Departmental Expenditure
An official questions-paper heading. 1,048 questions (3 oral, 1,045 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 11 |
| Feb 2025 | 45 |
| Mar 2025 | 19 |
| Apr 2025 | 12 |
| May 2025 | 40 |
| Jun 2025 | 46 |
| Jul 2025 | 143 |
| Sep 2025 | 69 |
| Oct 2025 | 45 |
| Nov 2025 | 67 |
| Dec 2025 | 29 |
| Jan 2026 | 134 |
| Feb 2026 | 57 |
| Mar 2026 | 34 |
| Apr 2026 | 46 |
| May 2026 | 52 |
| Jun 2026 | 123 |
| Jul 2026 | 76 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 108 |
| Agriculture | 82 |
| Public Expenditure | 78 |
| Defence | 70 |
| Justice | 66 |
| Education | 65 |
| Transport | 59 |
| Social | 59 |
| Housing | 56 |
| Further and Higher Education | 54 |
| Children | 54 |
| Culture | 47 |
| Foreign | 46 |
| Climate | 45 |
| Finance | 40 |
| Rural | 40 |
| Enterprise | 38 |
| Taoiseach | 35 |
| Tourism | 3 |
| Environment | 3 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Departmental Expenditure |
| 2026-07-07 | Departmental Expenditure |
| 2026-04-16 | Departmental Expenditure |
The questions
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Foreign
168. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disc…
Gary Gannon
written
2025-10-14 · to Climate
178. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of each social media advertising campaign, in 2023 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54676/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Climate
212. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclos…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Defence
233. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set ou…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Transport
305. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for his D…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Finance
367. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for his Dep…
Mark Ward
written
2025-10-14 · to Public Expenditure
390. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 810 of 29 September 2025, the final cost of the works to install the netting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55341/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Public Expenditure
391. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent pub…
Jennifer Whitmore
written
2025-10-14 · to Public Expenditure
392. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on his Department’s development of ‘green budgeting’ analysis of expenditure allocations in order to align with performance reporting, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55495…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Enterprise
399. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosu…
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-10-14 · to Education
438. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide from returns made to the FSSU the total amount paid to Uisce Éireann by primary and post-primary schools in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54829/25]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-10-14 · to Education
439. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the concerns expressed by schools which are financially challenged in relation to the receipt of substantial water charge bills from Uisce Éireann despite not being funded to meet such bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54831/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-10-14 · to Education
443. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the need to repair and upgrade the playground in a school (details supplied); the grant options available to the school to address these safety concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54890/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Education
517. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Culture
553. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosur…
Pa Daly
written
2025-10-14 · to Culture
555. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme D, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [56081/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-10-14 · to Culture
556. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading D.1 to D.10, in tabular form. [56094/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Housing
637. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disc…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Social
667. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out f…
Paula Butterly
written
2025-10-14 · to Justice
680. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the funding for a facility (details supplied) will continue beyond 31 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54670/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Justice
716. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclos…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Agriculture
750. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosure…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Children
794. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosur…
Gary Gannon
written
2025-10-14 · to Health
819. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health her expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of each social media advertising campaign, in 2023 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54673/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-10-14 · to Health
895. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for her Depa…