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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

Ryan O'Meara Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1006. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grant supports which are available to an individual that requires grant support for the replacement of double-glazed windows (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57966/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1015. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the financial supports available from his Department to parents and guardians of children with autism who need to modify their house to provide their child with an adapted bedroom or sensory room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58155/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
1436. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grants paid out for the construction of anaerobic digesters, in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58933/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
1437. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount paid in grants for anaerobic digesters for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58937/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2098. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the SUSI rate was changed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57939/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
123. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the payment and expected timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57490/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
234. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students receiving SUSI grants in County Kildare in each year from 2022 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57479/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
666. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 Acres payment will issue to a farm partnership (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57197/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
877. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will examine the case of a student who was unable to complete their SUSI grant application for a Professional Masters in Education due to not being registered in the programme at the time of application; if any flexibility or late application process could be considered in such instances, where registra…
Niamh Smyth Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
911. 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); if the decision regarding their SUSI application can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57383/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
912. 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); if the decision regarding their SUSI application can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57414/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
13. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the method used to calculate commuting distance for the SUSI adjacency grant eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56002/25]
John Clendennen Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
42. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of third level students who will benefit from increasing the SUSI income threshold from €115,000 to €120,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55739/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
46. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the work his Department is carrying out to assist independent students who have become estranged from their families after the age of 18 years, to prove their independence in order that they can access SUSI; if he plans to revise the rules regarding eligibility to be classed as an i…
John Connolly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
66. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to review the operation of the student grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55562/25]
Colm Burke Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
76. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who were awarded SUSI grants in the current academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55461/25]
Paul Lawless Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
258. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans to introduce grant aid support under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme for the replacement of farm building roofs, as announced earlier in 2025, will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55626/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Education
494. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the increase in capitation grant to €406 for children in special schools once they turn 12 will come into effect; and the number of special schools that will receive this. [55288/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Education
503. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the increase in the capitation grant by €50 for primary schools and €20 for post-primary will not come into effect until September 2026; the measures in place for schools for winter 2025 if they continue to struggle with costs. [55316/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
915. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised regarding the timeline for submitting a SUSI appeal in cases where delays are due to awaiting official academic results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54823/25]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
925. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a SUSI application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55451/25]
Brian Brennan Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Housing
235. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the circumstances regarding grant aid for a property (details supplied); if the person is entitled to a vacant property refurbishment grant or any other funding in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54509/25]
Barry Ward Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
297. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the merits of creating a grant scheme to support families with adult children, that have additional needs, to build garden dwellings that will allow their children to have independence while still being close to their support network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53323/25]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
727. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure international students on stamp 3 visas can access SUSI supports to continue their studies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53198/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
729. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of SUSI applications received each year for the past three years; and the number of applications which were successful. [53327/25]