1052. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health if funding for UMAAP for 2027 has been secured; the amount that will be allocated; when funding will be confirmed; and whether the Government will consider putting UMAAP on a multi-annual funding footing. [74509/26]
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
1103. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health whether funding for UMAAP (details supplied) has stopped. [74022/26]
4. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if social inclusion and community activation programme, SICAP, funding for next year will be increased or decreased; and the way in which he expects to maintain the delivery of services under the programme if extra resources are not allocated while current costs increase. [73143/26]
129. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of the €2 million allocated to the women’s health applied partnership scheme for 2026 and 2027 in light of the evidence gaps identified by the Health Research Board; and whether a review of future funding requirements is planned. [72695/26]
223. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if funding for the operation of the remaining unused beds in a facility (details supplied) has been provided for in Budget 2027. [72983/26]
225. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when additional funding will be provided to an organisation in order that they can expand their advocacy service capacity, noting that almost 60 new persons have contacted this organisation following the publication of a report (details supplied). [72824/26]
120. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the funding and delivery timeline for the proposed Dublin Road bus corridor in Galway city; if funding will be allocated in his Department's and TII Budgets for 2027 to progress the project following the granting of planning permission; and the Government's plans in relation to the Dublin Road bus corridor, the Cross City Link and …
737. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of a business proposal (details supplied); and the timeframe for a decision. [71530/26]
742. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on funding for the clinical pathway for persons with Huntington’s disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71635/26]
793. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €108 million allocated to mental health in Budget 2027, including the amount for each initiative announced; and if it is new development funding or the cost of maintaining existing levels of service. [71948/26]
796. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated in Budget 2027 to continue establishing community-based specialist mental health services; the specific services to be developed; and their locations. [72014/26]
849. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details regarding the funding shortfall in the National Orthopaedic Hospital; the exact figure identified; the funding sought by the hospital to address this shortfall; and the status of talks between the hospital and the region to address this matter. [72263/26]
875. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the provision in Budget 2027 that has been made within the health budget for ongoing lung fibrosis funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72400/26]
880. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of funding under Budget 2027 for an organisation (details supplied) particularly in terms of utility costs offsets, medical cards, and its continued funding at 2026 bracket levels equivalent to €500,000. [72423/26]
38. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking, including during Ireland’s EU Presidency, to secure an adequately funded, ring-fenced CAP budget post-2027; and the steps he is taking to oppose the proposed reduction in CAP funding. [69777/26]
26. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to increase targeted allocations through the community safety fund to certain parts of the country, given the increase in gangland criminal activity in certain parts of the country in recent years. [70449/26]
5. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach to list the cultural institutions, if any, including museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres, concert halls, bands, ensembles, and performing companies, operated or hosted by his Department and public bodies or semi-State companies under his Department's remit, identifying the State funding provided for these institutions each year for the past ten years; wher…
30. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to list the cultural institutions, if any, including museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres, concert halls, bands, ensembles, and performing companies, operated or hosted by his Department and public bodies or semi-State companies under his Department's remit, identifying the State funding provided for these institution…
58. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport to list the cultural institutions, if any, including museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres, concert halls, bands, ensembles, and performing companies, operated or hosted by his Department and public bodies or semi-State companies under his Department's remit, identifying the State funding provided for these institutions each year for the past t…
77. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide funding to Iarnród Éireann so that they can put an early morning train from Longford to Sligo into service. [70210/26]
87. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has allocated funding to Cork City Council for the Kerry Pike pedestrian improvement scheme; the amount allocated and drawn down to date in each year since 2021; the current status of the scheme as reported to the NTA; the reason the scheme has not proceeded to construction despite commencement being indicated for Q1 2025 and …
108. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to list the cultural institutions, if any, including museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres, concert halls, bands, ensembles, and performing companies, operated or hosted by his Department and public bodies or semi-State companies under his Department's remit, identifying the State funding provided for these institutions each year fo…
168. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list the cultural institutions, if any, including museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres, concert halls, bands, ensembles, and performing companies, operated or hosted by his Department and public bodies or semi-State companies under his Department's remit, identifying the St…
175. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list the cultural institutions, if any, including museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres, concert halls, bands, ensembles, and performing companies, operated or hosted by his Department and public bodies or semi-State companies under his Department's remit, identifying the State funding provided for these institution…
211. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of the capital funding that has been spent in the first nine months of 2026; if she will provide the same figures for the same period in 2025, in tabular form. [69969/26]