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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

Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [5646/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
321. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education for an overview of the sections in her Department responsible for overseeing and delivering school buildings; and the criteria used to sanction and progress provision of new buildings and upgrade of existing buildings. [5558/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
329. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if her Department or bodies under the aegis of her 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 [5645/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
392. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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. [5658/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
422. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [5652/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Social
485. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [5656/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Justice
530. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice 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. [5653/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
588. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [5642/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Children
638. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department or bodies under the aegis of her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [5643/25]
Pat Buckley Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Children
639. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department ever provided funding to a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5660/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
719. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department or bodies under the aegis of her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [5651/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
858. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [5650/25]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Rural
872. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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. [5655/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Rural
876. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if communities can apply for sports capital funding and follow on with application for Leader funding to complete the project as part of the Leader Programme 2023-2027 given there appears to be conflicting guidance currently in the public domain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6178/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he expects to open applications for the infrastructure, climate and nature fund; the application criteria for the disbursement of funds under section 21 of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024; when he expects the application criteria will be published; whe…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Environment
95. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the present position regarding a grant aid, or aid through Pobal for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5024/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Children
253. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Budget 2025 made provision to fund the HSE for the refurbishment, operation and staffing of existing hydrotherapy pools that are currently closed; if so, when the services benefitting from this funding will be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5026/25]
Robert Troy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Health
274. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated to a section 39 body (details supplied) to assist with essential improvement works. [5032/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
540. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any financial supports or grants available for people attempting to set up supervised access services, given the financial struggles many parents face while trying to avail of these services; whether her Department will provide funding for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4…
Albert Dolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
542. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth available to businesses and local authorities to support adjustments needed to make public spaces and structures fully accessible for people with disabilities. [4429/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
682. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on interim funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4639/25]
Holly Cairns Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
694. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether promised interim funding for an organisation (details supplied) will be released; and to provide details of the funding amount and timeline for its release. [4724/25]
Carol Nolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
730. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding that has been provided to date by his Department or any bodies under the aegis of his Department to support the National Gender Equality Dashboard for Higher Education Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4745/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
219. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider allocating increased funding under the CIS scheme for rural roads, especially in local authorities with a substantial number of small public roads that rely on this funding to improve access for rural dwellers. [3234/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
220. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider ‘match funding’ the local improvement scheme road funding allocation for 2025 from the Department of Rural and Community Development, which has generously funded the schemes over the past five years, given the importance of his Department allocating specific funding for these schemes, which are over-subscribed in many local authority ar…