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EU Funding

82 questions from 39 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.

82
questions
81 written, 1 oral
39
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
18
departments asked

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 20250
February 20253
March 20257
April 20252
May 20251
June 20251
July 20252
August 20250
September 20254
October 202518
November 20252
December 20253
January 20268
February 20268
March 20262
April 20266
May 20264
June 20265
July 20264
August 20260
September 20260
October 20262

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.

  • Aontú1 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil14 from 9 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael7 from 7 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party4 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent3 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party3 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin41 from 12 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

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  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 2

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Public Expenditure
219. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56455/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Enterprise
221. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56448/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Education
241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under her Department and at agencies under her aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56447/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Culture
247. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56445/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Housing
257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56453/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Social
275. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56457/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Justice
310. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56454/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
313. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56442/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Children
328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under her Department and at agencies under her aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56443/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
396. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under her Department and at agencies under her aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56452/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
409. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56451/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Rural
417. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56456/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Rural
722. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has received EU funding for capital works projects under the remit of his Department, in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the projects which received EU funding, in tabular form. [50382/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
65. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if Ireland intends to make use of the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) EU financial instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37515/25]
Brian Brennan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
470. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a REPowerEU Programme application by a school (details supplied); if she plans to approve further applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47959/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1821. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the share of EMFAF funding that has been allocated to community-led local development projects in coastal areas. [47171/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
20. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the remaining three payment requests under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility will be formally submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39987/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
27. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a report on Ireland’s second payment under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39986/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
252. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will be working to progress continued, simplified and dedicated funding, through the next EU budget for energy communities, considering they are building a secure, local and sustainable energy system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30187/25]
Tony McCormack Written 20 May 2025 · to Agriculture
139. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the EU on the proposed €3 billion fund for young farmers; the way in which he will ensure Irish farmers benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25564/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1668. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently consider opening the EMFAF grant scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18513/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
67. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the monies claimed by Ireland under the Recovery and Resilience Fund; the programmes the funding was expended on; the extent of remaining monies due to be drawn down and by which programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17814/25]
John Clendennen Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
877. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on a project (details supplied), its location, tendering and timeline for commencement of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13475/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Finance
402. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether recently announced ReArm Europe plans by Ursula von der Leyen, particularly the announcement of more flexible use of EU funding towards defence investment, will result in Irish taxpayers' money being used to fund arms manufacturing, lethal military aid, and other potential breaches of Ireland's military neutrality at an EU level; and if he will make a s…
Sinéad Gibney Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
474. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of the allocation of the EU’s social cohesion funding in Ireland from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11574/25]