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

Jack Chambers: Skellig Michael is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in State Ownership. The conservation and presentation of the island is the responsibility of the Office of Public Works (OPW). The OPW manages access to the Island by way of a license or permit system whereby a specific number of boat operators are granted permits to carry visitors to the Island in a given season. The OPW undertook an open...

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

Jack Chambers: Skellig Michael is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in State Ownership. The conservation and presentation of the island is the responsibility of the Office of Public Works (OPW). The OPW manages access to the Island by way of a license or permit system whereby a specific number of boat operators are granted permits to carry visitors to the Island in a given season. The OPW undertook an open...

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

Jack Chambers: Skellig Michael is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in State Ownership. The conservation and presentation of the island is the responsibility of the Office of Public Works (OPW). The OPW manages access to the Island by way of a license or permit system whereby a specific number of boat operators are granted permits to carry visitors to the Island in a given season. The OPW undertook an open...

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

Jack Chambers: The Commissioners of Public Works (OPW) have a 99 year leasehold interest in the property referred to, dating from 1st August 1927. This term will expire on 31st July 2026 and the OPW has the option to renew the lease on a year to year basis subject to 6 months advance notice being given to the owner of the property. The property is being used by the Irish Coast Guard and, as a suitable...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parking Provision (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility on behalf of the State for managing and maintaining a substantial and complex estate of approximately 2,500 properties. This extensive and diverse portfolio of State properties includes office accommodation for all Government Departments, the property estate for An Garda Síochána and numerous properties for many State Agencies....

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

Jack Chambers: Securing value for money is an ongoing priority for this Government and is at the heart of all decision making, at every stage of a policy or programme lifecycle. Delivering value for money is about securing the efficient and effective use of public resources in the pursuit of better public services, living standards and infrastructure for the people of Ireland. It is not solely concerned...

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

Jack Chambers: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is pleased to note that Comharchumann Dún Chaoin has secured funding for a playground to be located on lands owned by the OPW adjoining Ionad an Bhlascaoid/the Blasket Centre. I can assure the Deputy that my officials are working with the Chief State Solicitors Office to expedite the lease with Kerry County Council.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Office of Public Works is responsible for the conservation and presentation of over 780 National Monuments and 32 Historic Properties nationwide. The table below and attached outlines the 49 OPW heritage sites where visitor services are provided and where an admission fee is charged to gain entry. This table also outlines where credit/debit card facilities are available currently. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: As outlined in the Programme for Government 2025: Securing Ireland’s Future, the Government is committed to ensuring that Government Departments, local authorities, and State agencies lead by example in climate action, integrating sustainability into all aspects of the Public Service. My Department has an important role to play across a range of areas in the achievement of our...

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

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are no services, grants, loans and payments made available to individuals or households by my Department or the bodies under its aegis, with the exception of the Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme by the Office of Public Works. The Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme was introduced by the Government in 2017 to address the very serious flooding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no current contracts with the company in question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The National Lottery is a significant asset which plays an important role in generating funds for Good Causes throughout Ireland and across a range of areas including sport and recreation, culture and heritage, community health, the arts, and youth affairs. The National Lottery Fund transferred €235m to the Exchequer in 2024. Approximately, €6 billion has been raised for Good...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 640 and 641 together. The National Lottery is a significant asset which plays an important role in generating funds for Good Causes throughout Ireland and across a range of areas including sport and recreation, culture and heritage, community health, the arts, and youth affairs. The National Lottery Fund transferred €235m to the Exchequer in 2024....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: My Department has responsibility for Civil Service workforce relations and HR policies, including policies related to equality, diversity and inclusion. The development and delivery of policies and programmes relating to disability inclusion is a key focus of the work of the EDI Policy Unit in the Department, in line with commitments under Better Public Services 2030. In 2022, the most...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department is set out in the table below. Year Percentage of employees who disclosed a disability 2015 5.10% 2016 4.58% 2017 5.01% 2018 4.48% 2019 4.78% 2020 4.07% ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 644, 645, 646 and 647 together. I understand that the decision to cease the routine issue of paper payslips was made by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform early in the previous decade as part of the Public Service Reform Programme and a wider Government strategy to digitalise public services. Since its establishment in 2014, the NSSO has had...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Death Certificates (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP), a division of my department, is the national authority on public procurement, with responsibility for all procurement policy and legislation in the State. There is no ethical procurement policy for which the OGP is responsible. The OGP advice to all Public Bodies is that the 2014 Public Procurement Directives allow individual Contracting Authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: As I announced on 15 April last, I am undertaking a series of actions over the coming months to meet the Programme for Government's objective of accelerating the delivery of critical economic infrastructure. Part of the work plan will involve the creation of a new Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce, which I will chair. The taskforce’s membership will comprise a small number of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Consultations (29 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: Work on the review of the National Development Plan is underway across Government to inform effective prioritisation of scarce resources in line with the ambition of the review to allocate funding towards the supporting infrastructure required to deliver 300,000 homes by 2030 and to boost our international competitiveness. As part of this review, a focused public consultation will take...