Written answers
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Civil Service
8. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the Civil Service Renewal 2024 Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2548/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on plans for a pandemic bonus for front-line public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the... - Flood Risk Management
15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of the OPW drainage and flood relief programme for County Clare in 2022. [2433/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps the OPW has taken to improve ventilation in properties under its aegis in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic; the funding... - Cybersecurity Policy
18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures planned or in progress to upgrade and improve the resilience of the State’s IT systems across the civil service and... - Office of Public Works
20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a site for a community playground in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Public Parks
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an update will be provided on the implementation of the recommendations and next steps from the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate measures have been taken in respect of public expenditure and reform to withstand... - Heritage Sites
23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Office of Public Works engagement to protect the Glendruid Dolmen in Brennanstown, Dún Laoghaire; and if efforts... - Capital Expenditure Programme
25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital expenditure allocated for infrastructure projects for County Cork for 2022; the projects for which this funding will be... - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has a workplace policy on domestic and sexual violence and abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60806/21] - Departmental Staff
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the salary costs associated with the secretary general of each Department in 2021. [1748/22] - Public Procurement Contracts
28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review the guidelines issued by the Office of Government Procurement to Departments; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Expenditure
29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to the public service in 2021 of remote working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2358/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding provided to date to support the economy and society in dealing with the challenges caused by Covid-19; and if he... - Crime Prevention
31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of funding for the Community Safety Innovation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2342/22] - National Broadband Plan
33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his role and that of his Department in the implementation of the National Broadband Plan; if he received or contributed to monitoring... - Flood Risk Management
34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on a national policy on flooding which was to have regard to climate change and was committed to in the Programme for... - Departmental Expenditure
36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2545/22] - Construction Industry
37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made on the Programme for Government commitment to enhance productivity in the construction sector, including using modern... - Departmental Expenditure
38. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of expenditure in 2022 that has been allocated in relation to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2547/22] - Departmental Staff
39. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Government employees by Department that waived a portion of their salary in 2021; and the cost savings delivered in each... - Flood Risk Management
40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if further consideration to an amendment of the Arterial Drainage Act 1945 will include additional waterways including the River Erne... - Coastal Protection
41. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had with the National Coastal Change Management Strategy Steering Group in 2021 and to date in 2022; if he will... - Houses of the Oireachtas Commission
43. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the process by which changes to remuneration for those employed under the scheme for secretarial assistance is decided; and if he will... - Protected Disclosures
44. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to improve the whistleblowing regime and to increase the accountability of the civil service and broader public... - Public Sector Staff
46. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he plans to take in relation to the recommendation from the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours that public... - Freedom of Information
47. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine the costs related to the freedom of information regime regarding High Court challenges taken by Departments or public... - Economic Policy
49. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he and his Department have identified new or serious issues likely to impact on economic performance with particular... - Capital Expenditure Programme
50. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the composition of the €580 million unused gross capital expenditure allocation for 2021 as identified in the end of... - Public Sector Pay
51. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether public sector pay increases of 1% to 2% will be wiped out and public servants will essentially be taking a pay cut... - Public Sector Staff
52. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of additional new civil and public service positions the State is expected to create in 2022; the number of retirements in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
53. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of expenditure in 2021 related to Covid-19; the way this compared to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2546/22] - Flood Risk Management
54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 16 November 2021, the status of the flood relief works in the Spanish Arch area of Galway... - Programme for Government
56. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures to be undertaken by his Department in 2022 to progress the Programme for Government commitment to a well-being framework; if... - Civil Service
57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of remote working in terms of the Civil Service Renewal 2030 Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2341/22] - Capital Expenditure Programme
58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reforms that are planned to the spending code and the procurement rules for capital expenditure to ensure full expenditure of all... - Public Sector Staff
59. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the report of the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours; if the Government is accepting the... - Court Accommodation
60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the Office of Public Works refurbishment of Carlow courthouse railings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Ethics in Public Office
61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider as part of his review of the ethics framework making the registrable interests of the person occupying the position... - Public Expenditure Policy
62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action being taken to in relation to delays in infrastructure projects under the public expenditure code; and if he will make a... - Houses of the Oireachtas Commission
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the ongoing review into the terms and conditions of political staff in the Houses of the Oireachtas. [2479/22] - Departmental Expenditure
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of allocated funds that went unspent in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2549/22] - Flood Risk Management
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will investigate the ongoing issue with flooding at Faxbridge roundabout in Clonakilty, County Cork following on from the OPW... - Departmental Expenditure
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of gross capital expenditure in 2021; the amount that has been allocated for 2022 in this regard; and if he will make a... - Capital Expenditure Programme
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of efforts to streamline the delivery of large-scale capital projects; the steps he is taking to ensure cost-effective and...
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