Written answers
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Covid-19 Pandemic
61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration has been given to extending the Covid recognition payment to other workers who continued to attend work during the... - Flexible Work Practices
62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps his Department is taking to facilitate remote working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11384/22] - Pension Provisions
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to a previous Parliamentary Question on the pension scheme of retired RTÉ employees that a decision on such schemes was not... - Covid-19 Pandemic
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative additional expenditure undertaken due to the Covid pandemic since February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the... - Office of Public Works
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken by the Office of Public Works to ensure that buildings it has responsibility for are fully accessible for persons... - Departmental Data
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the increase or decrease in public expenditure in each of the past 20 years including the estimate for 2022; the steps being taken to... - Flexible Work Practices
72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to revise upward the Programme for Government commitment to move to 20% remote and or home working in light of the high demand... - Coastal Protection
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 20 January 2022, the timeline for the expected completion of the report of the... - Departmental Staff
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the salaries and pensions paid out to special advisors to Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department in 2020 and 2021, broken... - An Garda Síochána
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that gardaí have been told the new uniform is unsuitable for court appearances; his... - Departmental Expenditure
76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the impact on public expenditure of the recently announced measures to help address cost of living issues; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to the public finances of renting and leasing buildings from private property owners in total and broken down by Department or... - Departmental Expenditure
78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount of funding allocated for salaries and pensions by year and Department; and the percentage that this represented of... - Semi-State Bodies
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that outstanding increases to pensions for semi-State workers are being authorised and paid over to pensioners by all... - Public Sector Pay
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered revisiting the current public sector pay agreement before the expiration at the end of 2022 considering the real... - Service Level Agreements
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role that he plays in the negotiation of the service level agreements at HSE level. [11473/22] - Public Procurement Contracts
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made in transforming the various public procurement protocols to embrace circular economy principles. [11136/22] - Legislative Measures
83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of and position regarding the proposed timeline for enactment of the regulation of lobbying (amendment) Bill 2022; and if he... - Judicial Reviews
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public infrastructure projects that have been delayed by the legal action take over the River Bride project; and if he will... - Departmental Funding
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that his Department chose to discontinue funding which led to the winding-up of an organisation (details supplied); the reason... - Departmental Expenditure
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the recently announced package on the cost of living will require any revised estimates to be introduced; and if he will make a... - Departmental Priorities
87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he proposes to take, if any, to combat inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11314/22] - Heritage Projects
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the progress made with respect to the development and restoration of a house and gardens (details supplied); and if... - Flood Risk Management
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to alleviate constrictions to the flow of water in the Shannon Callows between Athlone and Meelick; and if he will... - Office of Government Procurement
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding switching to green procurement in the Office of Government Procurement and the progress to date; and if he will... - Office of Public Works
95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the Office of Public Works has to improve access and facilities including safe parking for buses, bicycles, ponies, traps and... - Land Issues
96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department in the course of consultation with landowners on its primary function of flood defence infrastructure in future... - Ethics in Public Office
97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the planned changes regarding Standards in Public Office rules and regulations; the expected timeframe for the finalisation... - Public Expenditure Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that are being taken to improve financial accountability and transparency in the funding provided by Government to the... - Office of Public Works
102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent of the OPW’s engagement to date with other State Agencies regarding advancing the tender for the new Garda Station for... - Departmental Priorities
104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures his Department is taking to mitigate pressures on the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11506/22] - Heritage Centres
105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the position of the Céide Fields visitor centre incorporating a new exhibition and interpretation... - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider increased investment in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General to ensure the high quality audit of public... - Heritage Projects
108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has an action plan or ideas for increasing the number of tourists or visitors to the Loughcrew megalithic tombs; and... - Flood Risk Management
109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood defence projects the OPW has planned for County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11026/22] - National Treatment Purchase Fund
111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the impact on public finances of the of the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the likelihood that that impact will grow... - Heritage Sites
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has an action plan or ideas for increasing the number of tourists or visitors to the Hill of Tara; and if he will make... - Departmental Funding
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the support provided by the Office of Public Works for the maintenance and development of Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork during the... - Departmental Priorities
117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the implementation of well-being budgets and their use in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Spending Code
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department gathers and collates data from sponsoring agencies and Departments concerning quality assurance compliance with the... - National Development Plan
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the key priorities in 2022 under the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11369/22] - Flood Risk Management
122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position on advancing flood defence at Baile Mhuirne and Baile Mhic Íre, County Cork; and if he will make a...
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