455. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to com…
Topics / Departmental Projects
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Projects
355 questions from 81 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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354 written, 1 oral
81
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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departments asked
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Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 15 |
| March 2025 | 8 |
| April 2025 | 25 |
| May 2025 | 22 |
| June 2025 | 34 |
| July 2025 | 21 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 27 |
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 33 |
| January 2026 | 25 |
| February 2026 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 20 |
| April 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 49 |
| June 2026 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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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.
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The questions
460. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timeframe by…
367. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the updated position on the workings of the design team progressing the development control plan for University Hospital Galway; the detailed timeline for the delivery of identified projects in the infrastructural masterplan for University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21948/25]
99. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the current projects under the remit of his Department that received EU funding in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the percentage of the funding that was actually funded by the EU in each of those projects, in tabular form. [21456/25]
116. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18372/25]
195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 12 February 2025, the progress made relative to establishing an appeal process for increased-cost-of-business and Power Up grants; if he has determined through the local authorities the number of applicants that failed to qualify for the grants due to the online application’s being inadequa…
316. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18364/25]
319. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18416/25]
320. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18433/25]
328. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18370/25]
223. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's att…
245. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department'…
261. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €1,000,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's attention for reaso…
286. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's attention for reasons of overspe…
344. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's attention for reasons of overspend…
382. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have c…
403. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's attention…
476. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by her Department and organisations under the aegis of her Department since 1 January 2020; and the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to her Department's attention for reasons of ov…
576. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Depa…
603. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's att…
757. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's attention…
791. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which her Department is working to improve the accessibility of the online power of attorney system (details supplied). [17299/25]
803. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by her Department and organisations under the aegis of her Department since 1 January 2020; and the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to …
806. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the procurement of an external project management agency to design a project plan setting out key deliverables and dates of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024–2028, in consultation with the identified leads and partners; and if she wi…
887. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by her Department and organisations under the aegis of her Department since 1 January 2020; and the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to her Department's attention for reasons of overs…