1062. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether risk assessments are conducted in respect of providing public funding to non-statutory bodies operating across multiple jurisdictions; and if so, to outline the key risks identified and the mitigation measures in place. [29863/26]
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
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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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The questions
1063. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to placing governance requirements for non-statutory bodies receiving public funds on a statutory footing; and if so, to outline any proposals under development. [29864/26]
1148. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will as a matter of priority make available the necessary funding to provide the additional health and social care professionals required to fully staff the new multidisciplinary FND clinic at Saint James's Hospital, as well as the provision of paediatric FND services in the new National Children's Hospital, given the increasing diagnosis of FND among t…
1170. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to UHL’s forensic medical examination service, each year for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30162/26]
1180. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal audit, external review, or independent evaluation has been carried out in respect of the Department’s own oversight arrangements for non-statutory bodies receiving direct funding since 2020; and if so, to provide details. [30191/26]
1181. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk assessments have been undertaken by her Department in relation to governance, financial oversight, or accountability risks associated with the Institute of Public Health in the past three years; and if so, to outline the findings. [30192/26]
1238. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the limited consultant neurology outreach available in St. Lukes Hospital, Kilkenny; if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. [30557/26]
1239. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in their latest report around consultant neurology outreach available in the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. [30560/26]
1240. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in their latest report around the lack of consultant neurology services available in Tipperary University Hospital; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. [30561/26]
1241. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the limited consultant neurology outreach available in Cavan General Hospital; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. [30562/26]
1242. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the limited consultant neurology outreach available in Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. [30563/26]
1243. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) around the limited consultant neurology outreach available in Naas General Hospital; and if she will commit funding to increase this in line with the 2016 Model of Care for Neurology Services in Ireland and the current Programme for Government. [30564/26]
1287. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will issue guidance on vaccination including the shingles vaccination and infection-risk mitigation for patients commencing JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata, including funding and delivery arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30923/26]
1293. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he and his Department are aware of the work and early outcomes of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency in the United Kingdom; whether consideration has been given to establishing a similar high-risk, high-reward research funding body in Ireland; and if he will outline any plans to develop compa…
1298. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the comprehensive and disaggregated breakdown of the National Training Fund (NTF) expenditure for the 2025 fiscal year and planned allocations for 2026 across the specific categories of Higher Education, Further Education and Training (FET), apprenticeships, Skillnet Ireland, and other workplace training …
1299. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific proportion of the €1.5 billion National Training Fund surplus package which will be used to support businesses and particularly SMEs to participate in upskilling and reskilling staff in areas such as AI, the programmes funded by the NTF supporting workforce upskilling, future plans to support…
1306. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific budgetary allocation from the National Training Fund (NTF) surplus under the National Training Fund (Amendment) Act 2025, earmarked for capital expenditure on buildings, laboratory and equipment upgrades versus direct investment in work-based training, upskilling and reskilling; the projected ex…
1307. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific proportion of the €1.5 billion National Training Fund surplus package which will be used to support businesses and particularly SMEs to participate in upskilling and reskilling staff in areas such as AI; the programmes funded by the NTF supporting workforce upskilling; future plans to support wo…
1314. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30814/26]
1317. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the status of the Athenry Public Realm Enhancement Project; the level of engagement his Department has had with Galway County Council in relation to the progression of the project to delivery stage; the funding streams available to support its advancement; and the actions he will take to ensure that the…
375. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department is undertaking to ensure that capital funding is keeping pace with rising demographic pressures, inflation in construction costs, and the growing demand for modern, energy-efficient school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11080/26]
564. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the next round of the Healthy Ireland Fund for outdoor swimming will be open for applications; the way clubs will engage with this fund in advance of applications opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29542/26]
580. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the date on which the last comprehensive expenditure report on the National Training Fund was published; when his Department plans to publish the next report evaluating National Training Fund expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29355/26]
585. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans that are in place to ensure community services which rely on funding from the Creeslough Together Initiative will be funded past July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29397/26]
27. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the €930 million provided to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29180/26]