293. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45192/26]
292. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45174/26]
265. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence whether an invoice can be paid by her Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45179/26]
264. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within her Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45161/26]
247. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45177/26]
246. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45159/26]
219. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether an invoice can be paid by her Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45183/26]
218. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within her Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45165/26]
211. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order. [45191/26]
210. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur [45173/26]
162. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his strategy for ensuring AI works to the benefit of Irish enterprises and employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45346/26]
142. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is exploring new measures to assist with the cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45347/26]
130. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach the reasons for the delay, now in excess of seven years, in publishing the National Security Strategy; and when it will be finalised. [43958/26]
48. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to address persistently high electricity prices for households and small businesses, particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44340/26]
17. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the consideration his Department has given, within its renewable energy policy framework, to the cumulative impact of large-scale windfarm developments in areas such as Galway East; the way in which community impact is being addressed as part of the transition to renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44339/26]
44. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in implementing the approved 5% pension increase for retired CIÉ personnel; and when payment of the increase, including any arrears due, is expected to be made to affected pensioners. [44438/26]
2508. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when his Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42193/26]
2507. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42175/26]
2480. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when his Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42188/26]
2479. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42170/26]
2159. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a persistent and worsening issues affecting nursing home residents in rural communities across east Galway, north Galway, and south Mayo, whereby timely access to GP assessment and intervention is often unavailable, leading to unnecessary transfers to emergency departments and acute hospitals. [43018/26]
2158. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the ongoing difficulties in accessing GP services for nursing home residents in rural areas, particularly across east and north Galway and south Mayo; the impact this is having on avoidable hospital admissions; and the measures that will be taken to ensure equitable primary care access for older persons in residential care settings. [43017/26]
1995. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when her Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance. [42189/26]
1994. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by her Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by her Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42171/26]
1573. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000, exclusive of VAT, including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when her Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and, if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons and any plans to achieve compliance. [42180/26]
1572. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total amount spent by her Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by her Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42162/26]
1507. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding his Department’s Purchase Order Report for Quarter 1 2026 (details supplied), the reason two entries, appear without a purchase order number or description despite a payment value being recorded; whether the omission of the purchase order number and description was intentional; if so, the basis for the omission; and if not, whether the report will be corrected and republished. [43048/26]
1484. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when his Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance. [42179/26]
1483. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42161/26]
1392. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the application for funding under the IIP scheme for the redevelopment and upgrade of a location (details supplied); the expected timeline for a decision on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43019/26]
1341. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when his Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42191/26]
1340. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42173/26]
1179. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when his Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42194/26]
1178. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks [42176/26]
1057. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when his Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42190/26]
1056. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42172/26]
1055. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 560 of 21 April 2026 and 586 of 19 May 2026, in which it was confirmed that his Department can provide Excel versions of the published Local Authority Regional Homelessness Financial Reports directly upon request in compliance with S.I. No. 376/2021; if his Department will now publish the Local Authority Regional Homelessness Financial Reports for all available years and regions in machine-readable formats such as Excel or CSV directly on his Department's website and on his Department's Open Data Portal, having regard to his Department's stated Open Data Policy that public sector information should be "open by design and default"; and if not, the legal, technical or operational reasons preventing such publication. [42160/26]
985. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when his Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42182/26]
984. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42164/26]
824. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when her Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance. [42184/26]
823. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent by her Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by her Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42166/26]
688. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly the contracts awarded above €25,000 (exclusive of VAT), including contract type, contractor, value, award date, duration and description, in tabular form; to provide the web links where this information is published; when his Department first became compliant with each applicable requirement; and if any applicable element has not yet been implemented in full, to outline the reasons, and any plans to achieve compliance.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42185/26]
687. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42167/26]
660. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the breakdown of total capital expenditure under the National Development Plan for each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in the Department of Defence; and the percentage share of total NDP capital expenditure represented in each year, in graph and in tabular form. [43371/26]
659. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the breakdown of total capital expenditure under the National Development Plan for each of the years from 2026 to 2030, by Department; and the percentage share of total NDP capital expenditure represented by each Department cumulatively, in graph and in tabular form. [43370/26]
658. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the breakdown of total capital expenditure under the National Development Plan for each of the years from 2020 to 2025, by Department; and the percentage share of total NDP capital expenditure represented by each Department cumulatively, in graph and in tabular form. [43369/26]