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Departmental 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

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202537
February 202579
March 202549
April 202559
May 202548
June 202590
July 202560
August 20250
September 202525
October 202571
November 202515
December 202527
January 202630
February 202671
March 202612
April 202621
May 202653
June 202647
July 202623
August 20260
September 202619
October 202614

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.

  • Aontú15 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil93 from 11 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael61 from 8 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent29 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland42 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party85 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity68 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin225 from 22 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 83
  2. 70
  3. 63
  4. 52
  5. 49
  6. 38
  7. 36
  8. 32

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2052/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
408. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2040/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
409. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last ten years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2058/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
460. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2032/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
461. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2050/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
669. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of any public contracts in her Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2031/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
670. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2049/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Tourism
703. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details of any public contracts in her Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2044/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Tourism
704. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2062/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
825. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2038/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
826. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2056/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
907. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of any public contracts in her Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2042/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
908. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2060/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1059. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of any public contracts in her Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2039/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1060. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the past ten years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2057/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1123. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2028/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1124. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2046/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2029/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1289. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the past ten years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2047/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1684. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2037/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1685. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the past ten years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2055/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1735. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2036/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1736. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2054/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Rural
1762. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of any public contracts in her Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2041/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Rural
1763. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last ten years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2059/25]