803. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has implemented any policy or instruction to aegis bodies regarding the consideration of business cases relating to the acquisition or use of programmes or services developed by certain companies (details supplied); if he is aware of considerations by aegis bodies relating to such companies; the date on which such busine…
Topics / Information and Communications Technology
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsInformation and Communications Technology
106 questions from 34 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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103 written, 3 oral
34
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 23 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| 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
202. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how he ensures that all websites operated by his Department are accessible to the visually impaired. [4821/26]
229. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he ensures that all websites operated by his Department are accessible to the visually impaired. [4809/26]
260. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how she ensures that all websites operated by her Department are accessible to the visually impaired. [4810/26]
1427. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the An Coimisiún Pleanála - Plean IT system will be fully operational and fully accessible for members of the public to interact with its portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1118/26]
53. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department has taken to help reduce increasing costs on ICT projects across all departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70802/25]
81. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has implemented steps which each department must take before they can begin an ICT project to ensure that there will not be an overspend of public funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70803/25]
330. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the efforts being made to improve TETRA system coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69007/25]
336. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the work that has been done to ensure greater access to Tetra across Galway and Roscommon; the status of the review into Tetra; if it is planned to be replaced; if so, the technology that will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69686/25]
76. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which emerging technologies and data analytics are being utilised to optimise service scheduling and fleet management in the context of a growing population. [67399/25]
305. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress Ireland has made in becoming part of the eIDAS programme in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67487/25]
444. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the internet infrastructure will be upgraded in an area (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56587/25]
994. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51370/25]
265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the devices purchasing framework for schools contract with a company (details supplied), if devices are being used to replace free schoolbooks in schools; the cost to parents for devices under the contract; and the way in which this meets the commitment of lowering the cost of school resources for parents. [50985/25]
434. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider putting in place a requirement on the operators of internet applications that would ensure real, genuine and informed consent by users regarding the collection of data and the implications thereof, specifically on whether or not they consent to the distribution of their data to third parties; and if he will make a st…
435. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether the sale of data gathered by internet applications to third parties is in compliance with the general data protection regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49641/25]
497. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that will be introduced to protect the privacy of mobile and landline phone users in view of recent concerns regarding the harvesting of information by digital marketing and advertising industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50509/25]
373. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43674/25]
583. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43687/25]
838. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43683/25]
957. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/25]
1382. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43673/25]
1862. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43685/25]
2122. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/25]
2229. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43670/25]