Parliamentary questions

134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine pay and other incentives to encourage people to undertake training in areas of staff shortage in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/25]

135. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the actions he and the Government are taking to improve the delivery of, and value for money in, infrastructure in the State. [27450/25]

136. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 13 February 2025, for an update on the plans to review and strengthen the ethics in public office legislation, following the completion of the review of the statutory framework in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

137. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if profiled public expenditure is currently in line with expectations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27905/25]

138. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of running Stewart’s House on an annual basis; and the number of occasions he has stayed there since assuming office. [17198/25]

139. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the progress of works at an OPW site (details supplied); when he expects the site to be reopened to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/25]

140. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of capital that will be made available, and when, to ensure that major infrastructure projects are delivered under the National Development Plan, the review of which is to be completed in July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/25]

141. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of projects overseen by the Office of Public Works for which the outturn was greater than the initial estimated cost; the total estimated costs of such projects; and the total outturn for the years 2023, 2024, 2025. [28017/25]

142. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine the need for a pay rise in the public sector to take account of the increased cost of living in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/25]

143. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on his guidelines on the use of AI for better public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27873/25]

144. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the new accelerating infrastructure taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27893/25]

145. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measurement that has been carried out of the impact on carbon emissions of expanding the use of AI in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28130/25]

146. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the work of the new infrastructure division in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27740/25]

147. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the National Development Plan Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28161/25]

148. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding the procurement review, if he will outline the timelines relevant to the process. [27883/25]

149. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 4 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27990/25]

150. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the budgetary measures he is planning to address staffing shortages across key areas of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28131/25]

151. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the anticipated output of the accelerated infrastructure taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27732/25]

152. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the way in which he is ensuring that increased public expenditure focuses on enhancing our competitiveness, supporting diversification and innovation of our enterprise sector, and investing in our national infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27904/25]

153. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the progress that has been made on the National Development Plan review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27885/25]

154. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the progress of Department schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28177/25]

155. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in view of the Government's recent decision to commence a review of the National Development Plan, if he will outline the criteria to be used to prioritize infrastructure projects; the way in which public consultation will shape the final recommendations; and if he will make a statemen…

156. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27741/25]

157. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a report on his attendance at the informal General Affairs Council (Cohesion) in Warsaw; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27719/25]

158. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on work being done on an evidence-based assessment of the barriers impeding timely infrastructure development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27894/25]