287. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the weighting or marks as a percentage of the total mark awarded that is guaranteed to applicants who qualify for public services contract tender competitions run by his Department in the past five years for tenders worth €10 million or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
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
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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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 |
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
288. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or his forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whet…
312. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more granted by himself, the forerunner in his Department or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during its term and for what …
353. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by herself or the forerunner for her Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during its term and for…
421. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during it…
460. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued duri…
512. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during its term and for w…
562. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during …
613. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during its…
647. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by herself or the forerunner for her Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during it…
729. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by herself or the forerunner for her Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during its term and for what reason.…
869. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more granted by him, the forerunner in his Department or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued durin…
903. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discon…
9. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of companies his Department has contracts with for transferring of furniture, artwork and so on, from embassies of Ireland and consulate general building worldwide, in tabular form. [34722/25]
65. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the terms of reference of the procurement of what the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment recently referred to as an "in-depth research and analysis to provide a detailed view of the economic and societal benefits arising from data centres in Ireland"; and to outline which company has been chosen, and at what cos…
241. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether his Department or the Defence Forces currently have any contracts with or purchase from a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34525/25]
135. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department can amend its contracts with childcare providers to include a restriction on the practice of some providers offering childcare places but requiring non-refundable deposits if the place is not taken up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33093/25]
142. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case. [32648/25]
151. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32640/25]
171. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32634/25]
184. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32636/25]
245. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the names of external auditors that the Department have used to carry out works on behalf of the Department in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [32602/25]
246. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32649/25]
299. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32639/25]
333. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32645/25]