Departmental Expenditure

452. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the amount of money expended by his Department on fuel allowance, per annum, in each of the years 2022 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11294/26]

453. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11359/26]

468. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11356/26]

489. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11344/26]

514. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount expended by her Department and by each agency for which she is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11345/26]

595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide, for each year from 2020 to 2025 inclusive, the total gross expenditure met from Vote funding under the treatment abroad scheme in respect of patients aged under 18 years; the number of prior authorisations approved in each year for this age cohort; and the aggregate expenditure per year associated with those approvals. [11439/26]

596. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department categorises or tracks treatment abroad scheme expenditure by treatment type or clinical category, including gender-related healthcare; and if so, to set out the categories used, the year in which such categorisation commenced; and how this information is used for expenditure control and policy oversight. [11440/26]

597. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expenditure-control framework applied by her Department to the treatment abroad scheme since 2020, including whether any annual or multi-annual budget ceilings, control totals, or sanction limits have been set at Departmental level; and if not, the reason no such ceilings apply to this area of Vote expenditure. [11441/26]

598. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail the governance and approval chain within her Department and the HSE for managing treatment abroad scheme expenditure, including the name of the responsible Division in her Department, the budget holder accountable for TAS expenditure, and the role of the Department’s Eligibility Unit in monitoring or approving budget variances. [11442…

599. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to list all audits, reviews, or value-for-money examinations conducted since 2020 by or on behalf of her Department, the HSE Internal Audit function, or the Comptroller and Auditor General that included the treatment abroad scheme; and for each audit to provide the year conducted, scope, principal findings, and whether any recommendations were …

624. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11358/26]

962. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for delay in processing payments for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10433/26]

972. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total cost of defending medical negligence litigation against the HSE and her Department in each year from 2010 to date, including awards made in the courts or settlements made out of court to resolve disputes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7477/26]

239. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a standard reporting template, format, or data schema exists for the reporting of procurement contracts in excess of €10 million under the Public Spending Code; and if so, to provide a copy of same or indicate where it is publicly available (details supplied). [7126/…

240. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation which body is responsible for designing, issuing, or approving any templates or guidance used for reporting procurement contracts in excess of €10 million; and whether different templates apply to different sectors of the public service. [7127/26]

241. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the minimum information that is required to be included in reports on procurement contracts exceeding €10 million under the Public Spending Code, including whether projected final cost, VAT treatment, contract duration, and delivery status are required fields. [7128/26]

218. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5545/26]

219. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cost per accou…

225. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount her Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5537/26]

230. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a breakdown of expenditure by her Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under her remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each catego…

245. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5531/26]

246. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under e…

266. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount her Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5533/26]

268. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence to provide a breakdown of expenditure by her Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under her remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cos…

285. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5546/26]