Departmental Expenditure

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Questions (1162)

Gary Gannon

Question:

1162. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cost per account; the total annual cost incurred; the procurement basis under which these services were purchased, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5643/26]

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Written answers

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Deputy James Lawless)

My Department does not pay for premium access or verification on this platform. The Department account has a "grey tick", which is verification provided by the platform to indicate a Government organisation account, which is not a premium or paid service.

The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with their query.

Aegis Body Contacts