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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

Peadar Tóibín Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Transport
647. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the 100 non-governmental organisations that received the highest levels of public funding in the most recent year for which figures are available; the amount received by each organisation; and the Department, agency or public body from which the funding originated. [59503/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Transport
648. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants and other public monies provided directly or indirectly to non-governmental organisations headquartered outside the State in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will provide a list of each organisation, its country of registration and the amounts paid. [59521/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Transport
649. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants, service-level agreement funding and other public monies provided to non-governmental organisations in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will provide a list of the recipient organisations; and the amount paid to each organisation in each year. [59538/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
859. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a schedule of all AI related projects funded through the Public Service Innovation Fund and Digital Transformation Fund since 2022, including for each project the sponsoring organisation, funding allocated, funding drawn down, project objective, implementation status and expecte…
Aindrias Moynihan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
965. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when finance (details supplied) for SMEs will reopen for applications for the finance products they provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55190/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1096. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the 100 non-governmental organisations that received the highest levels of public funding in the most recent year for which figures are available; the amount received by each organisation; and the Department, agency or public body from which the funding originated. [59493/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1097. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants and other public monies provided directly or indirectly to non-governmental organisations headquartered outside the State in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will provide a list of each organisation, its country of registration and the amounts paid. [59511/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1098. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants, service-level agreement funding and other public monies provided to non-governmental organisations in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will provide a list of the recipient organisations; and the amount paid to each organisation in each year. [59528/26]
Thomas Gould Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1211. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the €20 million Youth Fund. [56011/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Education
1242. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided to date for the storage of mobile phones in post-primary schools; the number of schools that have availed of this funding; whether any evaluation of the impact of phone-free school policies on student well-being or learning has been carried out or commissioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56421/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3231. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the funding currently provided for community-based family support organisations working with families affected by addiction, broken down by county and by organisation. [55328/26]
John Connolly Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3236. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the need for increased and sustained funding for personal assistance services, PAS, to support people older people to live independently in their communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55377/26]
Colm Burke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3240. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to implementing the hereditary cancer model of care in each of the years since its launch, including 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55393/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4020. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if she plans to provide additional funding for a facility (details supplied) to address the increasing demand in Cork. [58577/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4021. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the need for additional funding for case managers for acquired brain injury for areas that currently do not have case managers. [58578/26]
John Clendennen Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Rural
4277. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the CLÁR Measure 1 2026 funding for successful projects will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57742/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
91. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital funding and minor works funding granted to schools in Kerry in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53901/26]
Pa Daly Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
432. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been paid by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) over the past ten years, by year, in tabular form. [54277/26]
Seamus Healy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
524. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to providing the funding necessary in Budget 2027 to fill all posts needed to fully implement the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy in South Tipperary (details supplied). [54454/26]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Transport
137. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide funding to the Ring of Kerry road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54074/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Transport
138. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the northern Ring Road; and the funding provided in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [54089/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Transport
139. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the provision of funding for traffic calming measures and the amount applied for in Cork city and county respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [54093/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Transport
140. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the provision of funding for road maintenance and the amount applied for in Cork city and county respectively in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [54094/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
30. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update into the community centre investment fund; the status of all approved projects not yet drawn down; whether inflationary top-ups are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53059/26]
Edward Timmins Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
33. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he monitors the failure of county councils to spend RRDF funding, in particular the case of Baltinglass, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53314/26]