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Departmental Expenditure

1,121 questions from 103 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

1,121
questions
1,118 written, 3 oral
103
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.

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 202511
February 202545
March 202519
April 202512
May 202540
June 202546
July 2025143
August 20250
September 202569
October 202545
November 202567
December 202529
January 2026134
February 202657
March 202634
April 202646
May 202652
June 2026123
July 202676
August 20260
September 202653
October 202620

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.

  • 100% RDR1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú72 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil210 from 22 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael113 from 18 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party5 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent33 from 6 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland83 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party143 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity25 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin267 from 28 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 116
  2. 81
  3. 79
  4. 69
  5. 54
  6. 52
  7. 52
  8. 36

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
726. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated final cost for the full rollout of the NGAVL system nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1656/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
727. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff devoted to the rollout of the Next Generation Automatic Vehicle Location system, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1657/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
728. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated final cost for the full rollout of the NGAVL system, broken down per operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1658/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
729. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on the Next Generation Automatic Vehicle Location system, broken down per operator, per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1659/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
730. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated operating cost of the NGAVL system, per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1660/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
731. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of operating the existing AVL system used by PSO bus operators nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1661/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
732. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the NGAVL system; the starting date for the pilot implementation; the expected completion date of the pilot implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1662/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
829. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74448/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
832. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the payroll cost of his Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74626/25]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
864. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1980/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
900. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the payroll cost of his Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74632/25]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
946. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1986/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
968. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74447/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
969. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the payroll cost of his Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74625/25]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1011. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1979/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1082. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the office rental costs per annum for staff in her Department and for each agency or organisation under her remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74446/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1115. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the payroll cost of her Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74624/25]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1245. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by her Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1978/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Culture
1303. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74444/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Culture
1305. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the payroll cost of his Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74622/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1388. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74452/25]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1470. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1984/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1534. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74456/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1540. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the payroll cost of his Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74634/25]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1589. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1988/26]