Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Annual Report 2024: Expenditure and Activities Summary (data.oireachtas.ie)

• Total 2024 expenditure: €167.22 million, underspend of €1.33 million (0.8%).
• Parliamentary activity: 751 committee meetings, 50,000+ questions, 48 Acts enacted.
• Dáil membership expanded from 160 to 174; 88 new members after November general election.
• New three-year budget of €565 million secured for 2025-2027.

"The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Annual Report for 2024 details expenditure of €167.22 million against a budget of €168.55 million, an underspend of 0.8%. Parliamentary activity included 83 Dáil sittings, 76 Seanad sittings, 751 committee meetings with over 2,235 witnesses, 50,000 parliamentary questions, 93 Bills initiated, and 48 enacted. Staffing comprised 740 full-time equivalent Commission staff and 467 members' staff. The report covers the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil and the general election transition, with Dáil membership increasing from 160 to 174. Funding of €565 million was allocated for 2025-2027."