Parliamentary questions

159. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his priorities for Ireland’s Cohesion Policy post-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27721/25]

160. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the series of actions he has proposed to accelerate the delivery of strategic infrastructure and to support the delivery of housing and improvements in competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27888/25]

161. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27770/25]

162. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the improvements being made in how Government Departments “report capital spending on an annual basis to ensure greater transparency and oversight of expenditure on a regional basis”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28806/25]

304. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to address the issue of abnormally low tenders in large capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27882/25]

305. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the public sector climate action mandate applies to the OPW; if so, the measures that have been taken by the OPW to comply with this mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26456/25]

306. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the construction of the National Children’s Science Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26320/25]

307. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is concerned that continued flights through Irish airspace of aircraft carrying munitions to Israel are in violation of Ireland’s policy of military neutrality; the steps he will take to defend Irish neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18056/25]

308. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on a new Garda station in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28428/25]

309. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has considered the ongoing genocide in Gaza as part of the public procure strategy for government departments and public bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26457/25]

310. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the approval process for the proposed 1.4% increase in pensions and deferred pensions for members of the an post superannuation scheme, as submitted by An Post on 26 January 2025; if he will confirm the current status of the business case submitted by An Post; t…

311. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a breakdown of State-owned properties that are currently vacant, by county; the number of months they have been vacant for; the square foot of each property; if there are plans to find new occupiers; the stage these plans are at, for example, if new occupiers have been identified…

312. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason demand by Government Departments for staff from the 2024 Open Competition for Assistant Principal is so low; the number of candidates he expects to be recruited from this competition by September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28553/25]

313. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if further consideration has been given to the proposed reinternment of a person (details supplied) and the four other Invincibles in Glasnevin Cemetery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28572/25]

314. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the support his Department provides to the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service, to provide critical economic and value for money analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29166/25]

141. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to estimate the cost of installing solar panels on building owned by OPW where there is an excess of 80 car park spaces. [28149/25]

142. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide copies of documents released under freedom of information to this deputy (details supplied). [27793/25]

143. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the commitment to review the Civil Service Blended Working Policy Framework; when the review is expected to commence; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27849/25]

144. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of the recent works carried out by the OPW to the Marino Casino including the new cabin; the purpose of these works; whether any consultation took place given the architectural sensitivity of the monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27898/25]

145. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can provide the full year cost of funding five additional procurement specialists to establish a new Public Procurement Ombudsman in 2026 within the general Office of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27964/25]

146. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can provide the cost savings to the State in the year 2026 from a reduction in the salary top up of politicians including an Taoiseach, an Tánaiste, Ministers and Ministers of State by 25%, 50% and 75%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27965/25]

147. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of hiring five forensic accountants for the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27967/25]

148. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total revenue resulting from charges on admission to monuments and heritage sites by the Office of Public Works in each of the past ten years. [27998/25]

149. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the annual expenditure on courses for employees of public bodies to learn Irish from an organisation (details supplied) or any other provider, every year from 2015 to 2025. [27999/25]

150. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and Reform if he will report on the measures he is taking to provide flood relief and to guard against future threats in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28322/25]