Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Coastal Protection
846. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in addition to funding for coastal protection works at Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh, County Kerry, if he will provide funding for... - State Properties
847. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State-owned properties currently vacant in counties Wicklow and Wexford; their locations and the duration of vacancy; and... - Flood Relief Schemes
848. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and value of flood relief schemes completed, underway and planned in each local authority area, together with the current... - Public Sector Staff
849. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to task the Public Service Transformation Delivery Unit with prioritising the 20% target for new recruits to be proficient in... - Flood Risk Management
850. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will instruct the Office of Public Works to remove the classification of a flood zone on an area in County Clare which has not... - Public Services Provision
851. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the key performance indicators currently in use to assess public service reform programmes; the baseline targets set under each... - Capital Expenditure Programme
853. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail all major infrastructure projects approved or commenced in Cork county since 2020; the projected and actual delivery... - Departmental Policies
854. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that are currently funded to address inequalities in digital access across the country; and if he will make a statement on... - Capital Expenditure Programme
855. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the methodologies used in cost-benefit analysis for major capital projects; to provide examples of projected versus realised economic... - Departmental Consultations
856. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide details of public consultation processes undertaken in relation to infrastructure projects in Cork county since 2024,... - Flood Relief Schemes
857. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding allocated for flood relief projects in County Cork from 2020 to 2026, including projects in Cork north-west prioritised... - National Development Plan
858. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a list of all capital projects under the National Development Plan under his Department’s remit including OPW that... - Departmental Funding
859. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a schedule of all AI related projects funded through the Public Service Innovation Fund and Digital Transformation Fund since... - Departmental Staff
860. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and proportion of staff who have completed AI-related training programmes since January 2024; the levels of training,... - Office of Public Works
861. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the Office of Public Works is currently using AI technologies in the management of public buildings, heritage sites, maintenance... - Artificial Intelligence
862. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the Office of Public Works has undertaken any AI impact assessments in respect of AI-enabled systems used for flood forecasting;... - Office of Public Works
863. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Abbeyleix Garda Station in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in... - An Garda Síochána
864. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the proposed new Garda station at Northern Cross. [55436/26] - Office of Public Works
865. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the long-term plans for the old Intreo office on the Navan Road, Dublin 7; and if the OPW will consider leasing the facility to local... - Departmental Data
867. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to list all Government departments and agencies that are currently based in rented accommodation; and the cost of annual rent for each... - Departmental Expenditure
869. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 544 and 619 of 30 June 2026, the way in which the forecasted overspends of the Department of... - Expenditure Reviews
871. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efficiency and reform proposals that his Department has submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public... - Departmental Data
875. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [55586/26] - Office of Government Procurement
876. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of tenders that the Office of Government Procurement put out for the provision of hospitality staff during Ireland's... - Departmental Data
877. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding any product or service purchased from Japan by his Department in 2025 or to date in 2026, broken down by... - Small and Medium Enterprises
878. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures currently in place to ensure fair access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to public procurement opportunities;... - Flood Relief Schemes
879. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide the current projected timeframe for each flood relief scheme intended to protect settlements in east Cork affected by Storm... - Energy Infrastructure
880. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered designating large scale geological energy storage projects under the Critical Infrastructure Act 2026 process; and... - Departmental Data
881. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to re-instate the supplementary pension for members of uniformed services which was abolished under the post-2013... - Office of Public Works
882. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has received a request from An Garda Síochána or the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and... - State Properties
883. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a breakdown of State-owned properties that are currently vacant, by county; the number of months they have been vacant for;... - Office of Public Works
884. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding allocated to maintaining vacant properties owned by the OPW, broken down by property since they were originally vacated; the... - Flood Relief Schemes
886. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flood relief projects currently under construction and funded by the OPW; and the timeframe for each of those projects be completed,... - Protected Disclosures
887. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the provisions introduced by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, which amended the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, can be... - Pension Provisions
888. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average pensionable years of service upon retirement, by gender of employees of the public service; the average annual public... - Office of Public Works
889. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of buildings in the Office of Public Works estate that are fully wheelchair accessible; the number that are not; the... - Departmental Data
890. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount paid from public funds in lump sum fines and daily or periodic penalty payments arising from judgments of the Court of... - Office of Government Procurement
891. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a service (details supplied) was listed on the Office of Government Procurement framework for the provision of cleaning services... - Departmental Data
892. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the trend in total public expenditure over the past decade; the way these trends compare with key economic indicators including GDP... - State Properties
893. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of publicly-owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last previous use;... - Departmental Staff
894. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of WTE qualified legal advisers currently working within his Department, in tabular form. [56921/26] - Expenditure Reviews
895. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the process of establishing a Budget Oversight Group under Phase 5 of the new Expenditure Control and Escalation Process; the person or... - Departmental Data
896. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if minutes will be published for the two new Budgetary Oversight Groups in the Department of Education and Youth, and the Department of... - Departmental Correspondence
897. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the correspondence his Department has issued and-or received from a company (details supplied) regarding the Israeli Settlements in the... - Public Procurement Contracts
899. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in... - Artificial Intelligence
900. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the usage of artificial intelligence within his Department; the categories of usage; the usage of artificial intelligence within any... - Departmental Policies
901. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update in respect of the Digital Public Services Plan 2030 plans to commit to the digitalisation of 189 applicable key public... - Artificial Intelligence
902. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he can provide an update as to the usage of the Guidelines for the Responsible Use of AI in the Public Service; if his Department is... - Office of Public Works
903. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the Departmental policy in relation to the use of glyphosate-based herbicides by the Office of Public Works; and... - Expenditure Reviews
905. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide details of the rate of expenditure control levy applied across all Government departments; the estimated value of the levy in... - Office of Public Works
907. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of WTE qualified health and safety advisors that are directly employed by the OPW as of 15 July 2026; the civil service grade... - Commemorative Events
908. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans to commemorate the escape of Red Hugh O'Donnell from Dublin Castle; and if he will consider erecting a plaque onsite to... - Office of Public Works
909. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the Office of Public Works has undertaken or plans to undertake, a coastal erosion risk assessment in Rush, County Dublin; if... - Departmental Data
914. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants, service-level agreement funding and other public monies provided to non-governmental... - Departmental Expenditure
919. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by his Department and all bodies under his... - Artificial Intelligence
920. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an overview of the AI policy in place within his Department; if AI has been incorporated into any work streams; if AI is ever... - Ministerial Communications
921. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he uses personal emails for Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58684/26] - Industrial Relations
924. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether provision has been made, or is being considered within Budget 2027 to facilitate a negotiated settlement of outstanding... - Departmental Data
925. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures currently in place to prevent businesses engaging in cartel like behaviour in the sharing of public contracts; if sanctions... - An Garda Síochána
927. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the former Hollywood Garda Station in Wicklow; if title issues have been resolved; and if he will make a... - Office of Public Works
928. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on levels of vacancy across OPW properties; the properties vacant in the Phoenix Park, including the former Garda... - Housing Provision
929. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration has been given to increasing the amount of funding allocated for strategic infrastructure projects in Galway East,... - Local Authorities
930. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding is available to support cybersecurity and digital infrastructure within local authorities; and if he will make a statement on... - Artificial Intelligence
931. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the Government has conducted an assessment of the risks and opportunities associated with artificial intelligence across the... - Public Sector Pay
932. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the net cost to the exchequer of a 1% increase in the public sector pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59164/26] - Flood Relief Schemes
933. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on phase two of the wad river flood alleviation scheme, including the current stage of the project; the anticipated... - Office of Public Works
935. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail all the OPW-owned sites in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59407/26] - Flood Relief Schemes
936. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail, each allocation made to Louth County Council under the OPW's minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection... - Pension Provisions
938. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the interdepartmental working group looking at the procedures for qualifying for the payment of an... - Flood Relief Schemes
940. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding CFRAM in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59412/26] - National Development Plan
941. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the management of the NDP rollout and breaking into project financing; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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