Public Procurement Contracts
An official questions-paper heading. 410 questions (6 oral, 404 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 2 |
| Feb 2025 | 56 |
| Mar 2025 | 21 |
| Apr 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 74 |
| Jun 2025 | 55 |
| Jul 2025 | 38 |
| Sep 2025 | 56 |
| Oct 2025 | 13 |
| Nov 2025 | 26 |
| Dec 2025 | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 17 |
| Mar 2026 | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 9 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Public Expenditure | 131 |
| Defence | 31 |
| Enterprise | 23 |
| Housing | 21 |
| Health | 20 |
| Justice | 18 |
| Education | 18 |
| Agriculture | 17 |
| Transport | 15 |
| Finance | 14 |
| Social | 14 |
| Rural | 13 |
| Further and Higher Education | 13 |
| Foreign | 13 |
| Children | 12 |
| Taoiseach | 10 |
| Climate | 9 |
| Culture | 6 |
| Tourism | 6 |
| Environment | 6 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Public Procurement Contracts |
| 2026-04-16 | Public Procurement Contracts |
| 2026-04-16 | Public Procurement Contracts |
| 2025-12-11 | Public Procurement Contracts |
| 2025-11-05 | Public Procurement Contracts |
| 2025-07-17 | Public Procurement Contracts |
| 2025-05-27 | Public Procurement Contracts |
The questions
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-03-19 · to Public Expenditure
491. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of EU-owned OEM IT brands represented in ITC016F the Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision Of Network And Firewall Products, Solutions, Ancillary Equipment and Associated Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12300/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-03-19 · to Public Expenditure
493. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list all the OEM IT brands that were successful in TC016F Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of network and firewall products, solutions, ancillary equipment and associated services along with their headquarter nationality, in tabular form. [12354/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Foreign
188. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tenderin…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Foreign
189. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department in each of the past five years. [7524/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Environment
209. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the t…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Environment
210. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7522/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Defence
231. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in ta…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Defence
232. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7519/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Transport
259. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular form.…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Transport
260. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7534/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Finance
313. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular form. […
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Finance
314. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7523/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
329. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has access to data that identifies the top contractors by total payments received from public procurement contracts within the State, broken down by year; if this information is collected centrally or if it must be sourced from individual contracting authorities, list…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
330. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if suppliers awarded public contracts across different contracting authorities are assigned a unique universal identifier to track total payments received across all State bodies; if not, the reason a standardised identifier is not in use; and if his Department has considered introduci…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
331. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department uses any metrics or evaluation systems to monitor whether suppliers successfully deliver on public procurement contracts they are awarded; if so, to provide details on the way supplier performance is assessed across contracting authorities; and if not, the reason supp…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
332. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the way his Department becomes aware of cost overruns in public procurement contracts; if cost overruns are centrally monitored, audited, or formally reported to his Department by contracting authorities; and if not, to clarify whether contracting authorities are required to notify his…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
333. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the datasets and systems his Department uses to track public procurement spending. [7392/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the way his Department assesses value for money in procurement without a centralised tracking system given his Department does not track final contract costs against the contract award value; and the enforcement mechanisms that exist to address cost overruns and procurement inefficienc…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
335. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the way his Department ensures procurement transparency, efficiency, and accountability without a national system to compare contracted and actual costs; the metrics or KPIs it uses to evaluate procurement performance; and the way it fulfils its role in National Development Plan oversi…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
336. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if his Department actively monitors compliance with the requirement to publish purchase orders over €20,000; if all oversight responsibility is entirely delegated to the Information Commissioner; and if so, if his Department…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
337. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if his Department has ever communicated with the Information Commissioner regarding non-compliance issues related to the publication of purchase orders over €20,000; and if so, to provide details of any recommendations or ac…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
338. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, the reason his Department cannot compile a definitive list of all public bodies subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if he will provide details on any challenges or barriers preventing such a list from being maint…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
339. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, the reason certain public bodies are able to produce quarterly prompt payment reports while failing to publish purchase orders over €20,000 on the same schedule; and if this discrepancy indicates a lack of enforcement or a f…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
340. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, the way instances of non-compliance with the publication of purchase orders over €20,000 are identified; if compliance is proactively monitored; if not, if it is only addressed when complaints are made; and if he will provid…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-25 · to Public Expenditure
341. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if any penalties or corrective actions have ever been applied to public bodies that failed to publish purchase orders over €20,000 as required. [7400/25]