Departmental Contracts
An official questions-paper heading. 817 questions (2 oral, 815 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| 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
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Housing
163. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million and which failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statem…
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Housing
164. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5 million and which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30825/25]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Social
182. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1 million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30811…
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Social
183. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5 million and which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30829/25]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Agriculture
256. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the …
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Agriculture
257. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5million, which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30815/25]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Children
264. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by her Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on t…
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Children
265. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide, the list of capital projects, by her Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5million, which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30816/25]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
298. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by her Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1 million and which failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30806/25]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
299. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the list of capital projects, by her Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5 million and which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30824/25]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Further and Higher Education
388. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he…
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Further and Higher Education
389. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5million, which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30823/…
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Rural
394. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a …
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-06-11 · to Rural
395. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5million, which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30939/25]
John McGuinness
written
2025-06-10 · to Climate
225. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the tender documents issued in February 2023; the name of the entity that won the contract, and the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29455/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-06-10 · to Education
544. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide clarity on the current criteria and period a teacher must meet in order to be offered a permanent contract; if there are any plans to review or revise this process to ensure fair and timely access to permanency for qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29446/25]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2025-06-10 · to Education
552. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to detail any contracts entered into by her Department, agencies under the aegis of her Department or by schools that have notified her Department with companies that have ties with Israel in any form; the value of those contracts and date entered into, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29538/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-06-10 · to Education
581. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the start date for a person’s contract of indefinite duration (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29829/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-06-10 · to Health
1395. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any private companies have been contracted to answer calls to the information line established for families whose children have been identified for follow-up following publication of the developmental dysplasia of the hip audit by Children’s Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh; if it is exclusively specialist deve…
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-06-10 · to Health
1396. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any surgeons are contesting the findings of the developmental dysplasia of the hip audit by Children’s Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh; if any of the 14 surgeons whose cases were audited have been placed on leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29492/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-05-28 · to Enterprise
172. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the awards made, both with and without a tender process, to management consultancy firms by his Department, and bodies under the aegis of his Department, classed by firm, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total a…
Matt Carthy
written
2025-05-28 · to Justice
302. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will review the process that facilitated the directors of a company (details supplied) paying its directors a combined €4.6 million in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27936/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-05-28 · to Children
358. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a procurement process was carried out by her Department for awarding a contract to a company carrying out research on the development of a national childcare agency; if so, the details of this procurement process and the details of the contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27937/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2025-05-27 · to Justice
444. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has entered into contracts with companies (details supplied) to provide accommodation for international protection applicants in Trim, County Meath. [26703/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2025-05-27 · to Justice
445. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has entered into any contracts with any companies to provide accommodation for international protection applicants in Trim, County Meath. [26704/25]