Departmental Expenditure

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Questions (849)

Gary Gannon

Question:

849. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of expenditure by her Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [5623/26]

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Minister for Children, Disability and Equality

This Department has no expenditure on paid verification services or any other verified account products on this platform for any of the years indicated.

This Department does not hold such data on expenditure by bodies, agencies or organisations under its aegis. For detailed information on expenditure by agencies under the Department's remit, members are advised to contact the agencies directly.