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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

Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
561. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria for selection for preapproval, payment claim and supervisory inspections for TAMS grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9160/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
562. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time after a payment claim inspection in respect of a TAMS grant has been carried out, that an applicant has to wait for supervisory inspection if selected for one; or if no issue is raised at a payment claim inspection, the length of time before a payment should issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9161/25…
Niall Collins Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
566. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any assistance will be offered to farmers who had buildings damaged during storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9333/25]
Niall Collins Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
567. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any assistance will be offered to farmers who had buildings damaged during storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9337/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
580. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to release funding to landowners and local authorities to enable potentially dangerous trees to be made safe and for all trees near power lines and building to be felled and made safe, in view of the number of storms and their impact the country has experienced in recent years; and if he will make a statement on…
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
589. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has established an emergency hardship fund to aid farmers affected by storm damage, recognising the catastrophic damage is causing a significant financial burden on farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9801/25]
Emer Currie Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Children
595. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures in place to protect funding for disability services in the event of a fiscal downturn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9364/25]
William Aird Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Children
620. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide funding for private therapists in schools (details supplied) in the absence of HSE therapists being available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9450/25]
Barry Ward Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
637. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 801 of 18 February 2025, the position regarding a timeline for the rollout of State-funded hormone replacement therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8980/25]
Marian Harkin Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
751. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a timeline for the rollout of free hormone replacement therapy for women, as announced in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9640/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
771. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of free hormone replacement therapy products and medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9747/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
773. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the benefits of a multi-annual funding approach for the health service; how this will be linked to better outcomes for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9749/25]
Paul Murphy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Transport
181. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of continuing to provide the 50% reduction in fares for 19–25 year olds with a young adult leap card in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8766/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Transport
203. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to Cavan County Council for the purpose of maintenance and upgrades of local, regional and national roads in the years 2020 to date, by year and by purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8900/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Transport
204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to Monaghan County Council for the purpose of maintenance and upgrades of local, regional and national roads in the years 2020 to date, by year and by purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8901/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
268. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department can provide funding to support Clare County Council and an organisation (details supplied) in their pursuit to develop a safe clifftop walk at the Cliffs of Moher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8799/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Children
354. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding allocated to Enable Ireland in the years 2023 to date; the purpose thereof, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8757/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Children
355. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to extend the current accommodation recognition payment for hosting refugees from Ukraine beyond 31 March 2025, or if he intends to review the scheme within his Department before the end of March. [8795/25]
John Connolly Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Children
357. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a funding mechanism exists that allows local authorities, or community organisations, to fund the development of enhancement of playgrounds. [8840/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Health
399. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to the HSE alcohol programme in 2023 and 2024; and the amount being made available in 2025, in tabular form. [8826/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Rural
433. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department can provide funding to support Clare County Council and an organisation (details supplied) in their pursuit to develop a safe clifftop walk at the Cliffs of Moher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8801/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Rural
434. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has received an application for funding in 2023, 2024 or to date in 2025 regarding works to enable the reopening of the Bray-to-Greystones cliff walk; and the heading under which funding is available. [8878/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Defence
27. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for the amount of funding surrendered from his Department to the Exchequer in 2024; the reason the allocated funds were unspent; and the amount he expects his Department to surrender in 2025, and the reason therefor. [6105/25]
Brendan Smith Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Defence
30. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total funding allocated to his Department for current and capital expenditure from 2023 and 2024; the total expenditure incurred under each heading each year; the progress achieved in improving accommodation for permanent Defence Force members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6100/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Defence
230. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of funding his Department, and bodies under the aegis of his Department, provided to an institution (details supplied) in the each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7447/25]