238. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70445/25]
Topics / Departmental Consultations
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Consultations
150 questions from 53 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 September 2026.
150
questions
150 written, 0 oral
53
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 26 |
| March 2025 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 8 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 3 |
| December 2025 | 19 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 6 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
253. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70442/25]
273. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70430/25]
281. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with her Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70431/25]
296. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with her Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70440/25]
366. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70439/25]
375. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70444/25]
383. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on any recent tripartite engagements between his Department, Dublin City Council and the developers of the Poolbeg SDZ area to progress the delivery of affordable housing; if the number of Part V, social, and affordable units available in the first phase will be in accordance with the terms of the SD…
704. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage, and local authorities to improve consistency in dog control enforcement; and if he will report on planned legislative updates in this area. [65391/25]
572. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of consultancy services which have been commissioned to assist with the establishment of the new AI Office; the amount awarded to each company to date; and a description of the services they each provided, in tabular form. [57805/25]
446. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when consultation will open for the permanent basic income for the arts scheme; the form that consultation will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56774/25]
447. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether artists on the pilot scheme will be eligible to apply for the permanent basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56775/25]
728. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of stakeholder submissions received by his Department as a result of the stakeholder consultation on amendments to the National Training Fund; and the names of stakeholders who were invited to participate in this consultation. [53326/25]
278. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the technical review of IS 465 will be published now that the consultation on the review is closed for submissions since July 2025, in view of the fact of the urgency; if he will provide a clear timeline for the publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52850/25]
4. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason her Department did not engage with all disability organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50855/25]
750. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is collaborating with the HSE and voluntary organisations such as an organisation (details supplied) in developing integrated policies that address both the financial and social needs of older adults, particularly those at risk of isolation. [48364/25]
1311. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when her Department will commence negotiations on a framework agreement for the pricing of medicines (details supplied) which is due to expire on 30 September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48774/25]
177. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for consultation on Ireland’s social climate plan. [46671/25]
2569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases received from a hospital in each of the past ten years (details supplied) regarding the expansion of the neurosurgery programme; the decisions that have been made on these cases to date; the reasons they may have been refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46790/25]
1791. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if organisations (details supplied) are to be excluded from his Department's pre-budget forum in July as they were in 2024; and his views on whether it is wise or sustainable to ignore the only disabled persons’ representative organisations specific to physical impairment and visual impairment, respectively, in the country. [41743/25]
1848. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the nature and extent of engagement his Department has had with other Government agencies and Departments in relation to the problems faced by workers who live in the North and work for southern-based companies, and who wish to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43514/25]
17. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the public engagement event he hosted on accelerating infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39950/25]
754. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will establish a stakeholder forum for licenced firearms holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39567/25]
224. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the timeline for the public consultation to inform the development of Ireland's Social Climate Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37686/25]
298. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress of a further sectoral consultation with providers engaging with the new learner protection fund. [36415/25]