479. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a group (details supplied) will be provided with multi-annual funding commencing with budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52757/25]
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 |
|---|---|
| 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
480. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a group (details supplied) will be provided with multi-annual funding commencing with budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52758/25]
79. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if funding is available for a theatre production (details supplied) designed specifically for leaving certificate student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52304/25]
121. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding allocated to transport projects in County Offaly in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51421/25]
449. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase the capitation grant for primary schools in Budget 2026, to ensure schools can meet basic operational costs without relying on voluntary contributions from parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51452/25]
456. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding given by her Department to an organisation (details supplied) over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51477/25]
457. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider increasing capitation funding for primary schools per pupil ahead of budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51498/25]
464. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis on which music generation and ETB music services are funded; the means by which their ongoing costs met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51573/25]
465. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the funding model of music generation and educational training board music services for compliance with EU State-aid and competition law. [51574/25]
466. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there are plans to include independent/private schools in future funding or subsidy schemes in music education. [51575/25]
735. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current funding allocated to biosecurity measures in the National Development Plan for the period 2026 to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51116/25]
813. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 23 September 2025, the number of WTEs allocated to CDNT services in Cavan and Monaghan; the current number of vacant WTE positions by county, per discipline and per quarter, for the period quarter 1 of 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52059/25]
814. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding streams available for a childcare facility for works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52069/25]
816. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide urgent funding for a case (details supplied) to ensure a child with additional needs can access afterschool and have their needs met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52077/25]
871. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason funding was removed from the existing health research board funded national clinical trials office (details supplied) before an alternative was put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51471/25]
931. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there has been any audit of social inclusion and addiction funding in IHA Dublin north county and Dublin City and west from 2019, following on from a programme (details supplied) broadcast on 28 May 2024. [52080/25]
949. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) in Budget 2026, that are experiencing a significant increase in demand for services nationally, particularly in community based care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52141/25]
955. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide long-term, core funding to independent community education providers, to reduce reliance on short-term and project-based grants. [51133/25]
958. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that Youthreach have had their budget cut by 30 percent (details supplied) affecting their ability to provide an education and support to 50 students, counselling services have been reduced from four days to one day every second week which is having a negative effect on young people availin…
959. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Youthreach facilities that have faced funding cuts by ETBs and the measures being taken to ensure that teachers and staff do not have an increased workload due to a lack of supports. [51198/25]
972. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is considering introducing a national training voucher scheme from the National Training Fund; and, if so, whether private or independent HEIs will be included in the upcoming National Training Fund legislation. [51687/25]
34. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the proposals for further investment in an amenity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50817/25]
138. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the status of a request for funding support for an organisation (details supplied) in Cork. [50256/25]
500. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a detailed update on the status of each of the 18 facilities that have been grated funding under round 1 of the National Biomethane Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49727/25]
528. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding status for SOS Kilkenny’s respite services; to outline when the funding that has been promised will be released; the way in which his Department will ensure sustainable, multi-annual funding for specialist respite provision for people with intellectual disabilities in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …