474. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department offers funding outside of the capital grants scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7484/25]
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
493. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for public realm enhancement in each of the years 2019, 2024 and 2025, by local authority, in tabular form. [7247/25]
589. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection if a debt repayment plan will be accepted for an overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7489/25]
590. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if a debt repayment plan will be accepted for an overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7490/25]
603. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of training support grants paid by his Department, by county in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7857/25]
604. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons per county in receipt of jobseeker's payments in January 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7858/25]
605. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who were referred to JobPath, by county in 2024; the total amount paid to Seetec and Turas Nua for services in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7859/25]
702. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm the payment of €30,000 to an organisation (details supplied); when this funding will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7354/25]
707. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if since 1 January 2020 any officials of his Department, or board or council members of any public body under his aegis or employee thereof, or board or council member of any publicly funded body under his aegis or employee thereof, has received funding from his Department or those bodies in excess of €7,500 to attend any executive …
762. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what funding is in place for persons needing to access residential placements for family members living in Fingal west; if she will detail the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7567/25]
127. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will increase the monetary value of PhD stipends (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6839/25]
154. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated by the NTA to the R135 cycle network scheme in Ashbourne, County Meath; the schedule of payments for this project; the expected full cost of the project after disputed claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6882/25]
155. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will support the allocation of €800,000 requested by Cork County Council to advance the development of the Mallow Relief Road (details supplied). [6918/25]
219. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the funding given to special schools in north Kildare in the years 2019 to 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7090/25]
376. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if she will allocate necessary funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7022/25]
389. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail his Department's various capital funding schemes, including the total of each fund in 2025, in tabular form; the timeline for applications (calls and deadlines); the general focus of each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/25]
390. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will reverse the cuts in funding for the social inclusion and community activation programme, which took effect during the years of economic austerity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6958/25]
114. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025. [5657/25]
124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5649/25]
144. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5647/25]
175. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the capital budget allocation for his Department in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [5478/25]
177. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5644/25]
202. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5659/25]
255. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5648/25]
276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5654/25]