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A subject heading for parliamentary questions

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

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
113. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [50493/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Climate
116. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49602/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Climate
117. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49620/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Climate
133. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment 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. [50485/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Defence
134. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49604/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Defence
135. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49622/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Defence
137. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence 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. [50487/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
148. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49617/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49635/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
204. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport 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. [50502/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Finance
228. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance 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. [50492/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
239. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 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. [50498/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
260. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment 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. [50491/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
345. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50490/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Culture
346. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49603/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Culture
347. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49621/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Culture
360. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport 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. [50486/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Housing
401. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [50496/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Social
423. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [50500/25]
Alan Kelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
444. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1703 of 8 September 2025, if he will provide a comprehensive breakdown of the overall spend of €32 million. [49719/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
496. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [50497/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
516. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [50483/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
576. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50484/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
702. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50495/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
715. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [50494/25]