830. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider restoring the special education diploma allowance for those who are classed as "new entrants" (entered since September 2012); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19050/25]
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
839. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education her views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support her Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19093/25]
842. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by her Department and agencies under her remit; the eligibility requirements and any conditionality for receiving the service, grant, loan or payment (details supplied); and the monetary value, or range of values, of the service, grant, loans or paymen…
894. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding supports for education for sustainable development groups; if an increase in the level of funding can be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19446/25]
895. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education her views on the merits of providing a multi-annual climate action funds for schools to align with national goals on addressing climate action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19447/25]
897. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education her plans to bring back the teaching in Irish allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19502/25]
903. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding support for the group Education for Sustainability; if an increase in funding will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19532/25]
942. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if her Department commit to creating incentives for teachers to teach through the Irish language, which was in place previous to 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19919/25]
1088. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his Department and agencies under his remit; the eligibility requirements and any conditionality for receiving the service, grant, loan or payment (details supplied); and the monetary value, or range of valu…
1110. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding allocated by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20179/25]
1136. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on the need to maintain financial support for an organisation (details supplied) through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21053/25]
1185. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the restoration and preservation of a heritage site (details supplied); if funding or support will be allocated for conservation works to protect this important heritage site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18991/25]
1195. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his Department and agencies under his remit; the eligibility requirements and any conditionality for receiving the service, grant, loan or payment (details supplied); and the monetary value, or range of values, of the s…
1224. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the amount of funding allocated local authorities to support the Social Housing Secondhand Acquisitions Programme in 2024 and 2025, by local authority; the proportion of the funding that is already committed in the 2025 allocation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19405/25]
1225. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide additional funding to Uisce Éireann to address the water quality issues at Douglas Road, Cork; and the status if plans by Uisce Éireann to bring the water quality up to an acceptable standard. [19415/25]
1237. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide additional funding to Limerick City and County Council who’s funding allocation for 2025 has already been committed to properties and projects and is unable as a result to take on any tenant-in-situ applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19700/25]
1250. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a detailed progress report in regard to the €6 million in funding announced by his Department on 7 December 2023 for the sewerage scheme for Beaufort village, County Kerry; the reason for the lack of progress; if the new wastewater treatment plant will be developed on a greenfield site; if not, if Beaufort will be connected …
1264. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans that are in place to provide additional resources to An Bórd Pleanála to speed up the whole planning process, get more housing units built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19964/25]
1286. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to Cork City Council under the CAS in 2024. [20099/25]
1287. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Cork City Council have ceased their tenant-in-situ scheme due to insufficient funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20100/25]
1289. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received by his Department from Dublin City Council to funding and approval for inner city flat complex refurbishment, retrofit redevelopment in 2024 and to date in 2025; the estates covered in these applications, the dates the applications were received and the status of each of these applications. [201…
1295. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projects that were funded under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund within County Longford in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [20154/25]
1299. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total monies paid out or committed by his Department to each local authority in respect of building social houses and apartments and home purchase for each of the years 2014 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20192/25]
1300. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to increase the funding allocated to local authorities under the national preferential caravan loan scheme for travellers; if he is aware of the waiting lists faced by travellers needing a replacement caravan or mobile home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20212/25]
1301. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to increase the funding allocated to a local authority (details supplied) to ensure that an individual waiting four years for a replacement mobile home under the national preferential caravan loan scheme for travellers is accommodated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20213/25]