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
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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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 |
Addressed to
| 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
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-05-28 · to Transport
220. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the areas of his Department's expenditure that will be reduced in order to comply with the imposition of an expenditure levy for 2027 (details supplied); the impact this expenditure levy will have on the funding of new transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40885/26]
Pa Daly
written
2026-05-28 · to Transport
253. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Department's expenditure on IT consultancy; to provide a breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services, in each of the years 2015 to 2025.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41363/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-26 · to Health
1264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Comptroller and Auditor General or HSE Internal Audit has issued any findings, recommendations or observations concerning expenditure governance within the treatment abroad scheme since 2020. [39160/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-26 · to Health
1279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the dates on which the treatment abroad scheme was last audited by the HSE Internal Audit Office and by the Comptroller and Auditor General respectively; whether any findings, recommendations or corrective actions arose from those audits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39181/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-26 · to Health
1283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the quarterly oversight meetings between the treatment abroad scheme and the Department of Health produce formal minutes, action logs or governance reports; and whether these documents are retained centrally by the Department. [39185/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-26 · to Health
1311. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Health receives specialty-specific approval or expenditure data from the treatment abroad scheme during quarterly oversight meetings. [39214/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-05-20 · to Health
256. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff for her Department's funded activities in each of the past five years; whether expenditure has reduced from the €734,192,000 recorded in 2024, which professions and care areas account for the highest proportion of agency spend in each of those years; the specific targets that have been set under the …
Carol Nolan
written
2026-05-19 · to Defence
318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 21 April 2026, if she is now in a position to supply the data requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36789/26]
Carol Nolan
written
2026-05-19 · to Defence
319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 21 April 2026, if she is now in a position to supply the data requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36790/26]
Carol Nolan
written
2026-05-19 · to Defence
320. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 21 April 2026, if she is now in a position to supply the data requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36793/26]
Carol Nolan
written
2026-05-19 · to Defence
321. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 21 April 2026, if she is now in a position to supply the data requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36794/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-05-19 · to Defence
334. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on purchasing replacement musician instruments for Defence Forces School of Music in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [37276/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-19 · to Social
699. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration has been given to establishing a confidential reporting mechanism for suppliers, school staff or parents to report suspected procurement irregularities under the hot school meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37409/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-19 · to Health
1034. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE publishes any annual review of reimbursement price uplifts and their impact on medicines expenditure. [36758/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-19 · to Health
1036. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by each individual hospital and hospital group on private ambulance services in each year from 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [36778/26]
Ged Nash
written
2026-05-14 · to Foreign
172. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to her Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if she will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in her Department referenced in the correspondence; …
Ged Nash
written
2026-05-14 · to Climate
191. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the corresp…
George Lawlor
written
2026-05-14 · to Public Expenditure
272. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total cost to date on the former customs post at Kilrane, Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford, to include acquisition, construction and any costs associated with this now unused former customs post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35935/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-14 · to Public Expenditure
273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department holds any central dataset identifying all non-statutory bodies in receipt of Exchequer funding; and if not, whether he considers this a weakness in central public expenditure oversight. [36326/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-14 · to Public Expenditure
274. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has examined the feasibility of establishing a central register of all non-statutory bodies receiving public funding, including the amount received and the governance framework applicable to each body. [36327/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-14 · to Public Expenditure
279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has undertaken any cross-Government review of public funding to companies limited by guarantee that are legally independent of Government but substantially funded by the State. [36332/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-14 · to Public Expenditure
280. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has identified any risk arising from the absence of a single central register linking public funding, governance obligations and audit arrangements for non-statutory bodies. [36333/26]
John Clendennen
written
2026-05-14 · to Public Expenditure
285. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising which was funded or overseen by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five, including a breakdown by medium that is radio, television, social media, in tabular form; and if he will make a …
John Clendennen
written
2026-05-14 · to Enterprise
293. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising which was funded or overseen by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five, including a breakdown by medium that is radio, television, social media, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36488/26]
Ged Nash
written
2026-05-14 · to Education
305. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to her Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if she will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in her Department referenced in the correspondence; and if…