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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

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Aidan Farrelly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Justice
442. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4477/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
485. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4466/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
544. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4467/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
670. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4475/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
723. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4474/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Rural
740. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4479/25]
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
223. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
352. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 an…
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
496. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to her Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Children
992. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to her Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and…
Emer Currie Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
159. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of expenditure in maritime transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46316/24]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
169. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the capital budget allocation of his Department that was spent in the first 11 months of 2024; and if he will provide same figures for the corresponding period in 2023, in tabular form. [46416/24]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
306. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the annual allocation of capital and current spend and the annual drawdown of capital and current spend by each local authority for each of the years from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [2085/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
847. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount carried over by her Department's allocation in 2023. [46373/24]
David Cullinane Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1411. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the resource allocation and spending to date by his Department on implementation of the National Traveller Health Action plan launched in 2022; where that spend is directed; and if the spend is once-off or recurring, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46741/24]
David Cullinane Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1412. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he has considered funding access for children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma to a trial (details supplied); if he is aware of any other EU Member States which facilitate or do not facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46758/24]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1425. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the cost to date of work relating to the construction of the National Children’s Hospital; to indicate a timetable for opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46797/24]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1426. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the cost to date of work relating to the construction of the planned National Maternity Hospital; to indicate a timetable for opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46798/24]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the cost to date of the May 2021 cyberattack on the Health Service Executive; the measures that have now been implemented to protect against future such attacks; and any concerns that he may have concerning cybersecurity in the Health Service. [46799/24]
Paula Butterly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1470. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the details of the total funding investment in the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, over the past eight years; the future expansion plans to help deal with the pressures, in particular on the accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1024/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Rural
1750. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total funding made available to a project (details supplied); the amount of funding drawn down to date; the current status of the project; the works conducted to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1345/25]