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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

Claire Kerrane Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Rural
970. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are plans for a 2025 community recognition fund, or any such funding, to recognise community groups that have played a role in supporting new communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34110/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Health
147. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when funding announced in Budget 2025 for pulmonary fibrosis will be released. [32920/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
194. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding provided to date for the development of U-Space in Ireland; to outline the estimated total cost for its development and implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31833/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Agriculture
653. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital works projects funded under the 2025 fishery harbour coastal infrastructure development programme in Dunmore East Fisheries Harbour Centre; and when each of those projects will be completed, in tabular form. [31921/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Agriculture
654. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the various funding mechanisms which exist for local authorities through his Department which relate to fisheries and the marine, in tabular form; and the level of funding directed to each local authority in each year from 2015 to 2025. [32440/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Agriculture
655. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital funding allocated to each local authority for public harbours and piers through the Fishery Harbour Centre and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme and any other similar funding stream in each year from 2010 to 2025, in tabular form; and the total allocated to each local authority over the period. [32446/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
663. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the new rules around maximum fee caps will apply to childcare providers who are re-entering core funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31855/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
667. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department plans for the National Centre for Research and Remembrance; actions are being taken in relation to its commemoration; and the amount funding has been allocated for this purpose. [31859/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
670. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason AIM support educators funding is withdrawn when a child is absent due to illness or holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31905/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
671. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the current policy under which AIM support educators funding is withdrawn when a child is marked as absent due to illness or holidays on the HIVE system; if she is aware that services must continue to pay the AIM support educators during these absences; the actions her Department is taking to address providers concerns; an…
Emer Currie Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
672. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason services are required to pay AIM support educators when they are out sick, while the provider is still caring for the supported child without any replacement or additional funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31907/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
673. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the latest figures regarding number of childcare providers in Dublin that are eligible for core funding; the number that signed up for core funding in 2024 and 2025; the number that have applied for a fee adjustment for 2024 and 2025; the number of those successful, rejected or pending a decision; the number of crèches that have appealed…
Claire Kerrane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
691. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality metric used to reduce the maximum amount of Core Funding from 600,000 in year two, 500,000 in year three and 450,000 in year four in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32046/25]
Albert Dolan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
698. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide data on the total funding allocated and spent on disability services per CHO area in each of the past five years; and to provide a breakdown of that spending per service provider within each CHO. [32154/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
780. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the current and capital funding required for the purchase of an additional helicopter for the HSE helicopter emergency medical service. [31964/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
859. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to examine the case for grant approval for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32391/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
956. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will subsidise graduate entry medicine in line with undergraduate medicine; if new financial support mechanisms are being developed for graduate entry medicine applicants; and the timeline for implementation of same. [32173/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
968. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will be capping the current Solas admin, capital and general expenses to the welcome increase of €30,164 in 2025 from the previous €25,231 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32537/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
977. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there will be an increase of funding from the National Training Fund for training grants to industry from the current amount of €6,500 since 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32590/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
978. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department plans to increase the current estimate of funding from the National Training Fund for Springboard of €27,550 since 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32591/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
979. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans his Department has to address the significant decrease in funding for the financial and human resource inputs for universities, technological universities and other bodies from €1,615,464 in 2024 to €1,468,309 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32592/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport
276. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to safe routes to school in each of the years 2020 – 2025, by year. [31730/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport
279. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the funding allocated for EV grants for taxis; to outline the number of grants that have been provided, by county; to outline the average value of the grant, by county in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31770/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport
280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to improving cycling infrastructure in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31771/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Education
351. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding being provided to Traveller/Roma/refugee supports in schools. [31576/25]