6. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to a proposed reduction of €2.5 billion, or 30%, to AgoraEU compared with the Commission’s proposed €8.6 billion allocation; and the actions she is taking to address this issue. [74589/26]
Topics / EU Funding
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEU Funding
82 questions from 39 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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81 written, 1 oral
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| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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1110. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current status of a €50 million loan provided by the European Investment Bank to University College Cork for the development of a new business school; if his Department or the Higher Education Authority has received correspondence from the EIB regarding the loan; the amount, if any of the loan has been dr…
164. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the approach of Government in MFF discussions up to 1 July 2026 in relation to the repayment of Next Generation EU funds, own resources and the size of the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53932/26]
20. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on his engagements regarding the LEADER programme under the next EU budgetary cycle. [53300/26]
64. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on programmes to highlight and promote female farmers and the vital role they play in the industry; to provide an update on EU funding drawdown for female farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51549/26]
660. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the ESF+ EIST funding scheme under the gender equality stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51432/26]
511. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all EU funding streams that are available to his Department and other State agencies tasked with the delivery of social and affordable homes; and the amount of each fund drawn down in each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [49556/26]
574. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department will submit documents to request crisis funding under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47066/26]
172. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if the Government is prepared to utilise EU funding to increase defence spending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43410/26]
368. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on plans for a second round of EU Security and Action for Europe (SAFE) loans; and the potential timeline for such a round. [43372/26]
369. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence the categories of equipment being considered for funding through borrowing under the EU Security and Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument; and the level of funding she is considering seeking. [43373/26]
56. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline the investment targets to be achieved under the fourth payment of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), including those relating to renewable energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40718/26]
108. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on his engagements regarding the LEADER programme under the next EU budgetary cycle. [38369/26]
512. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of capital works projects funded by his Department that also received EU funding in the years of 2025, 2026; and the amount of EU funding received per project if known per year. in tabular form. [34582/26]
867. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether there is any public information available regarding the level of EU agricultural funding going to large farmers in Ireland. [34002/26]
210. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a schedule of EU-funded projects undertaken by his Department from 2020 to date in 2026 in the areas of risk, emergency planning and or climate change; and/or were coordinated by his Department, or in which it participated. [31744/26]
391. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of EU-funded projects undertaken by his Department from 2020 to date in 2026 in the areas of risk, emergency planning and or food security; and/or were coordinated by his Department, or in which it participated. [31743/26]
284. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of projects in receipt of funding from the LIFE Programme in Dublin; if any Life Programme funding is being used to support coastal protection works in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29744/26]
159. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that serious consideration will be given to a group's application (details supplied) for funding under the Communicating Europe Initiative; when decisions on funding are likely to be made under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27805/26]
273. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has contributed financially to the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE); the precise amount; and if anyone from Ireland has been appointed to the CoE. [23682/26]
580. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence to outline a list of capital projects within her Department that received EU funding in the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [26687/26]
527. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of capital works projects under the remit of the Department that received EU funding in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [21285/26]
106. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware of the move to reclassify the Border region (details supplied) which will see a reduction in EU funding for major infrastructure projects here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17372/26]
98. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his response to Border counties losing out on levels of EU funding available to similar European regions as a result of the northern and western region being reclassified in the next EU funding period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15521/26]
99. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will ensure that NDP funding for the Border region takes account of a reduction in EU co-funding for major infrastructural projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/26]