1072. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she recognises the importance of the oral health prevention programmes delivered by an organisation (details supplied) in DEIS primary schools, work with the traveller community and with Men’s Sheds; and if she will outline whether additional funding or resources will be made available to enable the foundation to expand its work with children in DEIS sc…
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 |
|---|---|
| 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
211. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to the funding by his Department of the EU LIFE Programme should funding be cut to projects in Ireland at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13962/26]
242. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to make emergency funding available to Kerry County Council to address a wall and public road that has been undermined by the Behy River at Curra, Glenbeigh (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13806/26]
243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to make emergency funding available to Kerry County Council to address bridges that have been undermined/damaged, which have been reported several times during the past number of years, that require emergency works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13807/26]
582. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide, the full list of all non-statutory bodies in receipt of direct funding from her Department in each of the past five years; the annual amount allocated to each body; the policy unit responsible for oversight of each body; whether a formal governance framework is applied by the Department to each body; and the statutory or administrative basis under whic…
585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether funding agreements with non-statutory bodies include defined service-quality standards, measurable performance indicators, reporting obligations beyond financial statements, periodic compliance reviews conducted by Department officials and documented evaluation of service delivery outcomes. [13609/26]
586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline the frequency with which policy units formally review governance documentation submitted by funded non-statutory bodies, whether site visits or structured compliance engagements are undertaken by Department officials; whether written governance assessment reports are generated by the Department; and the number of instances in the past five years in whic…
587. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to specify the oversight mechanisms operated directly by her Department in respect of non-statutory bodies receiving direct funding, separate from annual financial audit, expenditure controls and post-hoc review by the Comptroller and Auditor General; and to identify the policy framework governing such mechanisms. [13611/26]
1. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; and the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department. [13094/26]
4. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13086/26]
22. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13082/26]
32. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13095/26]
39. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13085/26]
56. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13084/26]
133. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13083/26]
193. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13081/26]
201. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13089/26]
209. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13093/26]
222. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13090/26]
239. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13076/26]
253. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13077/26]
268. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13088/26]
309. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13087/26]
311. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13092/26]
235. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by his Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form. [11806/26]