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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

Michael Fitzmaurice Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
1526. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown on the grants applied for and awarded to an entity (details supplied ) in excess of €200 thousand euros under the equine technical support scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44129/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1654. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale behind the funding cuts to FASD Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43307/26]
Sean Fleming Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2096. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2025 and funding for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42647/26]
Mark Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2144. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding opportunities for organisations (details supplied) that provide meditation and mindfulness practices which promote inner peace, reduce stress, and improve mental health; to outline the way they can apply for these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42961/26]
Ged Nash Written 28 May 2026 · to Transport
215. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when the NTA envisages funding being made available to Louth County Council to fund the already planned active travel schemes in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40823/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 28 May 2026 · to Transport
216. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to provide funding to the National Transport Authority for the Dart+ south-west project; and if it his intention to do so earlier than the 2030 date indicated by him last November. [40838/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 28 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
287. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if additional funding will be provided to accelerate public infrastructure upgrades in rural towns such as Macroom and Charleville in Cork north-west which are both experiencing significant population growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40913/26]
Robert Troy Written 28 May 2026 · to Health
743. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the future of a service (details supplied); if she will ensure that this service is adequately resourced and funded; and her views on recent reports regarding the potential closure of this service in the coming weeks due to funding shortfalls. [41356/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 27 May 2026 · to Transport
45. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport when the next call will come for funding for new bus shelters at bus stopping locations; if there will be a call in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40730/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 May 2026 · to Health
217. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department funds the services provided by an organisation (details supplied); if there have been changes to the level of funding her Department provides to the organisation for 2026 when compared to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40439/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 May 2026 · to Health
225. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm the funding investment provided to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda from 2020 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40460/26]
Carol Nolan Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
230. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has committed any emergency funding or humanitarian aid to the World Health Organisation or affected communities in response to the recent declaration of a public health emergency of international concern regarding the Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo; the amount and nature of such support; and if she…
Carol Nolan Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of Irish bilateral or multilateral support being provided to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and local health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to strengthen contact tracing, laboratory capacity, and infection control in response to the current Ebola outbreak; and if she will make a …
Carol Nolan Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on Ireland’s contribution to global efforts to develop or procure treatments and vaccines for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, in view of reports that existing countermeasures may be less effective against this variant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38950/26]
Carol Nolan Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
235. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic steps Ireland is taking, through the EU or UN, to encourage regional coordination between the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and neighbouring states to prevent further cross-border transmission of Ebola following the PHEIC declaration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38951/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
492. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his attention has been drawn to a project awarded funding under the Shared Island Civic Society Fund (details supplied); the mechanisms in place to support groups in securing a home for their project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38752/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
493. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will facilitate a meeting with a group awarded funding under the Shared Island Civic Society Fund (details supplied), specifically in relation to finding a suitable place to locate their project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/26]
Carol Nolan Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
549. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Revised Estimates include any specific ring-fenced funding to support small rural schools facing enrolment pressures or potential closure; if she will commit to protecting the viability of rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39003/26]
Alan Kelly Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
571. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount of public expenditure incurred in each of the years 2019 to 2025; the allocation or projected expenditure for 2026, in supporting the governance of recognised post-primary schools; for the purposes of the reply, to include all Departmental, agency, ETB, school-level and Department-funded third-party expenditure that is recorded or capa…
Alan Kelly Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
572. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding provided in each year from 2019 to 2025, and projected for 2026, to the financial support services unit or any equivalent body for post-primary school financial governance, board financial oversight, finance sub-committee support, school-accounting compliance, audit/accountancy guidance, chart-of-accounts support and related train…
Alan Kelly Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
573. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth based on annual accounts, FSSU returns, ETB accounts or any other financial data available to her Department, the aggregate amount spent by recognised post-primary schools in each year from 2019 to 2025 on governance-related items, including board expenses, travel and subsistence, audit and accountancy, legal and professional fees, insurance, board tra…
Alan Kelly Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
574. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of expenditure incurred by Education and Training Boards in each year from 2019 to 2025, and projected for 2026, in supporting the governance of ETB post-primary schools, including board of management administration, induction, training, policy support, compliance, appeals, legal advice, secretarial support, meeting administration and any ce…
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
603. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools receiving ICT grant funding under the Digital Strategy for Schools are required to demonstrate that reasonable measures are in place to support students whose families cannot afford personal digital devices [39732/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
656. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has the power or discretion to fund a capital project allocation to a local authority backed project without match funding from that local authority. [40262/26]
Robert Troy Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
751. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the upcoming funding opportunities available to a service (details supplied). [39430/26]