Departmental Contracts
An official questions-paper heading. 817 questions (2 oral, 815 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 37 |
| Feb 2025 | 79 |
| Mar 2025 | 49 |
| Apr 2025 | 59 |
| May 2025 | 48 |
| Jun 2025 | 90 |
| Jul 2025 | 60 |
| Sep 2025 | 25 |
| Oct 2025 | 71 |
| Nov 2025 | 15 |
| Dec 2025 | 27 |
| Jan 2026 | 30 |
| Feb 2026 | 71 |
| Mar 2026 | 12 |
| Apr 2026 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 53 |
| Jun 2026 | 47 |
| Jul 2026 | 23 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Justice | 71 |
| Transport | 60 |
| Public Expenditure | 57 |
| Defence | 52 |
| Children | 52 |
| Social | 51 |
| Health | 49 |
| Education | 47 |
| Rural | 45 |
| Further and Higher Education | 41 |
| Housing | 39 |
| Foreign | 38 |
| Enterprise | 37 |
| Agriculture | 34 |
| Finance | 34 |
| Climate | 30 |
| Taoiseach | 28 |
| Culture | 23 |
| Environment | 16 |
| Tourism | 13 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | Departmental Contracts |
| 2025-02-20 | Departmental Contracts |
The questions
Mark Ward
written
2026-06-25 · to Transport
232. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of contracts his Department has agreed with an organisation (details supplied); the cost of these contracts; the purpose of these contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48395/26]
Pádraig Rice
written
2026-06-25 · to Health
482. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place to ensure that common surgical waiting lists in public hospitals for all gynaecology patients is in line with the terms of the 2023 public only consultant contract, the 2012 consultant contract and the 2008 consultant contract, respectively (details supplied); if audits are carried out by hospitals or HSE regions; and i…
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2026-06-25 · to Health
545. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will commit to publishing the Prior Information Notice for an organisation (details supplied) by the end of July 2026; if her Department will commit to publishing the full tender packet for the organisation by the end of September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48709/26]
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-24 · to Public Expenditure
157. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to evidence given by officials of the Office of Government Procurement before the Committee of Public Accounts on 10 July 2025 (details supplied), whether the Office of Government Procurement has since completed any assessment of compliance with these requirements; a…
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-24 · to Public Expenditure
158. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation given that officials of the Office of Government Procurement informed the Committee of Public Accounts on 10 July 2025 that contracting authorities are required under legislation and Government policy to publish contract award notices, that evidence suggested not all organis…
Ivana Bacik
written
2026-06-23 · to Further and Higher Education
921. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the signing of new public contracts with a firm (details supplied). [47294/26]
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-18 · to Public Expenditure
262. 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, and his statement that the publication of purchase order data over €20,000 has been Government policy since 2011, whether his Department monitored compliance with that requirement across Departments, agencies and publi…
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-16 · to Defence
264. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within her Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45161/26]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-06-16 · to Transport
299. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any product or service purchased from Italy by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid. [45246/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-06-16 · to Education
416. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 27 May 2026, if her Department has assessed whether CID and redeployment panel rules are limiting access to permanency for long-serving teachers; if so, the findings of that assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44922/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-06-16 · to Education
417. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 27 May 2026, if there has been a review of how continuity of service rules operate in practice for teachers who accrue service across multiple schools; if further reforms are being considered to provide more transparent and accessible pathways to permanency for experienced teachers; if h…
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-06-16 · to Education
418. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 27 May 2026, the guidelines in place for the allocation of teaching hours that could support permanency being instead allocated to teachers who already hold a CID or permanent contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44924/26]
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-16 · to Culture
546. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-16 · to Housing
570. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-16 · to Housing
571. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on th…
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-16 · to Further and Higher Education
1035. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will …
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-16 · to Further and Higher Education
1036. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he wi…
Donna McGettigan
written
2026-06-16 · to Further and Higher Education
1047. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated total cost of offering free third level education to students who take the course through Irish-medium education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45401/26]
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-16 · to Rural
1052. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur [45171/26]
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-16 · to Rural
1053. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a sta…
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-06-16 · to Rural
1054. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a schedule of external and or contractor cleaning companies that are contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department; the amount his Department paid for such works in 2025 and for the first five months of 2026; and when this current contract expires. [45245/26]
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-09 · to Taoiseach
190. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach 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), includ…
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign
218. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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 €25,0…
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-09 · to Climate
283. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment 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 a…
Albert Dolan
written
2026-06-09 · to Defence
352. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence 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 V…