3456. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the value and duration of contracts and service provision arrangements his Department and all bodies under his aegis have or had with a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date in 2026; if he will clarify whether his Department was the beneficiary of professional work or services from the …
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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
3489. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the value and duration of contracts and service provision arrangements his Department and all bodies under his aegis have or had with a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date in 2026; if he will clarify whether his Department was the beneficiary of professional work or services from the company over …
230. Deputy Pa Daly 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 each of the years 2020 to date; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21479/26]
231. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2026; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [21…
233. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2026. [21484/26]
85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the oversight of works done by SEAI recommended contractors when the works are 100% funded by Government grants and who ensures the work is completed to standard. [19091/26]
202. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that his Department or his agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18359/26]
624. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that her Department or her agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18361/26]
996. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that his Department or his/her agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18358/26]
1195. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify whether his Department uses debt collection agencies to recover social protection payments that were overpaid or paid in error; if he will provide a schedule of agencies or companies his Department has used in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 to recover payments; and the amount realised from this activity versus what was to be…
1201. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the names of external cleaning companies that have a contract with his Department to provide cleaning services within the Department to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [20033/26]
1245. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that his Department or his agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18357/26]
1679. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that her Department or her agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18360/26]
35. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the total value of defence equipment procurement contracts awarded since February 2022 broken down by country of origin of the supplier; whether any preference was given to Irish suppliers or EU suppliers in the procurement process; the value of defence contracts awarded to Irish-based companies in each year since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
246. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport when the contract agreed between the State and a company (details supplied) is due to expire; if there is a buyout/ release clause for the State in that contract before the contract is due to expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15718/26]
387. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of state-financed maintenance contracts where a particular company carry out works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15804/26]
388. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage a list of current state-financed capital contracts where a particular company are listed as a contractor(details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15805/26]
389. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of future State-financed capital expenditure projects where a particular company have tendered for contract (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15806/26]
390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount the State has paid a company (details supplied) for works carried out on behalf of the State since the general election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15807/26]
569. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators and outcome measures used by her Department to assess whether the objectives of the Public Only Consultant Contract are being met; and to provide the baseline date and most recent reporting date for each such indicator. [15904/26]
411. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of buildings leased by his Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14025/26]
627. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of buildings leased by his Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14023/26]
1123. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of buildings leased by his Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14021/26]
1143. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total number of buildings leased by his Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14026/26]
294. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of contracts his Department in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the nature of services this company (details supplied) has provided to the Department in each of the years in question; the amount his Department has paid this company for such services in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [11601/26]