122. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 6 February 2025, to provide additional detail on the contract with a company (details supplied) making specific reference to the substance of the advice received and the impact it had on the decision to sell state assets; the reason there was no cost to the Department given the contract was for a 12-month duration; i…
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; and the purpose, value and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under 'business-as-usual outsourcing' for annual reportin…
110. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to continue to exclude Israel from tenders for military equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4266/25]
115. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to the commitment of his predecessor that Ireland would not be procuring military equipment or defence equipment from Israel, if he is aware that various aircraft purchased by the Defence Forces in recent months contain Israeli components; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4271/25]
116. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the basis on which engagements with lobbyists for international arms manufacturers are reportedly kept confidential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4272/25]
123. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how much his Department has spent on the purchase of military equipment, leasing of military equipment, and provision of services from Israel in the past two years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4805/25]
124. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how much his Department has spent on the purchase of dual use goods, leasing of dual use goods from Israel in the past two years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4806/25]
525. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount a company (details supplied) has been paid by her Department in each of the past five years; and the services the company has provided for payments made by the State for each of the past five years. [4174/25]
526. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount that has been paid by her Department in each of the past five years to companies that provide accommodation to persons applying for asylum in Ireland. [4175/25]
527. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average cost per night of providing accommodation for persons applying for asylum in Ireland for each of the past five years. [4176/25]
528. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individual bed nights that have been provided by the State to persons applying for asylum in Ireland for each of the past five years. [4177/25]
6. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outso…
13. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘busine…
16. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing…
33. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annua…
65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual …
73. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are cl…
79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual…
93. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the details of each time her Department, or public bodies under the aegis of her Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of her Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annua…
119. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under…
140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-a…
162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ …
188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual…
204. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usua…
213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of each time her Department, or public bodies under the aegis of her Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of her Department, including where consulting contracts are classified un…