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
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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 |
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| 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
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Defence
218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these …
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Transport
245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these changes. [3…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Finance
283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these changes. [313…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Public Expenditure
302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment o…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Enterprise
310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to ap…
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-06-12 · to Enterprise
317. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current and capital expenditure base for his Department for the years 2024 to 2028, or as far as is projected, broken down for the expenditure base for the programme expenditure under 'jobs and enterprise development', 'enterprise innovation and commercialisation', 'regulation', listing all subheads within …
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Culture
370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to app…
Shane Moynihan
written
2025-06-12 · to Culture
371. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason for the delays in the final allocation of a sports capital equipment grant for a club (details supplied). [31430/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-06-12 · to Culture
372. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on the Carhookeal running track in Mallow, County Cork, and the status of its LSSIF application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31611/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Housing
377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior t…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Social
397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these cha…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Justice
409. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department, including, but not limited to, cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior t…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Agriculture
447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to appr…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Children
466. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of her Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to app…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Health
497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of her Department, including, but not limited to, cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these changes. [3…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Further and Higher Education
570. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department, including, but not limited to, cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public va…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-06-12 · to Rural
585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried …
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-06-10 · to Climate
153. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on how carbon tax revenue has been spent for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30082/25]
Rory Hearne
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
855. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of providing Housing First with wraparound supports to a single adult experiencing long-term homelessness; the estimated cost of expanding the Housing First programme to the 2,245 families currently accessing emergency homeless accommodation, and to include in that cost the provision of wraparo…
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-06-10 · to Social
873. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the qualified child allowance for children aged under 12 increased to €55 per week and for children aged over 12 increased to €72 per week. [28914/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-06-10 · to Children
1226. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she provide an update on the work to date to transform the supply management unit into a forward planning and delivery unit within her Department to identify areas of need, forecast demand and deliver public supply within the childcare sector where required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30370/2…
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-05-29 · to Tourism
381. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the annual spend made by his department, in terms of Tourism, for consultancy services in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [28867/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-05-28 · to Agriculture
323. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided to the Burren project in the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive. [28284/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-05-28 · to Agriculture
324. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided to the Bride project in the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive. [28285/25]
Martin Kenny
written
2025-05-28 · to Agriculture
325. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total spend and the number of recipients for the beef welfare scheme, in 2024. [27794/25]