346. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13281/25…
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
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.
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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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
360. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13285/25]
381. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13282/25]
397. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using these premises for any reason; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13271/25]
432. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department, or any agency under her Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the m…
507. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if her Department, or any agency under her Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13280/25]
513. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if he will make a statement …
518. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13284/25]
100. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11527/25]
119. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11519/25]
185. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department [11517/25]
238. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if it remains the case that Ireland will not be procuring military equipment or defence equipment or contracts with Israeli entities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11472/25]
239. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11514/25]
324. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11529/25]
347. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues (details supplied) with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12051/25]
410. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11518/25]
416. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11762/25]
471. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11524/25]
533. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11516/25]
646. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11515/25]
789. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11528/25]
887. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11522/25]
1022. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11526/25]
1131. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11523/25]
1268. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11512/25]