Questions

238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are plans to provide amenities such as public lighting, picnic tables, information signage, QR codes to link to previous use on an OPW site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27413/25]

239. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is a record of the works completed to date on an OPW site (details supplied); if there are plans for further works to be carried out; if so, the timeframe for same; if this information will be available online to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27414/25]

240. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the policy, in general, that his Department has set regarding determining the date of promotion in the Civil Service; and if there are any circumstances where the date of promotion could be considered to be a date prior to the signing of the contract by the successful candidate. [27608/25]

241. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if funding from the infrastructure, climate and nature fund will be directed towards major infrastructure projects undertaken by the state; if that fund will be ringfenced specifically for climate initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27657/25]

242. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of times the strategic infrastructure unit in his Department has met since its inception; to provide a breakdown of Departments and agencies that were present at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27673/25]

243. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will instruct the OPW to conduct a flood risk review in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27694/25]

244. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a status update on the Civil Service Regulation and Public Service Management (Amendment) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27707/25]

245. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department have been made aware of the potential repercussions of removal of provisions currently contained in the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive which may be subject to alteration or removal as part of the EU Omnibus package relating to risk-based approach to due diligence, harmonised civil liability regime…

246. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is planning to push at EU Council level for the retention of provisions currently contained in the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive which may be watered down or removed in the Omnibus package relating to the risk-based approach to due diligence, harmonised civil liability regime, the requirement to …

247. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current number of work permits allocated for motor/auto mechanics; the number therein of the car mechanic quota and of the HGV/bus mechanic quota that have been issued; if he has any plans to review those quotas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26746/25]

248. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the IDA’s plans to increase investment and employment in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26831/25]

249. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Department versus tho…

250. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total number of…

251. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the reason. [27…

252. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what the consideration price for the land sold in Greystones, for the purposes of the development of the Greystones media campus, was exactly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/25]

253. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any flexibility is allowed in determining eligibility for an employment permit, in relation to the advertisement period of 28 days required under the labour market needs test; if each application is determined fully on its merits; if fully qualified and eligible applicants applying for positions that are needed in the economy can be …

254. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the process being put in place to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to "Examine ways to facilitate people who are on work permits to move jobs more easily and legally, while protecting the integrity of the immigration system"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27573/25]

255. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to address the delay with work permits issuing for HGV drivers; his response to a letter from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27668/25]

256. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the representations made by businesses and business groups to his Department on the housing crisis in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27706/25]

257. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the provision in the European Commission’s Omnibus I proposal to deviate from existing international standards by doing away with the risk based approach to due diligence that it formerly championed and instead restrict the duty to direct suppliers, as an approach that experience from Germany shows can result in a burden…

258. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that the Government will follow countries such Spain and support a harmonised civil liability approach in current EU Council negotiations on the Omnibus so that the result of the Omnibus does not leave companies to face 27 different legal regimes to determine the repercussions of failing to conduct proper human rights …

259. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will adhere to the Government’s climate related commitments and defend the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, requiring companies to put into effect their climate transition plans rather than allowing companies to set their own standards which has proven to lead to the point of climate catastrophe; and if he will ma…

260. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will defend the requirement to engage effectively with stakeholders including trade unions and civil society in current negotiations on the Omnibus as the Government did when it voted to pass the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive rather than cutting so many of those who are central to detecting risks and impacts out…

261. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school secretaries will be given public service status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27701/25]

262. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that private entities are offering online grinds to prepare for standardised tests at primary school level; if she will take steps to prohibit such practices as they inhibit the function of, and rationale for, State testing. [26691/25]