State Bodies
An official questions-paper heading. 246 questions (3 oral, 243 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 | 4 |
| Feb 2025 | 53 |
| Mar 2025 | 14 |
| Apr 2025 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 17 |
| Jun 2025 | 18 |
| Jul 2025 | 9 |
| Sep 2025 | 14 |
| Oct 2025 | 20 |
| Nov 2025 | 14 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 |
| Jan 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 16 |
| Mar 2026 | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 19 |
| Jul 2026 | 3 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Enterprise | 42 |
| Housing | 36 |
| Finance | 27 |
| Climate | 25 |
| Public Expenditure | 20 |
| Transport | 18 |
| Agriculture | 17 |
| Children | 8 |
| Justice | 8 |
| Tourism | 8 |
| Foreign | 6 |
| Defence | 5 |
| Rural | 5 |
| Health | 4 |
| Culture | 4 |
| Education | 4 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3 |
| Environment | 3 |
| Taoiseach | 2 |
| Social | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | State Bodies |
| 2026-03-19 | State Bodies |
| 2025-11-18 | State Bodies |
| 2025-03-06 | State Bodies |
The questions
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Foreign
124. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11939/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Defence
246. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11936/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Finance
421. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11932/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Public Expenditure
470. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make…
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Enterprise
539. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11934…
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Housing
923. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Justice
1175. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues (details supplied) with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12052/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Agriculture
1280. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1194…
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Children
1438. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and has experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Aidan Farrelly
oral
2025-03-06 · to Tourism
2. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide further details in respect of his plans to review spending by bodies under his remit and-or aegis. [9994/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-03-05 · to Transport
20. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine whether people with disabilities are being adequately represented on the board of management of State transport companies, disability advocates are still concerned that these regulations are still not being enforced and therefore many companies are breaking the rules which clearly state that people with disabilities must be fair…
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-03-05 · to Transport
29. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine the representation of people with disabilities on the boards of management of State transport companies; to provide a list of what companies are following the Department of Transport’s own regulations on this specific issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-03-05 · to Transport
30. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to enforce regulations which aims to have adequate representation for people with disabilities on the boards of management of State transport companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10168/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-03-05 · to Further and Higher Education
218. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of funding utilised by the Higher Education Authority from the National Training Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9935/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-02-25 · to Housing
522. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the creation of the Building Standards Regulatory Authority; the role and powers of the authority; if it will be part of An Bord Pleanála; when the legislation will be scheduled for debate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7645/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-02-19 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he is aware of any overspends exceeding €500,000 on projects undertaken or commissioned by his Department or by any State or semi-State body under the aegis of his Department in each of the past five years; if so, the number and extent of any such overspends, in tabular form; to outline the plans to ascertain levels of such overspends; and the further p…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-19 · to Foreign
3. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-19 · to Foreign
4. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-19 · to Foreign
5. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-19 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain a website over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6451/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-19 · to Defence
25. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-19 · to Defence
26. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-19 · to Defence
27. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-19 · to Defence
28. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain a website over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6451/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-19 · to Transport
32. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]