286. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to make a special, specific, significant annual grant available to the Ring of Kerry road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45123/26]
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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
412. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a funding allocation does not allow for underspends (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45563/26]
420. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 569 of 12 May 2026, the status of the approved summer works scheme funding for a school (details supplied); and when the school is expected to be in a position to draw down the approved funding. [44979/26]
429. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the publication of the OECD's Education at a Glance 2025 Report on 9 September 2025 which found that Ireland's investment in education from primary to tertiary level stood at 2.8 per cent of GDP against an OECD average of 4.7 per cent, the equivalent figure for Ireland when measured against Modified Gross National Income; the most re…
374. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the level of funding provided by his Department to pay employees of family resource centres, community centres and so on, is below the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44760/26]
51. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport if he will establish a funded national programme to redesign and remediate the 50 highest-risk road sections identified through collision data; if he will publish timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44586/26]
257. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) received section 39 funding in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44437/26]
321. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the strategic assessment and preliminary business case for the proposed hydrogen demonstration fund will be completed; the level of funding being considered; whether the scheme will support both green and blue hydrogen projects; who will administer the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42972/26]
322. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to support hydrogen demonstration projects before large-scale offshore wind generation becomes available in the early 2030s; if EirGrid has identified locations where surplus renewable electricity could support electrolysers before 2030; and when the relevant datasets under action one will be published. [429…
337. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the investment that will be provided to ensure nationwide full and enhanced separate textile collection by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43714/26]
760. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated to the July provision programme for 2026; whether this represents a reduction compared to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41587/26]
761. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether an assessment has been carried out on the impact of any reduction in July provision supports on children with additional educational needs and their families; and if she will provide details of same. [41588/26]
762. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to ensure that all eligible children can access July provision programmes in 2026, particularly given reported difficulties in securing places or staffing. [41589/26]
816. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools continue to receive the full capitation grant and all associated per-pupil funding in respect of pupils who are formally enrolled, but are either placed on reduced school hours or reduced timetables, or not attending school for extended periods while remaining on the school roll; and whether schools are required to make formal returns …
831. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of supports or funding available for a 2026 youth summer programme in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42232/26]
838. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of funding allocated for school building upgrades and extensions in Longford and Westmeath over the past three years; and the projects currently awaiting approval [42300/26]
857. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if continued funding will be provided for the STEM officer role in Offaly County Council; the impact and outcomes of this role to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42632/26]
864. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process through which a primary school can seek and obtain funding for the provision of a caretaker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42740/26]
893. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 27 May 2026, if the required funding will be made available to the school, given the newly sanctioned SEN classrooms will be unable to progress without substantial funding in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42944/26]
983. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the funding options available to an organisation (details supplied), whose young members will represent Ireland in Madrid in November in the world championships; and the timeframes for when such funding streams open. [42147/26]
1060. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next round of funding is coming on stream under the Historic Structures Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/26]
1061. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons for the refusal of a Historic Structures Fund 2026 application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42234/26]
1086. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline any grant schemes or funding streams available to support community heritage events and vintage clubs, such as a club (details supplied), which has organised charity fundraising shows for nearly 20 years without prior State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42576/26]
1313. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding measures available for community groups to apply for funding for CCTV facilities in community facilities/amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41816/26]
1330. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding provided by his Department to a company (details supplied) in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; the reasons for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/26]