Grant Payments
An official questions-paper heading. 323 questions (13 oral, 310 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-15.
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| Jul 2025 | 49 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 |
| Oct 2025 | 25 |
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| Jan 2026 | 22 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 19 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 9 |
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| Department | Questions |
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| Further and Higher Education | 138 |
| Climate | 38 |
| Agriculture | 34 |
| Housing | 33 |
| Education | 14 |
| Social | 13 |
| Transport | 9 |
| Public Expenditure | 7 |
| Health | 6 |
| Culture | 6 |
| Environment | 5 |
| Enterprise | 5 |
| Children | 4 |
| Finance | 3 |
| Rural | 2 |
| Defence | 2 |
| Justice | 1 |
| Taoiseach | 1 |
| Tourism | 1 |
| Foreign | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | Grant Payments |
| 2026-02-24 | Grant Payments |
| 2026-01-29 | Grant Payments |
| 2026-01-29 | Grant Payments |
| 2026-01-29 | Grant Payments |
| 2025-10-16 | Grant Payments |
| 2025-10-09 | Grant Payments |
| 2025-05-22 | Grant Payments |
| 2025-05-22 | Grant Payments |
| 2025-05-22 | Grant Payments |
| 2025-02-27 | Grant Payments |
The questions
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-14 · to Public Expenditure
278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has considered requiring all bodies receiving majority public funding to publish annual information on board membership, executive remuneration, audit arrangements, risk registers and compliance with applicable governance codes. [36331/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-14 · to Public Expenditure
281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he intends to update Circular 13/2014 to reflect current public governance expectations, including transparency, audit, value-for-money and board accountability requirements. [36334/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-14 · to Public Expenditure
282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has examined international models for central reporting of public funding to non-statutory bodies; and if so, which jurisdictions were reviewed. [36335/26]
Niamh Smyth
written
2026-05-14 · to Rural
799. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on a grant application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35896/26]
Danny Healy-Rae
oral
2026-05-12 · to Further and Higher Education
155. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views regarding the holiday earnings disregard for students applying for Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grants; his views on whether it is unfair that only income from work during holidays is considered, and students who have a small weekend job lose out on the SUSI grant…
John McGuinness
written
2026-05-12 · to Defence
305. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence her views on the refusal of a SUSI grant for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35039/26]
Niamh Smyth
written
2026-05-12 · to Further and Higher Education
1278. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding or grant supports that are available to students from Ireland who are travelling to the United Kingdom to study musical theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34840/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-04-30 · to Climate
198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that the SEAI heat pump grant eligibility criteria require many pre-2007 homeowners to achieve a heat loss indicator (HLI) of 2.3 W/(K.m²) or lower before grant approval, often necessitating significant and costly fabric upgrades; the number of applicants deemed ineligible or refused heat pump grant a…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-04-30 · to Climate
199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is satisfied that the SEAI eligibility criteria for window and door replacement grants, including post-works BER requirements and U-value thresholds, are not disproportionately excluding homeowners in older dwellings; the number of applicants refused or deemed ineligible for grant support for windows and doors…
Ciarán Ahern
written
2026-04-29 · to Transport
44. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the funding available under the ZEHDV purchase grant scheme in each of the past two years, and to date in 2026; the amount of funding that was actually spent in each of the past two years and to date in 2026; the number of applications and approvals since the scheme was launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31050/26]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2026-04-29 · to Transport
45. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the funding available under the ZEHDV infrastructure grant scheme in each of the past two years and to date in 2026; the amount of funding that was actually spent in each of the past two years and to date in 2026; the number of applications and approvals since the scheme was launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31051/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2026-04-28 · to Further and Higher Education
1303. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase the SUSI grant given current levels do not fully reflect the rising cost of living for students and families. [30547/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-14 · to Climate
352. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised in relation to SEAI home upgrade grants (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure that they are addressed within the existing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23684/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-14 · to Climate
353. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether the home retrofitting grant system operated by the SEAI is sufficiently flexible to deal with technological changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23685/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-14 · to Climate
354. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the ESRI report that outlined that Ireland is falling behind its targets for heat pump and deep retrofits; the actions he will take to address these concerns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23686/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-14 · to Climate
355. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to concerns that the inflexible nature of SEAI provided grants are acting as a disincentive to having deep retrofitting carried out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23687/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-14 · to Climate
356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any review planned in relation to the suitability and operation of the SEAI retrofitting grants to ensure that they are as enticing as possible for homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23688/26]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-04-14 · to Climate
387. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will examine the introduction of a retrofit support scheme for older homeowners on modest incomes who are not eligible for fully funded upgrades and cannot meet the upfront costs under existing grants and loan schemes; whether he will consider a deferred payment model, similar to the nursing home support sc…
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2026-04-14 · to Enterprise
1180. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider increasing the level of support available under the energy efficiency grant and other grants administered by his Department and Local Enterprise Offices from the current 75% to 100%, in order to better support small and medium-size enterprises facing soaring energy costs the estimated cost …
Niamh Smyth
written
2026-04-14 · to Social
1856. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to the carer’s support grant; the eligibility criteria for the grant in cases where a person is not eligible for carer’s benefit or carer’s allowance; whether such a person may still qualify for the grant; and if so, whether the application should be made in the n…
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2026-04-14 · to Social
1858. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if grant support is available for a student in receipt of disability allowance who is undertaking a part-time online course at ATU Sligo (details supplied) and is not eligible for SUSI funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24431/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-04-14 · to Agriculture
2324. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to intervene in a grant application and ensure that it is processed and awarded as soon as possible (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27207/26]
Seán Crowe
written
2026-03-18 · to Climate
71. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason that the replacement heat pump grant was announced by the SEAI as allowable from 3 February 2026, only for a later announcement to say that this was not the case. [18338/26]
John Connolly
written
2026-03-18 · to Climate
73. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether applicants must complete BER assessments pre and post works following applications for SEAI warmer home grant; the change that is required in the BER rating to ensure that the grant application is successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/26]
Séamus McGrath
written
2026-03-18 · to Climate
84. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he would support the continuation of the reverse vending machine grants under the Re-Turn scheme for retailers who set up business after the end of 2025 deadline. [18996/26]