485. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has had engagement with relevant stakeholders, including those who benefit from cohesion policy programmes, or EU counterparts, regarding proposals within the ReArm Europe package to allow cohesion policy programmes and funding to be used for defence purposes; and if he will make a state…
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486. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12159/25]
487. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body …
488. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that bod…
489. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a …
490. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total amount invested in the OPW’s projects nationally for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12224/25]
491. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of EU-owned OEM IT brands represented in ITC016F the Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision Of Network And Firewall Products, Solutions, Ancillary Equipment and Associated Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12300/25]
492. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how many official State guests have stayed overnight in Farmleigh House for each of the past 25 years. [12324/25]
493. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list all the OEM IT brands that were successful in TC016F Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of network and firewall products, solutions, ancillary equipment and associated services along with their headquarter nationality, in tabular form. [12354/25]
494. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he, along with the Office of Public Works, will detail the extent to which the town of Shannon, County Clare, has flooded since the 1960s; the future flooding events predicted to happen in this town as global sea levels rise; the mitigating measures that have been and will be put in place to protect th…
495. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 22 January 2024, to provide an update on the project; the number of landowners being consulted; the details of the rollout of the individual property protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12527/25]
496. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the ownership of a property (details supplied) will be transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12697/25]
497. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12925/25]
498. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the status of a national data centre policy; whether the Government is in the process of drafting it; when it is likely to be completed; and what the arrangements are for public consultation. [10844/25]
499. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that the expansion of the Appeals Centre Europe to additional social media platforms is effective; how the oversight of these platforms will be integrated into existing regulatory frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12633/25]
500. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role of Coimisiún na Meán in assessing the decisions of the Appeals Centre Europe, particularly in cases where platforms fail to abide by EU law, including what actions the agency will take if it finds that platforms are not complying with the centre’s rulings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12634/25]
501. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has engaged with their French counterparts with regard to creating a blocking minority within the European Union to the Mercosur Free Trade Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12640/25]
502. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given that the Appeals Centre Europe has ruled against a company (details supplied) in half of its decisions, how the Government plans to support the centre in holding social media giants accountable for content moderation failures; the measures in place to ensure that platforms adhere to the centre’s rulings; and if he will make a statem…
503. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in light of the 1,500 complaints received by the newly established Appeals Centre Europe, how the Government is ensuring that social media platforms (details supplied) comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act by providing accessible and transparent avenues for users to challenge content moderation decisions; and if he will make a stateme…
504. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of critical skills employment permits that have been granted for registered nurses, registered midwives, between 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10568/25]
505. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to review, revise or update the Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Strategy dated July 2022 and in particular in the area of ‘islanded’ data centre developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10572/25]
506. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review the refusal of the work permit renewal application for a person [details supplied]. [10605/25]
507. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the options available to a person (details supplied) to remain working longer within the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10724/25]
508. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is aware that asbestos sheets had been used for the construction of the (details supplied), and if the Department will have these sheets removed in a safe manner. [10743/25]
509. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and value of claims by Gardaí who were injured during the course of their duties post-2022 that were processed by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (details supplied) [10770/25]