Questions

352. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he has been approached by the Minister for Transport to give Ministerial consent to the sale of the retail units in the General Post Office Arcade to the rear of the General Post Office in Dublin City Centre; if so, when and if he will ensure that they are made available for letting…

353. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the parts of the whole GPO site that are currently under the ownership of the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37921/25]

194. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works could liaise with a landowner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36777/25]

195. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to intervene and urgently address the huge delays with regard to the signing of a lease for a playground to be developed in conjunction with Kerry County Council on OPW lands at An Cheathrúin, Dún Chaoin, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36785/2…

196. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will reform his Department’s capital expenditure programme by giving longer-term financial commitments, for example, ten to 15 years, to all arms of the State responsible for delivering infrastructure, such as Irish Rail, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Uisce Éireann, and so on, as th…

72. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department collates data on the level of expenditure across Government in relation to the adoption of AI; if there are plans to establish a fund to support the innovative use of AI across Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36330/25]

73. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will put out a contract for the provision of mobile tea, coffee and light refreshments service at Casino Marino, Dublin 3, in time for the 2026 season. [36504/25]

74. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW has acquired a site for the provision of a new divisional headquarters for the Garda north division; and, if not, when the OPW expects to acquire a site. [36505/25]

75. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update regarding the completion of the national children's science centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36546/25]

282. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the application for a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36141/25]

283. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there is a clause in public contracts to ensure the contractors winning public contracts must pay the industrial going rate to its employees for the services they deliver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35263/25]

284. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the concept of the living wage has been adopted for public tenders for services, whereby the winner of the award must ensure minimum pay being set for its employees of the living wage to win the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35264/25]

285. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether all tenders worth €10 million or more for public service delivery are awarded on the lowest price tender received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35265/25]

286. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the weighting or marks as a percentage of the total mark awarded to the lowest price applicants for public services tender competitions awarded by his Department in the past 5 years for tenders worth €10 million or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35266/25]

287. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the weighting or marks as a percentage of the total mark awarded that is guaranteed to applicants who qualify for public services contract tender competitions run by his Department in the past five years for tenders worth €10 million or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

288. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or his forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whet…

289. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider raising the national public procurement tender threshold for goods and services from €50,000 to €143,000 in line with the EU threshold, to support micro enterprises, reduce administrative burden, promote sustainability, and enhance value for money, while maintaining complianc…

290. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on an urgent matter regarding sculptures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35354/25]

291. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the fiscal space projected to be available in Budget 2025 for new current and capital spending. [35452/25]

292. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the data resources available to individuals seeking up-to-date, accurate information on their exposure to flood risk; the frequency with which data and resources are updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35458/25]

293. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker earning under €100 thousand receives a pay increase of 10% in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35647/25]

294. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when an assessment was last made by the OPW of the levels of asbestos in Garda stations across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35720/25]

295. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is satisfied that public bodies are compliant with their obligations for disclosing procurement information, in light of the Information Commissioner's ruling (details supplied), if he will be reminding this body of their obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [357…

296. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a person can transfer their three years with the OPW to a local authority for pension purposes, State Pension Contributory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35742/25]

297. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the new infrastructure unit in his Department has been tasked with preparing an infrastructure priorities list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35753/25]