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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Communications (8 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Programme for Government has prioritised an early review of the National Development Plan (NDP), to be published this July. The aim of the Review is to improve our infrastructure, particularly water, energy, transport and housing. Improvements to this supporting economic infrastructure are necessary to enable the delivery of hundreds of thousands of additional homes and to boost our...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: Public services are provided through a mix of both public service and non-public service workforce. All public service employees have access to a public service pension scheme. Pension arrangements for non-public service employees are a matter for their respective employers. This Department would not have information in relation to the pension provisions for non-public service employees. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (8 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 657 and 658 together. The previous Parliamentary Questions referred to by the Deputy concerned the provision by my Department and bodies under its aegis of grant / capital funding programmes available to community and sporting organisations. My Department recently held a limited Call for Applications for Sponsorship Opportunities to enhance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (8 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Public Works (OPW) is advancing a significant redevelopment of the visitor facilities at Clonmacnoise, supported through the EU Just Transition Fund. Our project partners include the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Offaly County Council and Fáilte Ireland. This investment will deliver a substantial improvement to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (8 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: Since the announcement of €10m of funding from Shared Island for the enhancement of the visitor attraction at the Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre and Oldbridge Estate, the OPW has been working to progress this landmark project. The 500-acre Estate was acquired in 2000 in order to preserve and present the unique history of the Battle of the Boyne, and the visitor centre located...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (8 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Tender assessment and evaluation stage for a Main Contractor and Reserved Specialists for the Clonmel Garda Station project is now complete. Preferred Tenders for the Main Contract and for the Reserved Specialist mechanical, electrical and lift works have all been identified. The mandatory 'standstill period' has expired and the OPW has held...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (8 Sep 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Programme for Government 2025 set out the clear ambition to prioritise the delivery of transformative, critical and growth-enhancing infrastructure over the next five years. Ensuring this infrastructure is resilient to our changing climate is a key consideration. In the recently published National Development Plan 2026-2035, Ireland's long-term strategic investment plan, Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Summer Economic Statement (SES) was published on 22nd July. This document sets out the Governments overall fiscal parameters for Budget 2026. As outlined in the SES, an overall budgetary package of €9.4 billion has been agreed for Budget 2026. This comprises €7.9 billion in expenditure measures and €1.5 billion in taxation measures, reflecting our continued commitment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gaeltacht Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The recently published review of the National Development Plan (NDP) outlines the principal capital expenditure ceilings for the period 2026–2030. It is the most ambitious investment framework in the history of the Irish State, with €102.4 billion earmarked for capital spending. Each Government Department is now charged with the responsibility of formulating sector-specific and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gaeltacht Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: In the initial draft of the NDP review, some department names were those used before the recent transfer of functions. This has now been corrected, and the online version of the review shows the accurate and most up-to-date department names.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2026 (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: In 2021, the Government agreed a Well-being Framework for Ireland. This Framework consists of eleven dimensions which constitute the different aspects of well-being and contributes to the development of a holistic view of how Irish society is faring and informs government policy making and the budgetary process. The Well-being Framework is supported by a Well-being Information Hub...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The information requested by the Deputy seeking the amount spent by my Department on external legal fees is as follows: Year List the total annual expenditure on external legal fees 2021 €525,505 2022 €76,314 2023 €108,446 2024 €167,018 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 780 to 782, inclusive, together. Individual Accounting Officers are responsible for ensuring that their public procurement functions are discharged in line with the standard accounting and procurement rules and procedures and are accountable for expenditure incurred to deliver maximum value for money for the taxpayer. It is the responsibility of Individual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The information sought by the Deputy in respect of my Department is as follows: Year List the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements 2022 €76,314 2023 €108,446 2024 €167,018 2025 (to date) €31,968 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: My Department published the Public Service Performance Report 2024 (available on gov.ie) last month. This is the 9th annual Public Service Performance Report (PSPR). The PSPR is a key policy document in the Budgetary Cycle. It is an annual review and comprehensive account of the delivery of public services against commitments set out in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) for the preceding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: Better Public Services, published in May 2023, is a strategy to transform the delivery of public services and build trust. The vision of the strategy is to deliver inclusive, high quality public service provision that meets the needs and improves the lives of the people of Ireland. The strategy is framed around three core themes within a Public Service Transformation Framework one of which is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: As Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, I am responsible for setting the overall multi-annual capital expenditure ceilings for each Ministerial Vote Group as set out in the National Development Plan and Project Ireland 2040. My Department is also responsible for maintaining the national frameworks within which Departments operate to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Grant Payments (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: A number of Divisions in my Department provide grant funding under a number of programmes, as follows: Under the IGEES Research Fund, payments were made to other government departments: Year Total number of grant payments Value of Grant Payments 2020 2 €50,000 2021 1 €30,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Inquiries (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy may be aware, the budgetary process involves a range of inputs and engagements before culminating in the expenditure allocations for 2026 which will be set out on Budget day in Autumn. These include the National Economic Dialogue which took place earlier in the summer as well as the publication of the annual Summer Economic Statement last week, in which my Department, along...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The National Development Plan (NDP) Review 2025 was published on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, in line with the Programme for Government commitment. The review provides us with the potential to completely transform our built environment through permanent, sustained and sustainable interventions focused on the medium and long-term health of our economy and our country. Government has set out...