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. [31365/25]
Topics / Departmental Expenditure
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Expenditure
1,121 questions from 103 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,118 written, 3 oral
103
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Independents counted together
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| 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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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 of public value was c…
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 approving these change…
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 each, in tabular for…
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 approving these changes…
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]
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]
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 to approving these ch…
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 changes. [31373/25]
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 to approving these ch…
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 approving these changes.…
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 approving these changes…
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. [31368/25]
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 value was carried out …
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 out prior to approvi…
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]
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 wraparound services; and if…
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]
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. [30370/25]
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]
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]
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]
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]
326. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total spend and the number of recipients for the suckler carbon efficiency programme scheme in 2024. [27795/25]
327. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what would be the first and full-year cost of increasing the beef welfare scheme / suckler cow scheme by €75 per cow for the first 45 cows; and what would be the percentage cost increase in this scheme. [27796/25]