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Departmental Expenditure

An official questions-paper heading. 1,048 questions (3 oral, 1,045 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.

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Jan 202511
Feb 202545
Mar 202519
Apr 202512
May 202540
Jun 202546
Jul 2025143
Sep 202569
Oct 202545
Nov 202567
Dec 202529
Jan 2026134
Feb 202657
Mar 202634
Apr 202646
May 202652
Jun 2026123
Jul 202676

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DepartmentQuestions
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.

DateDebate section
2026-07-07 Departmental Expenditure
2026-07-07 Departmental Expenditure
2026-04-16 Departmental Expenditure

The questions

Eamon Scanlon written 2025-05-08 · to Defence
212. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if expenditure under Vote 35 is taken into account when calculating Ireland’s defence expenditure as a share of national income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17689/25]
Carol Nolan written 2025-05-07 · to Education
202. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details on the number of prefab units purchased out right by her Department from 2020 to date; the total costs involved and the number of such purchases, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22560/25]
Carol Nolan written 2025-05-07 · to Education
203. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details on the number of prefab units rented by her Department from 2020 to date; the total costs involved and the number of such rentals, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22561/25]
Eoin Hayes written 2025-05-07 · to Further and Higher Education
592. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has investigated the costs associated with ensuring Irish-English bilingual signage in every higher education institution; if he can share these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22707/25]
Eoin Hayes written 2025-05-07 · to Further and Higher Education
593. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has investigated the costs associated with funding a full-time staff role of Irish language officer in every higher education institution; if he can share these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22709/25]
Eoin Hayes written 2025-05-07 · to Further and Higher Education
594. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has investigated the costs associated with fully implementing the Official Languages Act 2003 and 2021 across all higher education institutions in the State; if he can share these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22711/25]
Eoin Hayes written 2025-05-07 · to Further and Higher Education
595. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has investigated the cost associated with employing a full-time Irish-English translator for every higher education institution in the State; if he can share these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22713/25]
Eoin Hayes written 2025-05-07 · to Further and Higher Education
596. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has investigated the cost associated with funding all TEG exams for all third level courses where it is a requirement of the course,; if he can share these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22715/25]
Eoin Hayes written 2025-05-07 · to Further and Higher Education
597. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has investigated the cost associated with introducing an optional module in every degree that would be taught through Irish in all third level education; if he can share these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22717/25]
Eoin Hayes written 2025-05-07 · to Further and Higher Education
599. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department have investigated the costs associated with providing free open access to journal articles to students; if he will share these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22774/25]
Eoin Hayes written 2025-05-07 · to Further and Higher Education
602. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has investigated the cost associated with enabling student health facilities to offer free blood tests and free prescriptions for hormones to trans and non-binary students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22778/25]
Mark Wall written 2025-04-29 · to Children
127. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline the spending her Department has incurred on external consultants, research and reports, and other external supports, related to the development of a national agency on early learning and school age childcare, from 2023 to date in 2025. [20980/25]
Jennifer Whitmore written 2025-04-29 · to Housing
1187. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the purchase of lands at the Glen of the Downs in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19011/25]
Eoin Ó Broin written 2025-04-29 · to Housing
1290. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of what the €50 million allocated for regeneration and refurbishment under REV sub head A12 was spent on in 2024; and what the metrics are for the same allocation in 2025. [20103/25]
Eoin Ó Broin written 2025-04-29 · to Housing
1291. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason no metrics are listed in the 2025 REV for his Department for sub heads A15 (regeneration and refurbishment) and A12 (traveller accommodation). [20104/25]
Michael Healy-Rae written 2025-04-29 · to Further and Higher Education
2485. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on an application by a university (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20938/25]
Jen Cummins written 2025-04-29 · to Further and Higher Education
2521. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of capital investment committed by his Department to each of the technological universities since their foundation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19515/25]
Donna McGettigan written 2025-04-29 · to Further and Higher Education
2535. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost for SUSI to introduce a dedicated translation service for students and their documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19750/25]
Donna McGettigan written 2025-04-29 · to Further and Higher Education
2539. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to fully fund the provision of 30,000 student beds to bridge the gap in student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19756/25]
Peadar Tóibín written 2025-04-10 · to Defence
108. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the cadet classes of the Defence Forces were ever housed in hotels; the number of times this happened; the length of time in each case; and a breakdown of the amount this has cost the State each year for the past ten years.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18137/25]
Paul Lawless written 2025-04-03 · to Public Expenditure
132. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will address the concerns in regarding the management of public funds in relation to recent reports of overspending in certain departments; and the steps being taken to ensure better oversight and accountability. [15155/25]
Conor D McGuinness written 2025-04-03 · to Health
310. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the total monies paid out or committed by her Department to each local authority in respect of building social houses and apartments; and home purchase for each year 2014 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16398/25]
Peadar Tóibín written 2025-04-01 · to Taoiseach
107. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on office furnishings, fittings and technology in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [9296/25]
Peadar Tóibín written 2025-03-26 · to Social
106. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has paid for the repair of any vehicles owned by asylum seekers or Ukrainian migrants; and if so, the total amount spent on this expenditure for each of the last five years. [14357/25]
Pa Daly written 2025-03-19 · to Transport
325. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 6 March 2025, his Departments capital underspend in each year from 2021 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11560/25]
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