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Grant Payments

354 questions from 95 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

354
questions
340 written, 14 oral
95
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
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 202514
February 202514
March 20256
April 202530
May 202529
June 202514
July 202549
August 20250
September 202518
October 202525
November 202525
December 202514
January 202622
February 20267
March 20269
April 202615
May 202619
June 20264
July 20269
August 20260
September 202616
October 202615

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.

  • Aontú9 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil118 from 26 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael66 from 18 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent19 from 7 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland8 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party26 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity6 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin78 from 25 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 22
  2. 20
  3. 19
  4. 17
  5. 11
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 8

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
326. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to extend the SUSI grant to graduate medicine students who already possess a level 8 QQI and subsequently enter a level 8 graduate entry medicine programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38089/26]
John McGuinness Written 20 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
328. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the decision to refuse a SUSI grant to a student (details supplied) who is a member of the Reserve Defence Force but is not employed by the RDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38132/26]
George Lawlor Written 19 May 2026 · to Climate
309. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider extending the eligible categories for persons to receive the warmer homes grant through the SEAI to those in receipt of the bereaved partner's pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37304/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
275. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has assessed the extent to which Circular 13/2014 is being applied consistently across Departments and Offices in respect of grants to non-statutory bodies. [36328/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any review has been carried out since 2020 of the adequacy of Service Level Agreements used by Departments and Offices when providing public funding to non-statutory bodies. [36329/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has issued guidance to Accounting Officers on minimum governance standards for non-statutory bodies receiving majority State funding. [36330/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · 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 14 May 2026 · 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 14 May 2026 · 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 14 May 2026 · 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 12 May 2026 · 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 as that puts them o…
John McGuinness Written 12 May 2026 · 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 12 May 2026 · 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 30 Apr 2026 · 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 approval in each of t…
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Apr 2026 · 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 in each of the past…
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Apr 2026 · 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 29 Apr 2026 · 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 28 Apr 2026 · 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 14 Apr 2026 · 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 14 Apr 2026 · 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 14 Apr 2026 · 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 14 Apr 2026 · 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 14 Apr 2026 · 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 14 Apr 2026 · 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 scheme where the State…
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 14 Apr 2026 · 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 associated with this…