Questions

319. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of new public sector jobs created in each of the past five years, disaggregated by civil service, local government, HSE, education, and other public bodies; and if this data can be compared with new employment figures provided by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment i…

320. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department monitors or oversees the grant aid and service-level agreements made between the HSE and organisations funded under section 38 and section 39 of the Health Act 2007; and to outline what role, if any, his Department plays in the governance, financial reporting, or performance r…

321. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will direct the OPW to extend the opening hours at Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery’ Sligo (details supplied). [32196/25]

322. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if, in relation to the incorrect pension related payments to Ministers and civil servants, he will identify the number of Ministers/Ministers of State who will be required to make repayments/incur deductions; if there is a date by which these overpayments must be returned; and if he will mak…

323. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount owed in underpayments in terms of the pensions of public servants in respect of the NSSO pension issue review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32320/25]

324. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount owed by the State to public service pensioners arising from the NSSO pension issue review; the sums of money and the numbers involved in the form of bands and at intervals of €5,000; when these monies will be able to be recouped by those affected; and if he will make a statement on…

325. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the solicitors acting on behalf of the Office of Public works have completed the necessary legal and administrative steps to progress the relocation of the Turoe Stone. [32490/25]

326. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the mon…

327. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the engagement process for the NSSO pension errors recently identified by a review; if those who have been affected by the errors have the option of legal redress; and if all payments identified in error will be recouped in full by all concerned. [32517/25]

328. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation where in the Freedom of Information Act 2014 it authorises the Information Commissioner to develop and deliver training modules for and to public bodies, considering section 8(11) of the Act stipulates this is the responsibility of each respective Minister. [32525/25]

329. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Information Commissioner justifies wasting his experienced staff's time and effort to develop and deliver training modules for public bodies when he only closed 51% of cases in 2023 within the four months stipulated at section 22(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [3…

330. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Information Commissioner maintains his independence under section 43(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 when both training and reviewing the self-same public bodies. [32527/25]

331. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of staff who left the Office of the Information Commissioner during 2023; the number of exit interviews conducted; the three main reasons for leaving the office; and the number of exiting staff who expressed dissatisfaction with the way in which the Office of the Information Commissio…

332. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Information Commissioner rates the experience of his team, considering that paragraph 4 page 27 of his predecessor's briefing document said the office had a relatively inexperienced team overall. [32529/25]

333. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32645/25]

334. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current number of staff in the National Shared Service Office who have applied through the civil service mobility scheme to transfer to a position elsewhere in the civil service. [32675/25]

335. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Financial Management Shared Services Project; the number of bodies that have migrated to the new system; if the number of bodies that have migrated to the new system is up to date with the agreed project timeline from the project's commen…

336. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline the spending to date on the development, implementation and roll out of the financial management shared services system, by company, the timeline, the purpose and desired or completed output, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32680/25]

337. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline any further procurement or tendering required for the completion of the Financial Management Shared Services Project by the NSSO; if any further procurement of tender packages sit outside the original business case accepted by his Department; the estimated cost of further pack…

338. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of data breaches reported by the National Shared Service Office to the Data Protection Commissioner in each of the years 2021 to 2024, and to date in 2025, respectively; if the National Shared Service Office has been audited by the Data Protection Commissioner; and if he will make a s…

339. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of civil servants employed across all Government Departments, by grade, for each of the years 2015 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32751/25]

340. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the application for planning permission for a car park for (details supplied) will be submitted; if his Department is still engaging with a centre on the opening of a car park there; if essential service vehicles will be included in the use of said car park; and if he will make a statement…

341. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a breakdown in the cost of running a property (details supplied) in 2024 while it was closed to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32790/25]

342. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he exercised his power under the Arts Act 2004 to refuse to consent to the proposal by the Arts Council for the reappointment of its director; if he disagreed with the business case submitted in support of the proposal; if so, the nature of the disagreement; and if he will make a statement o…

343. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has had any engagement with An Post in relation to section 8.22 of the Code of Practice in respect of any material acquisition or disposal of land, buildings or other material assets; and, if so, the nature of that engagement. [32802/25]