80. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools will be notified of and receive payment under the minor works grant scheme and the ICT infrastructure grant scheme for the 2027-2028 school year; and if her Department remains committed to the December/January payment schedule announced in December 2025. [74911/26]
Topics / Grant Payments
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsGrant Payments
354 questions from 95 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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340 written, 14 oral
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| January 2025 | 14 |
| February 2025 | 14 |
| March 2025 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 30 |
| May 2025 | 29 |
| June 2025 | 14 |
| July 2025 | 49 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 18 |
| October 2025 | 25 |
| November 2025 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 14 |
| January 2026 | 22 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 16 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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170. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if support will be available to the sports organisations affected by the liquidation of a company (details supplied) who have an approved Sports Capital Grant being processed. [74069/26]
174. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the current processing times for Sports Capital Grant payment claims and related queries; the measures being taken to ensure the timely drawdown of approved grant funding by sporting organisations and community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73771/26]
219. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will clarify aspects of the battery storage grant through the SEAI, the rate of the grant is currently €600, however an updated BER rating is required to avail of the grant which costs €300; the reason a BER report would be needed to supply battery storage; if he is satisfied that a BER cert is necessary; and if he can commit to …
228. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of grants paid and the total funding provided by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland,SEAI, for variable speed vacuum pumps on dairy farms under the energy efficiency in dairy sector pilot launched in 2017 and the dairy farm grant scheme announced in 2019, by year, in tabular form; and the date on which support…
229. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if variable speed vacuum pumps used on dairy farms will be reinstated as eligible under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, grant schemes, given that they were previously supported under SEAI dairy energy efficiency schemes in 2017 and 2019, and that the current SEAI pumps grant supports variable speed pumps in a …
236. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered a retrospective Sustainable Energy Agency of Ireland, SEAI, solar PV grant for homeowners who installed solar panels in or before June 2026, shortly before the recent changes to grant eligibility. [74092/26]
237. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider reinstating grant support through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, for the installation of variable speed vacuum pumps in dairy farming operations, given their potential to significantly reduce on-farm electricity consumption and improve the viability of renewable energy systems. [74131/26]
1107. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people who applied for SUSI grants in 2026; the number who were successful and unsuccessful, respectively; the reasons applicants were unsuccessful; and the amounts awarded to successful applicants. [73482/26]
1117. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department will engage with the Department of Social Protection to review barriers to maintenance grant eligibility for social welfare recipients living with their parents, including lone parents unable to secure independent accommodation; and whether he will undertake an assessment of the c…
1118. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of SUSI maintenance grant applications from recipients of the one-parent family payment refused because parental income exceeded the applicable threshold in each of the past three academic years, broken down by county, where available; and whether these data are collected. [74206/26]
1119. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for including parental income in the assessment of SUSI maintenance grant applications from mature students who are lone parents, receive one-parent family payment and reside in their parents' home; and whether this approach adequately reflects their financial circumstances and responsibil…
1120. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider reforming the student grant scheme to allow students receiving the one-parent family payment or other core means-tested social welfare payments to be assessed for maintenance grants on their own means, without reference to parental income, subject to existing rules on overlapping edu…
892. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science If he will review the case of a person (details supplied) and provide an update on their SUSI application. [71676/26]
104. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide additional funding to Sligo County Council to enable the housing adaptation grant scheme to reopen to priority 2 and priority 3 applications, which have been paused for a number of months. [68949/26]
120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure on the accommodation recognition payment scheme for each month since its introduction, in tabular form. [68985/26]
608. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the expansion of TAMS farm solar grants is being examined to assist reduce agricultural & horticultural cost bases, thereby reducing the cost of food production consumer costs. [68074/26]
609. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid under the forgotten farmers scheme to date. [68107/26]
610. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that have benefitted from the forgotten farmer scheme to date; and the number and amounts paid by county. [68103/26]
617. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the target payment date operated by his Department for each CAP-supported scheme, including BISS, CRISS, Eco-Scheme, ANC, ACRES and TAMS, this year and in each of the last five years; the percentage of applicants paid by the target date in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68618/26]
622. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants under BISS, CRISS and Eco-Scheme who had not received their full scheme payment within four, eight, 12 and 24 weeks of the commencement of payments in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the value of payments outstanding at those dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [686…
925. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in relation to the SUSI Special Rate Maintenance Grant, if he will consider some flexibility, based on individual circumstance rather than a rigid income cut off, even allowing some lee-way on appeal depending on circumstances to better support people in education, especially where they live at home and th…
685. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will remove the mature dependent category in SUSI and treat all those over the age of 23 as independent regardless of their living situation. [66408/26]
687. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science If he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will provide an update regarding their SUSI application. [66504/26]
694. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason grants for Men’s Sheds are not proceeding in 2026; if he will reconsider the decision in view of the important role Men’s Sheds play in tackling social isolation, loneliness and supporting community participation, particularly among older men; and if he will give a commitment to safeguarding dedicated funding…