93. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54395/25]
Topics / Departmental Expenditure
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental 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
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| January 2025 | 11 |
| February 2025 | 45 |
| March 2025 | 19 |
| April 2025 | 12 |
| May 2025 | 40 |
| June 2025 | 46 |
| July 2025 | 143 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 69 |
| October 2025 | 45 |
| November 2025 | 67 |
| December 2025 | 29 |
| January 2026 | 134 |
| February 2026 | 57 |
| March 2026 | 34 |
| April 2026 | 46 |
| May 2026 | 52 |
| June 2026 | 123 |
| July 2026 | 76 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 53 |
| October 2026 | 20 |
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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.
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The questions
147. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54396/25]
171. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54399/25]
176. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54397/25]
192. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by her Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54390/25]
207. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54393/25]
227. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54398/25]
299. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54391/25]
310. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by her Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54392/25]
361. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54394/25]
42. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of money spent on the Trinity Point lease on behalf of the Department of Defence, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52262/25]
198. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51372/25]
227. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department uses and/or has purchased products developed by a company (details supplied); if he will provide a schedule of the products utilised; and if he will provide the amount expended on same. [51406/25]
254. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51373/25]
337. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if all Government Departments and agencies that make payments to individuals and businesses that are account holders with banks or credit unions do so using the BIC and IBAN numbers only; if there is any exception to this normal practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/25]
372. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51362/25]
445. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if she will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51361/25]
527. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51359/25]
556. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51367/25]
621. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51371/25]
742. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51356/25]
771. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if she will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51357/25]
961. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51365/25]
313. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount of Exchequer funding provided to NGOs operating in the areas of immigration, asylum and integration over the past five years, by year and organisation. [50931/25]
94. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50501/25]