Questions

385. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW has completed a ‘definitive project brief’ for 14-17 Moore Street, similar to the brief completed on the GPO. [55336/25]

386. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for the start and completion dates for all phases of works conducted thus far at 14-17 Moore Street since the purchase of each building by the State. [55337/25]

387. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the meaningful progress expected in 2026 at 14-17 Moore Street; the estimated timeframe for completing the application for Ministerial consent; and the length of time the process usually takes. [55338/25]

388. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the interim protective measures that have been put in place to mitigate against issues such as dry rot and timber decay at 14-17 Moore Street; and if it is intended to move some materials to a location off-site for treatment. [55339/25]

389. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the new building with ancillary visitor facilities is planned for construction at 8/9 Moore Street or 8/9 Moore Lane; and to provide an update on this project. [55340/25]

390. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 810 of 29 September 2025, the final cost of the works to install the netting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55341/25]

391. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where thes…

392. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on his Department’s development of ‘green budgeting’ analysis of expenditure allocations in order to align with performance reporting, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55495/25]

393. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on his Department’s work to support regeneration, repurposing and sustainable development of walking and cycling tracks and trails, and waterways, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55498/25]

394. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a work permit renewal (details supplied); if this will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54623/25]

395. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54698/25]

396. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/contract title; name and address of the awarde…

397. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish contract award notices for all contracts above €25,000; and if he will provide details of the monitoring or enforcement arrangements in place to ensure this requirement is met…

398. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to …

399. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for …

400. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on his Department’s work regarding the prioritisation of high impact projects with higher decarbonisation potential as part of their ongoing engagement strategy with clients, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55512/25]

401. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on his Department’s analysis of the price differential between the price of fossil fuels and the price of renewables, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55513/25]

402. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the new school building project for a school (details supplied) has gone to tender; and if the commencement for works is still on track for Q1/Q2 2026. [54563/25]

403. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidelines for children who are opted out of religious instruction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54564/25]

404. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of the five special schools at primary and post-primary level who have suspended and/or expelled the highest number of pupils in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [54574/25]

405. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff that have left a school (details supplied) in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and the wait-times for the replacement of those staff. [54575/25]

406. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if under the small schools scheme or an extension of such a scheme, the fourth teacher at a school (details supplied) can be maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54591/25]

407. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the processing of documentation currently with her Department in relation to the sale of a property (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54592/25]

408. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the construction of the new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54594/25]

409. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected timeline and steps her Department will take regarding the need for, planning and delivering of a new secondary schools or schools in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54606/25]