19. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeframe for the establishment of the new Public Spending Efficiency Taskforce. [74526/26]
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34. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 1 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51378/26]
80. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 5 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51379/26]
374. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the Minister, Department, office, or unit that has operational responsibility for the implementation of the Government digital wallet. [45843/26]
375. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures being put in place to ensure that the Government digital wallet remains genuinely optional in practice; and that citizens who do not use it are not disadvantaged in accessing public services. [45844/26]
376. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the specific safeguards that will prevent the Government digital wallet from becoming a de facto mandatory access mechanism for public services. [45845/26]
377. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether privacy impact assessments, data protection impact assessments, security assessments, or plain-English privacy architecture documents for the Government digital wallet will be published before full rollout. [45846/26]
378. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Government digital wallet will use persistent identifiers, identity matching, or any mechanism that could enable cross-service tracking or profiling. [45847/26]
379. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation which body is responsible for monitoring whether “digital by default” policies are becoming “digital only” in practice, particularly for older citizens and digitally excluded groups. [45848/26]
380. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the commitments in the Digital Inclusion Roadmap are being measured, reported, and enforced; and whether any measurable outcomes or accountability structures exist. [45849/26]
381. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether digital exclusion risks in essential private-sector services, including banking, utilities, telecommunications, insurance, and healthcare access, are being assessed as part of the wider Government digital wallet programme. [45850/26]
382. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a formal public consultation report will be published showing how privacy, accessibility, and inclusion concerns raised by citizens have influenced the design of the Government digital wallet. [45851/26]
383. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason correspondence from a citizen raising issues regarding the digital wallet since July 2025 has not received a substantive answer; and the process that exists for citizens to obtain clear ownership and accountability on digital wallet concerns. [45852/26]
27. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of capital investment planned for OPW sites in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown during 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40273/26]
7. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome, NSO, 5 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27477/26]
32. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 1 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27476/26]
45. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the additional funding allocated under this NSO following the review of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70595/25]
85. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 5 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the additional funding allocated under this NSO following the review of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70594/25]
39. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his response to the recent IMF report on the Irish economy, especially in relation to the areas under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39789/25]
50. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which public expenditure to date in 2025 compares to the same period in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39790/25]
634. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether the OPW Chair, senior officials, or the Minister have visited Explorium since it fully reopened in May 2024 in-person to assess its facilities in the context of OPW plans to build a second science centre 10km away from Explorium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19328/25]
635. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether the value-for-money analysis on the National Children’s Science Centre has started yet; when he expects this analysis to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19329/25]
636. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the Government Department responsible for funding future operational expenses of the National Children’s Science Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19330/25]
637. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has sought independent expert analysis to ensure the proposed new National Children’s Science Centre will not replicate exhibits already available at Explorium, as referenced by (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19331/25]