838. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department holds any reports, internal briefs or analyses completed since 2023 relating to governance or oversight of private residential centres funded by Tusla; and to outline the purpose of each document. [71971/25]
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
839. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria her Department uses to determine whether governance controls for subcontracted private residential providers meet the standard required for continued Exchequer funding. [71972/25]
841. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the independent review of governance and funding of a group (details supplied); when will this be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71987/25]
842. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that no AGM has been held by a group (details supplied); if she has concerns in relation to governance at the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71988/25]
868. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department maintains a central supplier and payee register for all organisations funded through her Department’s budget; and to outline the mandatory data fields recorded for each supplier. [72517/25]
869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department requires all organisations funded by her Department to record the legal type of each supplier or payee, such as limited company, partnership, sole trader or registered charity, as part of their financial-governance obligations. [72518/25]
1018. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the practice support grant will be paid to a doctor (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72099/25]
1183. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he plans to have a children's Irish-language publishing fund or a young writers Irish initiative for young Gaeilgeoirí. [71774/25]
1185. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether there is currently a funding stream for shovel ready community centres.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72059/25]
312. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport following the recent publication of the Accelerating Infrastructure - Report and Action Plan, if he or his Department will be allocated additional resources to expediate the delivery of large scale transport infrastructure projects, such as the Metrolink and the Finglas Luas extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70788/25]
320. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider increasing funding for safety improvement schemes in Sligo in order that Sligo County Council can address the safety needs of the county. [70923/25]
538. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any funding streams are available to upgrade accessibility access in an arts centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71229/25]
626. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a complete list of funding and access supports made available by his Department to students in the international protection system and students who are beneficiaries of temporary protection; the total number of students who have availed of these opportunities and the total costs incurred for same f…
115. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the funding available for river rescue services such as an organisation (details supplied); if he will consider formalising governance and funding arrangements with such groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70534/25]
175. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule of payments made to sports journalists in respect of paid partnership arrangements for social media content by Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland in 2024 and to date in 2025; the breakdown, by amount; the name of online account and or platform and or medium the sports journalist promoted content on; the …
177. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there is development funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70642/25]
75. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70317/25]
81. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid it has provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70309/25]
160. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70303/25]
172. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70305/25]
261. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the new planned Local Link service between Roundwood and Bray, County Wicklow; when the service is due to commence; the details of the schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69949/25]
282. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70318/25]
299. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which his Department is supporting investment in green infrastructure and sustainability projects through tax incentives or funding mechanisms; and the opportunities for counties such as Laois to benefit from these initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69557/25]
334. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if additional funding will be made available for urgent infrastructure projects in County Laois that have been overlooked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69554/25]
378. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70307/25]