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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Children
808. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of contracts a company (details supplied) has had with her Department in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the nature of services this company provided to her Department in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [73531/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Children
654. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details regarding any audit or quality control applied to a company (details supplied) for any work carried out on behalf of her Department or any of her Department’s agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68560/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Children
655. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a company (details supplied); if they currently provide services to her department of any of her Department’s agencies; if any departmental funding is paid to this company; the value of these contracts for the three years to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68559/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1028. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of any contracts in place between her Department and agencies under her remit with a company (details supplied) known to have provided material support to the IDF in Gaza, which the Government considers to be guilty of genocide, since 2023. [64858/26]
Albert Dolan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1573. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality 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, exclusi…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Children
178. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a schedule of contracts will be provided that her Department and bodies under her aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and-or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and deliver…
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 May 2026 · to Children
459. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35859/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 12 May 2026 · to Children
923. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the cost levels set in the 2024 tender process were benchmarked against other jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom; and if so, to provide details of such benchmarking exercise. [34143/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2026 · to Children
446. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department or any bodies and agencies under her aegis use software and or products from a company (details supplied); and the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [33714/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2425. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the value and duration of contracts and service provision arrangements her Department and all bodies under her aegis have or had with a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date in 2026; if she will clarify whether her Department was the beneficiary of professional work or services from the company over that same perio…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Children
915. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7923/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Children
916. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7941/26]
Liam Quaide Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1962. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total spend by her Department on private for-profit companies for each of the years 2021 to 2025 ; and the breakdown of this spend on the different types of services being contracted. [75178/25]
Liam Quaide Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1963. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential placements being provided by for-profit companies for young people aged under 18, for each of the years 2021 to 2025; and the breakdown of the costs for each year (details supplied), in tabular form. [75179/25]
Liam Quaide Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1964. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected percentage of her Department's €3.8 billion investment in disability for 2026 that will be spent on services provided by private-for-profit companies; the breakdown of what this will equate to in respect of placements, assessments of needs and the other categories of service that this figure encompasses. [75180/25]
John Clendennen Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
2025. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail the annual spend on external consultants by her Department and its agencies in each of the past three years; the number of consultancy contracts, the largest individual consultancy engagements by value, and whether internal capacity-building or cost-benefit assessments were undertaken prior to engaging external consultants…
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
844. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount her Department has spent on translation services from a company (details supplied) for the years 2020 to 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72061/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Children
785. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount her Department and any body under her aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66072/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Children
786. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount her Department and any body under her aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66090/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1528. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of all contracts that companies (details supplied) have or have had with her Department, or with Tusla, since 2022, including when each contract commenced, the number of beds being provided, when each contract is due to expire, the amount paid on each contract to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statemen…
Carol Nolan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1590. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons the company name of contractors who in 2024 were in receipt of approximately €1.5 million in payments for Special Emergency Accommodation has been redacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59542/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
163. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57651/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
679. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that has been spent by her Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56686/25]
Albert Dolan Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Children
781. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing her Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/contract title; name and address of the awarded…
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Children
306. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of external consultancy contracts entered into by her Department in the past five years, including the original estimated cost, the final cost, and the reasoning for contracting this work rather than using internal resources. [54322/25]