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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

Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
170. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its age…
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Defence
317. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41054/2…
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
398. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41067/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
509. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport for an update on an application for a wheelchair accessible grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42886/25]
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
628. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41057/25]
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
791. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered dire…
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
883. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agen…
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1025. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41055/2…
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1326. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agen…
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1419. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its…
Robert Troy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1481. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider an addition to the housing aid for elderly-housing adaption for those with a disability scheme for 2026 to allow those with medical need to apply for assistance with the provision of a mobility scooter. [41725/25]
Seán Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1485. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time for a housing adaptation grant to be approved; the average amount awarded, per local authority area, in tabular form. [41830/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1502. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following the decision by Limerick city and county council to pause all applications for housing adaptation grants for older people and disabled people, with the exception of housing adaption grants, mobility aid grants and emergency applications under the housing aid for older people, due to a lack of funding; if he will allocat…
Robert Troy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1671. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the possibility of making more funding available to local authorities to administer the housing adaption and housing aid for the elderly schemes in all future years. [44058/25]
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1760. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41065/25]
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1928. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its ag…
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2155. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agenc…
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2207. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who still have not received any payments under the ACRES scheme for 2023 to date, on a county by county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43058/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2227. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on an outstanding agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES, payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43640/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2230. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on an agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES, payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43711/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2232. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43920/25]
Colm Burke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2243. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by his Department in relation to a review of the eligibility criteria for the succession planning advice grant to ensure better up take of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44138/25]
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2274. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agen…
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2600. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41060/25]
Albert Dolan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3325. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the D…