in 2022 to the Immigrant Investor Fund by an organisation (details supplied) was unsuccessful notwithstanding its eligibility criteria; the reason representations and a request for a meeting on behalf of the organisation have received no reply from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
628. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding streams available through his Department for agricultural shows or gymkhanas or other equine events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48756/26]
644. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an organisation's (details supplied) status as a company limited by guarantee limits the Department’s ability to scrutinise its spending, governance, executive decisions or internal financial controls; and whether the Minister considers it acceptable for an organisation receiving significant public funding to refuse to publis…
870. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will allocate an additional €30,000 in funding to a centre (details supplied) in line with the request by an organisation in their Pre-Budget Submission 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49353/26]
933. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether any addendum, briefing note or supplementary documentation has been issued to universities indicating that educational psychology placements for additional doctorate trainees would be largely supported by NEPS; which universities received such documentation; whether it was approved by his Department; …
104. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of vacant homes officers in each respective local authority; his plans to provide funding for the recruitment of additional vacant homes officers where needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48275/26]
108. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 652 and 653 of 19 May 2026, the basis on which his Department refused to identify geographical areas where funded NPWS enforcement posts are vacant, citing operational security; whether any written policy, risk assessment, legal advice or formal security assessment underpins that position; whe…
157. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the meaning of “operational security” in the context of refusing to provide geographical information on vacant National Parks and Wildlife Service enforcement posts; whether the term is defined in any Department or NPWS policy document; whether it has been applied consistently to all requests for NPWS staffing information; when this…
391. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has sought an allocation from the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund for the agricultural sector in line with the Programme for Government commitment; the amount sought or secured, if any; the schemes, measures or projects for which such funding is intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
131. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if alternative funding has been arranged for the STEM engagement officer and the STEM programme, in County Laois; if he recognises the positive contribution made by this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48039/26]