Departmental Funding
An official questions-paper heading. 1,788 questions (14 oral, 1,774 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 20 |
| Feb 2025 | 76 |
| Mar 2025 | 73 |
| Apr 2025 | 98 |
| May 2025 | 83 |
| Jun 2025 | 104 |
| Jul 2025 | 126 |
| Sep 2025 | 125 |
| Oct 2025 | 72 |
| Nov 2025 | 143 |
| Dec 2025 | 89 |
| Jan 2026 | 55 |
| Feb 2026 | 140 |
| Mar 2026 | 77 |
| Apr 2026 | 188 |
| May 2026 | 135 |
| Jun 2026 | 98 |
| Jul 2026 | 86 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 268 |
| Rural | 229 |
| Children | 169 |
| Education | 168 |
| Transport | 129 |
| Housing | 128 |
| Further and Higher Education | 119 |
| Climate | 101 |
| Justice | 71 |
| Culture | 67 |
| Agriculture | 65 |
| Public Expenditure | 50 |
| Foreign | 45 |
| Enterprise | 38 |
| Finance | 37 |
| Social | 32 |
| Tourism | 24 |
| Defence | 24 |
| Taoiseach | 17 |
| Environment | 7 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Departmental Funding |
| 2026-05-21 | Departmental Funding |
| 2026-03-26 | Departmental Funding |
| 2026-03-03 | Departmental Funding |
| 2026-02-12 | Departmental Funding |
| 2026-02-05 | Departmental Funding |
| 2026-01-29 | Departmental Funding |
| 2026-01-27 | Departmental Funding |
| 2026-01-20 | Departmental Funding |
| 2025-11-04 | Departmental Funding |
| 2025-10-16 | Departmental Funding |
| 2025-10-02 | Departmental Funding |
| 2025-06-26 | Departmental Funding |
| 2025-03-27 | Departmental Funding |
The questions
Thomas Gould
written
2026-04-28 · to Education
585. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any funding is available for low-cost full-scale productions of Leaving Certificate plays to ensure that all students have the opportunity to see these scripts as they were originally intended. [30532/26]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-04-28 · to Education
611. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total allocation of funding to each State agency under her Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30792/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-04-28 · to Culture
643. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for clarification regarding a club’s Community Sport Facilities Fund application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29895/26]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-04-28 · to Housing
688. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the financial support, assistance or grant aid that can be accessed via his Department or at local authority level funded by his Department, that persons can access in order to assist with discoveries of items and or remains of cultural and historic significance (details supplied). [29982/26]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-04-28 · to Housing
709. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding being allocated under the tenant in situ scheme per local authority for 2026. [30303/26]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-04-28 · to Housing
710. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding being allocated for housing acquisitions per local authority for 2026. [30304/26]
Paul Lawless
written
2026-04-28 · to Housing
717. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the Croí Cónaithe grant process so that applicants may draw down funds on the basis of a completion certificate issued by a qualified local engineer, rather than being required to submit all receipts prior to payment, noting that applicants will still be required to retain all receipts for poten…
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-04-28 · to Housing
736. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30798/26]
James Lawless
written
2026-04-28 · to Housing
742. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the current and upcoming funding streams available under his Department and associated bodies for the conservation, restoration and protection of built and archaeological heritage sites; if he will outline the application processes, eligibility criteria and assessment procedures for such schemes;…
Johnny Guirke
written
2026-04-28 · to Social
748. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding that has been provided to local Intreo offices, broken down by county for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29693/26]
Johnny Guirke
written
2026-04-28 · to Social
749. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Intreo staff that are employed to assist the public in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29695/26]
Johnny Guirke
written
2026-04-28 · to Social
750. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider providing an agreed funding allocation to Intreo offices in County Meath for a five-year period instead of the current three year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29697/26]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-04-28 · to Justice
866. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30799/26]
Cathal Crowe
written
2026-04-28 · to Agriculture
880. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the audit threshold for accounts remains at €100,000 within his Department, despite the official audit exemption threshold being increased to €250,000 in 2025; if he is aware that this discrepancy, coupled with the high cost of audits-estimated at €5,000-is deterring small-scale animal welfare charities fro…
Ryan O'Meara
written
2026-04-28 · to Agriculture
894. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total Department funding paid between 2020 and 2025 to organisations (details supplied); and for a further breakdown on the origin of these funding streams such as CAP and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30339/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-04-28 · to Agriculture
895. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment in respect of unmet demand to roll out solar technologies that are not being met by funding restrictions to the TAMs scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30370/26]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-04-28 · to Agriculture
906. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30788/26]
Emer Currie
written
2026-04-28 · to Children
913. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of funding provided to Blakestown children's disability network team, Blanchardstown children's disability network team and Cabra Grangegorman children's disability network team, broken down per year from 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29627/26]
Niamh Smyth
written
2026-04-28 · to Children
941. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to expedite an application for a club (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30326/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-04-28 · to Children
951. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost, based on current numbers, of reducing the maximum fee cap for services participating in core funding from €295 to €200 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30459/26]
Peter Roche
written
2026-04-28 · to Children
960. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has reviewed the level of funding provided to disability service providers with a view to supporting the development of dedicated crisis placements, so that emergency cases do not result in the cancellation of respite for other children and families [30545/26]
Keira Keogh
written
2026-04-28 · to Children
965. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the next round of funding will open under the capital grant scheme for playgrounds and recreation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30645/26]
Ivana Bacik
written
2026-04-28 · to Children
967. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1480, 1510 and 1511 of 18 March 2026, the analysis her Department has carried out in respect of Companies Registration Office accounts of early years providers; if she is satisfied that existing systems sufficiently incentivise participation in Core Funding; if she will make a s…
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-04-28 · to Children
974. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total allocation of funding to each State agency under her Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30789/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2026-04-28 · to Children
978. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the increased funding supports that are available for services struggling to maintain staffing ratios (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30892/26]