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 |
Addressed to
| 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
Johnny Guirke
written
2026-04-14 · to Rural
3518. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when his Department plans to send confirmation of the RRDF funding from 2025 in order that local authorities can begin negotiations on premises they plan to buy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26142/26]
Johnny Guirke
written
2026-04-14 · to Rural
3519. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has any plans to provide smaller streams of funding to towns and villages for small scale street enhancement, streetscape, schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26143/26]
Paul Lawless
written
2026-04-14 · to Rural
3520. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish …
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-04-14 · to Rural
3525. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reasons Delvin and Kinnegad in County Westmeath missed out on town and village funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26461/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-04-14 · to Rural
3527. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available in his Department for parish halls in County Westmeath for renovations in communities where there are no community centres in place. [26463/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-04-14 · to Rural
3528. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when his Department intend to send confirmation of the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund from 2025 for the Delvin project in County Westmeath (details supplied). [26464/26]
Sean Fleming
written
2026-04-14 · to Rural
3533. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26998/26]
Emer Currie
oral
2026-03-26 · to Rural
4. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether consideration has been given to introducing dedicated community support officers at local level to assist community groups with accessing funding streams, including grant applications and associated administrative requirements, particularly in areas where groups may have limited capacity; and if …
Liam Quaide
written
2026-03-26 · to Rural
16. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the proportion of funding allocated by his Department that is provided on a multi-annual basis as opposed to once-off or competitive grant schemes; and if he will outline any plans to move towards longer-term, sustainable funding structures for community organisations. [23001/26]
Brian Brennan
written
2026-03-26 · to Rural
29. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to evaluate how grant funding from his Department has been dispersed geographically, and to ensure that areas that have historically received lower levels of funding are targeted to ensure access to future rounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22995/26]
Liam Quaide
written
2026-03-26 · to Rural
43. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has evaluated the administrative burden placed on voluntary and community groups applying to multiple overlapping funding schemes; and if he will outline any plans to streamline application, reporting and compliance processes. [23003/26]
Mark Wall
written
2026-03-26 · to Rural
48. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the actions his Department has taken to date to reduce the need for community groups to register as a charity for the purpose of applying for grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23041/26]
Liam Quaide
written
2026-03-26 · to Rural
58. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the extent to which funding schemes administered by his Department are coordinated under a single strategic framework; the steps being taken to address fragmentation across multiple short-term funding streams; and whether consideration is being given to multi-annual funding models for community developm…
Paula Butterly
written
2026-03-26 · to Foreign
86. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date on the establishment of the John Hume Fund; and the indicative timeline for its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21738/26]
Grace Boland
written
2026-03-26 · to Foreign
93. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount that has been allocated to the promotion and support of an organisation (details supplied) abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22794/26]
Noel McCarthy
written
2026-03-26 · to Foreign
147. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding that has been allocated for the promotion and support of an organisation (details supplied) abroad in each respective year from 2023 to 2025 inclusive, and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23045/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-03-26 · to Transport
187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide €200,000 to Kerry County Council to allow a planning application to be submitted for the provision of a new pavement and footpath on the Killorglin to Killarney, N70 Ring of Kerry road from Laune Bridge out to the new hub (details supplied) at Anglont, where residents have been campaigning for the past 40 years; and if …
Michael Cahill
written
2026-03-26 · to Rural
522. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of all grant aid allocated to County Kerry under all schemes operated under his Department since 1 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23303/26]
Tom Brabazon
written
2026-03-25 · to Rural
465. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a list of funding streams available for Men's Sheds and Women's Sheds. [22553/26]
Tony McCormack
written
2026-03-24 · to Climate
246. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the projects and organisations which have received Just Transition Funding 2021-2027; the amount allocated to each for each year, to date in the current programme round. [21836/26]
Jennifer Whitmore
written
2026-03-24 · to Education
520. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether funding is available for schools where children direct their own learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22062/26]
John Lahart
written
2026-03-24 · to Education
523. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if financial supports are available to local schools due to the extensive nature of works required as result of their grounds flooding due to intensive heavy rain, works for which the maintenance grant is insufficient to cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22185/26]
Claire Kerrane
written
2026-03-24 · to Culture
555. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is any funding available in his Department for a role (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21555/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2026-03-24 · to Agriculture
784. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding that has been allocated for the upkeep and maintenance of piers in Mayo in each of the past five years 2022-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22450/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-03-24 · to Rural
1066. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to reintroduce grants for roads in Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22004/26]