415. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his 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. [7953/26]
Topics / Departmental Contracts
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Contracts
850 questions from 69 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
850
questions
847 written, 3 oral
69
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
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| January 2025 | 37 |
| February 2025 | 79 |
| March 2025 | 49 |
| April 2025 | 59 |
| May 2025 | 48 |
| June 2025 | 90 |
| July 2025 | 60 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 25 |
| October 2025 | 71 |
| November 2025 | 15 |
| December 2025 | 27 |
| January 2026 | 30 |
| February 2026 | 71 |
| March 2026 | 12 |
| April 2026 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 53 |
| June 2026 | 47 |
| July 2026 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 19 |
| October 2026 | 14 |
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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.
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The questions
450. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his 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. [7928/26]
451. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his 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. [7946/26]
515. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth 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. [7927/26]
516. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth 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. [7945/26]
584. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm who is the external programme manager for the ADAPT 4- Programme Innovate; the annual cost for the contract for this service; the amount that was spent on the programme manager contract in 2025, and projected for 2026; the reason this work is no longer carried out by her Department itself; if a similar arrangement was in place for previous…
585. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of the companies and professional practices appointed under the integrated project teams in each case for ADAPT 4 - Programme Innovate; to provide a separate list of sub consultancies; the proportion of these companies that are Irish; the projected total cost of the ADAPT 4 programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
622. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his 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. [7925/26]
623. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his 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. [7943/26]
658. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his 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. [7933/26]
659. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his 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. [7951/26]
724. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his 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. [7937/26]
725. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his 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. [7955/26]
802. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the appointment, procurement basis and ongoing payments in respect of services provided by a company at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7881/26]
803. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the decision taken in or around September 2022 to appoint a company to provide panelling, accommodation infrastructure or accommodation-related services at a site (details supplied); the criteria applied and the basis on which the company was deemed suitable, having regard to its registered business activities; and if …
804. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procurement method used to appoint a company (details supplied); if the arrangement arose from an emergency procurement, direct award or other non-competitive process; the reasons such a method was considered appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7883/26]
805. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the contractual basis under which a company (details supplied) has been paid a fixed monthly amount of €143,322.30 from September 2022 to date in 2026; the duration of the arrangement; the extension or continuation decisions; the status of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7884/26]
806. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons the arrangement with a company (details supplied) has been continued on a rolling monthly basis for multiple years, rather than being time-limited, competitively re-tendered, or transitioned to an alternative arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7885/26]
807. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the basis on which payments originally described as "supply panelling" were subsequently reclassified as "temporary accommodation"; the criteria used to treat the infrastructure supplied as accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7886/26]
808. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons his Department elected to maintain a monthly rental model for the relevant infrastructure (details supplied) rather than purchasing or capitalising it; the value-for-money assessments undertaken in this regard with a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7887/26]
809. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons payments to a company have continued after the State's acquisition of a complex (details supplied), rather than transitioning to State-owned infrastructure or a different contractual model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7888/26]
810. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount paid to a company (details supplied) from September 2022 to date in 2026; the projected annual cost if the current arrangement continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7889/26]
816. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his 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. [7934/26]
817. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his 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. [7952/26]
821. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the contract with a company (details supplied) for the provision of asylum accommodation will be extended in March 2026 in view of the fact that it has no planning permission and is subject to an enforcement order from Kildare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8133/26]