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Information and Communications Technology

106 questions from 34 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 22 October 2026.

106
questions
103 written, 3 oral
34
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
19
departments asked

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 20250
February 20250
March 202520
April 202523
May 20254
June 20253
July 202514
August 20250
September 20255
October 20251
November 20250
December 20256
January 20264
February 20263
March 20265
April 20263
May 20266
June 20262
July 20262
August 20260
September 20261
October 20264

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.

  • Aontú3 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil13 from 7 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael15 from 9 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent4 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party2 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin15 from 10 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 29
  2. 23
  3. 6
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 2

The questions

Colm Burke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2241. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department are taking to improve and accelerate IT capabilities in his Department in order to enhance systems and to avoid payment delays, as experienced by ACRES applicants in the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44136/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3170. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health whether her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [43680/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3417. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [43679/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3485. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht 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. [43684/25]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
95. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she recognises that the introduction of one-to-one digital policies in schools can put an impossible financial burden on some parents; the measures she is taking to support parents and students who are unable to afford digital devices in one-to-one digital schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40113/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
505. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support parents buying tablets for post-primary school, especially for those who expected free school books in senior cycle this September and now face costs of €500 instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39557/25]
Michael Murphy Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
38. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions his Department is taking to progress and prioritise the Irish National Semiconductor Strategy in order to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the European Chips Act. [31570/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Justice
219. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1 million and which failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30…
Mairéad Farrell Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Justice
220. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5 million and which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30937/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
99. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the expected timeline for developing and implementing an e-inclusion strategy to ensure no one is left behind by the move to a digital society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27772/25]
Grace Boland Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
105. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the safeguards in place for public personal information and data on account of the use of cloud computing resources by the civil and public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27691/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 8 May 2025 · to Finance
284. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Finance 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 which they expected to …
Emer Currie Written 7 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
589. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places being provided as part of each of 2024 and 2025 Springboard+ programmes for courses covering artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, software development, e-commerce, and "traditional" ICT courses; the cost of providing the courses in each year; and if he will make a stat…
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
178. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue. [20309/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
221. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20301/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
293. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20299/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Defence
347. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20296/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
481. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20311/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Finance
596. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20300/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
659. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20306/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
729. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20298/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
979. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education if all IT systems used by her Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20297/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1111. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20310/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1168. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a new computer aided call taking and dispatch system called NMAC; the consultation that took place on the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18823/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1303. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20304/25]