705. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of funded expenditure in her Department spent on management consultant fees, by each relevant body, in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47069/26]
Topics / Departmental Data
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Data
4,236 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
4,236
questions
4,233 written, 3 oral
140
TDs have asked
11
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.
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| January 2025 | 34 |
| February 2025 | 83 |
| March 2025 | 109 |
| April 2025 | 199 |
| May 2025 | 70 |
| June 2025 | 294 |
| July 2025 | 286 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 289 |
| October 2025 | 144 |
| November 2025 | 345 |
| December 2025 | 296 |
| January 2026 | 192 |
| February 2026 | 284 |
| March 2026 | 121 |
| April 2026 | 263 |
| May 2026 | 415 |
| June 2026 | 310 |
| July 2026 | 260 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 124 |
| October 2026 | 118 |
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
706. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on non-compliant procurement, by each health area, in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47070/26]
707. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level and value of expired stock write offs, by type, and health area, in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47071/26]
708. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount spent in premium pay or for premium rates through waiting list initiatives and insourcing/outsourcing arrangements for waiting list initiatives, by list initiative and health area, in tabular form. [47072/26]
709. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on locum doctors or temporary consultant cover, by health area, in tabular form. [47073/26]
710. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the share of medicines spending which is spent on generic substitute medicines; and the share of generic medicines in the volume of medications funded or dispensed by the HSE in each year 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47074/26]
712. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current status of each acute hospital bed project included in the acute hospital bed plan; the timeline for the next stage; the timeline for delivery; and the amount spent on each to date, in tabular form. [47076/26]
713. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current status of each elective centre development project; the timeline for the next stage; the timeline for delivery; and the amount spent on each to date, in tabular form. [47077/26]
714. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each capital project for which funding has been granted; the date work commenced; the timeline for the next stage; the timeline for delivery; and the amount spent to date, in tabular form. [47078/26]
715. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each capital project which is in appraisal; the date the application was received; and the timeline for decision, in tabular form. [47079/26]
716. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant doctors employed in each health area by service division or acute hospital by specialty, in tabular form; and the breakdown of the number on each type of consultant contract. [47081/26]
717. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of implementation of the public only consultant contract. [47082/26]
718. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of private practice in public hospitals. [47083/26]
719. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of management productivity and efficiency measures. [47084/26]
745. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of workforce productivity. [47295/26]
933. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria for public funding allocation to non-governmental organisations, particularly those involved in political lobbying or activism; the measures in place to ensure that taxpayers' money is not being used to support partisan political agendas; his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make …
82. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection the investment his Department has made in the past three years in digital services for customer supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46249/26]
93. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which it can be ensured that work pays and that social protection supports do not disincentivise any individual to work. [46366/26]
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 9 of June 2026, to clarify if the investment benchmarks against which each fund’s investment performance is measured over time includes projected rates of return. [46422/26]
286. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students that have attended a school (details supplied) in the past ten years from the Lucan north area. [46538/26]
288. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled at each school year through primary school and post-primary school in the State; the estimated cost of restoring the Capitation Grant for Gaeltacht summer colleges at the rate per child of the scheme previously operated by her Department before its abolition; and the estimated cost of restoring the primary school …
293. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total cost for the national conversation on education; to provide a breakdown of the costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46736/26]
322. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently examine a case (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46516/26]
363. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of a device allowance for schoolchildren whose schools are using tablets to the value of €1,000 per student allocated according to the same means test as the medical card. [46602/26]
367. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of a €400 lump sum payment to all recipients of a social welfare payment. [46606/26]