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Albert Dolan

Fianna Fáil Galway East TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,557
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
45,779
words spoken in the chamber
Across 211 contributions
416
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
209
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,557 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 211 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 3 7
February 2025 85 6
March 2025 68 5
April 2025 49 3
May 2025 132 17
June 2025 125 16
July 2025 149 5
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 100 13
October 2025 97 6
November 2025 138 11
December 2025 53 14
January 2026 71 16
February 2026 38 14
March 2026 92 12
April 2026 55 10
May 2026 65 11
June 2026 131 15
July 2026 51 0
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 21 20
October 2026 34 10

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 157 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Galway East 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
631. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; …
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
632. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly th…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
649. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 28 May 2026, regarding the inclusion of contract references within published purchase order reports, whether there is currently anything preventing his Department from including a contract reference, contract award notice identifier, or similar linkin…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
650. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 28 May 2026, in which he indicated that the ability to link published purchase order data to the relevant contract reference is dependent on the configuration and capabilities of financial management systems, whether his Department provides funding to…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
651. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether there is a Government policy, framework or standard regarding the financial management and procurement systems used across Government Departments, agencies and local authorities; whether any standardised or common systems are mandated, recommended or centrally supported; and, if not, th…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
655. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 367 and 368 of 17 September 2025, regarding the estimate that public procurement accounts for approximately €18.5 billion annually, if he will provide the actual dataset used to calculate public procurement expenditure across the public service; if not, th…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
656. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the report found under purchase order payments report of 9 April 2026, now incorporates purchase order payment data relating to the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), given that in previous years separate reports were ma…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
658. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the breakdown of total capital expenditure under the National Development Plan for each of the years from 2020 to 2025, by Department; and the percentage share of total NDP capital expenditure represented by each Department cumulatively, in graph and in tabular form. [43369/26]
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
659. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the breakdown of total capital expenditure under the National Development Plan for each of the years from 2026 to 2030, by Department; and the percentage share of total NDP capital expenditure represented by each Department cumulatively, in graph and in tabular form. [43370/26]
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
660. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the breakdown of total capital expenditure under the National Development Plan for each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in the Department of Defence; and the percentage share of total NDP capital expenditure represented in each year, in graph and in tabular form. [43371/26]
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
687. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
688. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusi…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
823. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent by her Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by her Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42166/26…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
824. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), inc…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Culture
984. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Culture
985. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusiv…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1055. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 560 of 21 April 2026 and 586 of 19 May 2026, in which it was confirmed that his Department can provide Excel versions of the published Local Authority Regional Homelessness Financial Reports directly upon request in compliance with S.I. No. 376/2021; if his Department will now publish the Lo…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1056. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on th…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1057. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (ex…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1178. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks [42176/26]
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1179. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), incl…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1340. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1341. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclu…
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1392. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the application for funding under the IIP scheme for the redevelopment and upgrade of a location (details supplied); the expected timeline for a decision on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43019/26]
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
1483. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matt…