Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of any overspends exceeding €500,000 on projects undertaken or commissioned by his Department or by any State or semi-State body under the aegis of his Department in each of the past five years; if so, the number and extent of any such overspends, in tabular form; to outline the plans to ascertain levels of such overspends; the further plans to ensure that such information is reported to his Department in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. I am advised by my officials that my Department has not incurred any overspends exceeding €500,000 on projects undertaken or commissioned in the period since its establishment and to the present date.

Regarding bodies and agencies under my Department’s remit, while these are operational matters for the agencies themselves, my officials are taking steps to ascertain if there are projects where spending has significantly exceeded the approved budget and to ensure that such information is reported in a timely fashion.