126. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Transport if any additional funding will be provided to expand Local Link services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18108/25]
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
261. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to Wexford County Council for the tenant in-situ-scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18116/25]
392. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for funding and for a carer for HSE home support in each month of 2025, by CHO and LHO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18196/25]
393. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for funding and for a carer for HSE home support in CHO 8, by LHO and by whether a person is waiting for a new package or more hours on an existing package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18197/25]
441. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to a community group to progress a community infrastructure project (details supplied). [18156/25]
70. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if funding has been allocated to implement the recommendations of the Dublin City Centre Taskforce report; if so, to provide details of the specific allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17773/25]
296. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his department could make funding available to carry out a feasibility study (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16823/25]
326. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department makes specific funding available to local authorities to fund safety works at locations where there are primary schools along regional routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17522/25]
433. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the total funding given to fifty private schools in current and capital funding between 2020-2024, breaking allocations down by current, capital, year and school. [16551/25]
598. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a full update on the Cork Events Centre project; the key next stages and estimated timelines; and the exact amount of public funding, from all sources, spent on the project to date. [16047/25]
713. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice when funding will be provided for the new Court House in Portlaoise; and can he give an update on this. [17034/25]
752. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to a breeding grant fund (details supplied), which is funded by this Department and administered by Horse Sport Ireland, if the new requirement for applications is to provide a complete insurance policy before any funds can be accessed, and whether this has been stipulated by the Department directly; and if he will mak…
792. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commit funding in Budget 2026 to establish a community neurorehabilitation team for the north Dublin area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17642/25]
796. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 974 of 5 February 2025, the plans currently in place to increase funding for the Cork/Kerry region to expand the number of residential placements for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16606/25]
798. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when expressions of interest will open for family resource centres seeking to be included in national funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16608/25]
817. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of a promise made by her predecessor at a visit to a disability services provider (details supplied) in June 2023 to fund €200,000 for adult day care services and €150,000 to fund respite services, if there is any plan to fulfil this promise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16940/25…
846. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action being taken by her Department in relation to core funding given the feedback of many providers and the closure of a high number of childcare facilities due to funding issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17551/25]
854. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if vertebral body tethering (VBT) surgery is formally approved for funding by the HSE; if not, the funding mechanisms under which any previous VBT procedures have been covered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16522/25]
855. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if vertebral body tethering (VBT) surgeries are being reimbursed under broader categories such as spinal fusion or spinal instrumentation despite being a distinct, motion-preserving procedure; and if she will provide details of any plans to establish a dedicated funding stream for VBT. [16523/25]
858. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if any vertebral body tethering (VBT) procedures have been funded through the treatment abroad scheme; and if so, the number of Irish children that have received VBT overseas. [16526/25]
893. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for a detailed progress report in regard to the granting of the initial capital funding approval for a new 108-bed block that will help address the chronic situation in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; for a specific timeframe for this major development for the people of Kerry; when will works commence; the projected completion date; and i…
949. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if funding is available this year to refurbish Raheny health centre, Dublin 5. [16991/25]
965. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she has made funding available to the HSE to ensure that a transport service is in place for service users of St. Francis day care centre in Galway city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17115/25]
985. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health what funding the Mater Misericordiae Hospital receives for chairs for chemotherapy patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17326/25]
237. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are capital funding streams available or planned to support the adaptive reuse of old or protected buildings for agricultural purposes, such as farm buildings or rural enterprise, in a way that preserves architectural heritage and supports rural economic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16348/25]