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A subject heading for parliamentary questions

Departmental 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
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MonthQuestions
January 202520
February 202576
March 202573
April 202598
May 202583
June 2025104
July 2025126
August 20250
September 2025125
October 202572
November 2025143
December 202589
January 202655
February 2026140
March 202677
April 2026188
May 2026135
June 202698
July 202686
August 20260
September 202655
October 202665

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.

  • 100% RDR4 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú84 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil378 from 34 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael349 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party19 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent94 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland163 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party84 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity42 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin569 from 34 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 157
  2. 100
  3. 72
  4. 67
  5. 62
  6. 61
  7. 53
  8. 51

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Brian Brennan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1164. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the funding currently provided to an organisation (details supplied); if increased funding is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47845/25]
Keira Keogh Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1173. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health whether funding has been allocated by her Department, or by bodies under its aegis, for research on new treatments for triple negative breast cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47897/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1273. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a second-hand ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48543/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1274. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a new ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48544/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1290. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated for the establishment of the promised community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48660/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1341. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of providing grant funding for HEPA filters and similar filtering systems for residents frequently impacted by gorse fires and the related impact of smoke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48974/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1402. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the funding issues for SOLAS and ETBs, and any delays in apprenticeships or cuts to courses or staff across all aspects of the ETB education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47623/25]
Keira Keogh Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1407. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether funding has been allocated by his Department, or by bodies under its aegis, for research on new treatments for triple negative breast cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47896/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1419. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when funding for non-apprenticeship training will be released to ETBs from the National Training Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48575/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1433. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on future plans for the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47677/25]
James O'Connor Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1436. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next round of the community centre investment fund will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47716/25]
Colm Burke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1439. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on a Rural Regeneration and Development Fund category 2 application (details supplied); when it is likely that the next round of funding for category 2 applications will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47898/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1440. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to examine issues with RDF funding highlighted by a local authority (details supplied); if his Department is aware of this issue; the steps that can be taken to assist councils on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48046/25]
Pat Buckley Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1444. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding allocating funding to a walk (details supplied) to allow urgent maintenance and restoration works to be carried out on it ensuring that it can remain open. [48283/25]
George Lawlor Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1457. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications for the Clár funding under measure 1 and measure 2 in 2024, and to-date in 2025; and the number of successful applications under each measure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48461/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1458. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are plans for a fund for community centres relating to energy efficiency and insulation in 2025 or 2026. [48493/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1459. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a new ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48545/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1460. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a second-hand ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48546/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1461. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number and details of funding drawn down for projects awarded under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for the past two years in County Kildare, in tabular form. [48613/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1463. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a comprehensive breakdown of all funding allocated and paid by his Department to recipients in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48769/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1464. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to set out all Rural Regeneration and Development Fund approvals and payments for projects in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively, from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48770/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1466. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all CLÁR funding approvals and payments in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48772/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1468. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of LEADER funding allocations, commitments and payments for counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively, covering the 2014 to 2020 transitional programme and the 2023 to 2027 programme from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48777/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1470. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all CSP supported organisations in County Carlow and County Kilkenny; the funding paid showing organisation name, service type, FTEs supported, annual allocation, supplementary supports if any and total paid, by county, by year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48792/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1473. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of public library funding to Carlow County Council and Kilkenny County Council distinguishing capital grants, branch upgrades, my open library, vehicles, fit-outs, ICT and current supports showing project branch, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid; and the annual totals, by county, from…