1446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide emergency financial support to a park (details supplied) in County Cork, following its temporary closure due to confirmed cases of avian influenza; the supports available to protect animal welfare, retain staff and sustain operational costs during the biosecurity shutdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
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.
Jan 2025Oct 2026
Show as a table
| 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.
-
157
-
100
-
72
-
67
-
62
-
61
-
53
-
51
Asked of
Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
1478. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57997/25]
1503. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding that is available to initiatives (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58327/25]
1576. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the way and where the new €125 million received by her Department in Budget 2026 will be spent; and if the funding has been ring-fenced for pay, in tabular form. [59504/25]
1593. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the means by which play therapists can access funding to provide their service to children with disabilities. [59693/25]
1595. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm the total funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and proposed funding for 2025. [59796/25]
1667. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations, NGOs, by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57996/25]
1813. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider aiding in the medical evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58669/25]
1870. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to examine the case for a medical evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58886/25]
1888. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if her Department is reviewing the future funding model for public hospitals to ensure equitable access to care across regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58995/25]
1946. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the funding streams available in her Department to family resource centres for capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59324/25]
1999. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of funded but unfilled HSE posts nationwide as of the latest date available, broken down by grade and region, and the number of such posts in the South/South-West Hospital Group, in view of reports indicating that more than 6,500 positions remain vacant despite allocated funding. [59633/25]
2005. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total amount of Exchequer funding allocated for HSE pay and staffing in 2024; the amount drawn down to date; and the proportion of that funding which remains unspent due to unfilled posts. [59639/25]
2007. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any portion of the funding allocated for unfilled HSE posts in 2024 was re-purposed for non-pay expenditure; and if so, to provide details of those transfers, and the justification for each. [59641/25]
2018. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been used to fund MyOptions, in the categories of staff salaries, advertising, and other costs by year from 2019 to date in 2025, in tabular form; the amount of this expenditure that has been used to fund post-abortion counselling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59684/25]
2088. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if there will be funding opportunities for dental schools in Cork and Dublin to undertake primary research into the area of oral heath for schoolchildren; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60162/25]
2089. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to putting an accredited Autologous stem cell transplant centre in place in Cork University Hospital; as persons with cancers such as multiple myeoloma in Cork are required to travel to Galway for this treatment at a very difficult time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60187/25]
2099. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57994/25]
2116. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science following the announcement of Ireland's associate membership of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, CERN, the estimated level of additional funding and resource commitment Ireland will make over the next five years; the mechanisms by which regions outside Dublin for example, Munster-Cork will par…
2129. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the costs under the Budget 2026 Skills Development Programme and supported by the National Training Fund; the specifics of the expansion of the construction and green talent pipeline in support of Government priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58721/25]
2130. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the costs from the Budget 2026 €426 million investment under the Research, Innovation and Science Programme to support fundamental research through the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies; the investment towards Ireland's associate membership of CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58…
2131. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the costs from the Budget 2026 €426 million investment under the Research, Innovation and Science Programme supporting Ireland's high-performance computing capacity to compete in future research, specifically in artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58723/25]
2132. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the costs from the Budget 2026 €426 million investment under the Research, Innovation and Science Programme for research infrastructure specifically for the renewing of outdated and basic equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58724/25]
2165. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional financial support will be made available to community development organisations, in terms of their core funding under various Department-supported funding streams, to assist them in meeting their obligations as employers under the new pension auto-enrolment obligations from 2026; and if he will make a statemen…
2169. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on correspondence regarding funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58238/25]