Departmental Funding

104. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of vacant homes officers in each respective local authority; his plans to provide funding for the recruitment of additional vacant homes officers where needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48275/26]

108. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 652 and 653 of 19 May 2026, the basis on which his Department refused to identify geographical areas where funded NPWS enforcement posts are vacant, citing operational security; whether any written policy, risk assessment, legal advice or formal security assessment underpin…

157. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the meaning of “operational security” in the context of refusing to provide geographical information on vacant National Parks and Wildlife Service enforcement posts; whether the term is defined in any Department or NPWS policy document; whether it has been applied consistently to all requests for NPWS staffing in…

391. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has sought an allocation from the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund for the agricultural sector in line with the Programme for Government commitment; the amount sought or secured, if any; the schemes, measures or projects for which such funding is intended; and if he will make a statem…

131. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if alternative funding has been arranged for the STEM engagement officer and the STEM programme, in County Laois; if he recognises the positive contribution made by this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48039/26]

154. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s position on the current EU allocation under the proposed Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the AgoraEU programme considering the key role that civil society, independent journalism and culture play in safeguarding a Europe where democracy can thrive; and whether Ireland will be seeking an increase in thi…

197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding his Department provided to the water advisory body in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47918/26]

311. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has reviewed the cost and patient impact of funding endometriosis-related care abroad compared with investing in improved diagnostic and treatment pathways here. [48210/26]

83. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of providers who have exited Core Funding in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46788/26]

445. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total cost to the Exchequer arising from the staffing of An Coimisiún Pleanála in 2025; and the number of staff that the funding covers. [47290/26]

509. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if funding for community prison links workers will be transferred from the Department of Justice; Home Affairs and Migration to the HSE; the timeline this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47008/26]

625. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of core funding that will be available to early learning and childcare providers in programme year 2026/2027; the increase in funding compared with the current programme year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47526/26]

626. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the new maximum fee caps being introduced under the core funding programme for early learning and childcare services from September 2026; the expected impact of these changes on affordability for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47527/26]

685. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if funding for community prison links workers will be transferred from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to the HSE; if so, the timeline for this.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47007/26]

231. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to address the absence of a dedicated national funding stream for general footpath provision (details supplied); if he recognises the resulting gap whereby communities requiring basic footpath infrastructure have no clear delivery pathway; if he will consider establishing a dedicated national fund to suppor…

234. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport whether he will consider the introduction of an annual sustainability payment for landowners along the South Kerry Greenway route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46414/26]

289. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the applications currently being considered for capital funding; the estimated cost and timeframe, by any Irish medium or Gaeltacht school; the estimated cost of updating the Drumcondra Irish language test and expanding the test to all schools in the State; the estimated cost of adding an additional week of immersion in the G…

291. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 893 of 9 June 2026, if she will provide clarification regarding funding approved given the school has received no notification of this; if she is conscious that the SEN repurposing small scale works scheme does not provide the full funding required for the significant cost of works required; i…

464. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the funding cut for the serious neurodevelopmental disability of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; if this can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46475/26]

159. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding stream his Department provides to enable children of farming families access equine assisted therapies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46407/26]

237. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline Ireland's level of investment in and policy on the use of quantum computing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46396/26]

238. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on whether prospective PhD students and postdoctoral researchers seeking funding commencing in 2027 will submit applications directly to Research Ireland or through higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46106/26]

176. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the upcoming funding available under the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF); the way in which DTIF has previously supported climate action projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45567/26]

232. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Irish embassies and or consulate general offices overseas that requested additional funding from her Department in 2025; the reasons the funding request was sought; and if each request was approved or refused by location, in tabular form. [45742/26]

252. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department will review the eligibility criteria for the solar PV grant to make provision for homeowners in housing developments where planning permission was granted prior to 2021, but construction was completed after 2021 and where the dwellings were therefore not required to include solar PV or h…