Parliamentary questions

359. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when Bailieborough Garda station is expected to be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25440/25]

360. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of funding has been ring fenced for the opening of Bailieborough Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25469/25]

361. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a breakdown of cost overruns stemming from capital projects under his Department's remit that were in excess of €100,000 at original cost projection and overran by 20% or from 2020 to 2025, across each county, detailing the name of the project, the original cost projection and the l…

362. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the specific terms under which the National Concert Hall site was allocated for the National Children's Science Museum project, including duration, cost-sharing, and oversight mechanisms; whether the OPW has assessed the impact of construction on the National Concert Hall's operations…

363. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will instruct the Office of Public Works to carry out a feasibility study to assess whether the remains of the Invincibles Joe Brady, Dan Curley, Mick Fagan, Tom Caffrey and Tim Kelly, can be reinterred in Glasnevin Cemetery from their unmarked graves in Kilmainham Gaol, where they …

364. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to improve public procurement practice; the improvements that have been put in place since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25842/25]

365. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated full-year costs to recruit two additional Fire Safety Engineer Grade 1 for the OPW. [25862/25]

366. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether the OPW has applied for Ministerial consent for the new enclosure for the Turoe Stone, National Monument number 327, which was granted permission by Galway County Council under planning reference 22/580; and if this consent has been approved, when the tender will process begin …

367. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on each ongoing and proposed flood relief scheme in County Donegal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25990/25]

368. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on each ongoing and proposed flood relief scheme in Cork city and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25992/25]

210. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 25 February 2025, to provide an update on identifying a site for a Garda station in the Castletroy and Annacotty area of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24909/25]

211. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24939/25]

212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will address the concerns regarding the ongoing closure since November 2024 of the shop at the Clonmacnoise monastic site; if the shop will not be re-opening; if so, if the OPW has plans in place regarding the shop at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24948…

213. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will consider active consultation with the broader community in Lusk regarding the reopening of the Lusk Round Tower and Belfry; if, in particular, he will include the Round Tower and Belfry’s keyholder of 35 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the mat…

214. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can acknowledge receipt of communication on 7 March 2025 from the Invincibles Interment Campaign, which is seeking the reinterment to Glasnevin cemetery of the remains of the Fenians currently buried in the grounds of the now Kilmainham Gaol Museum; and if he will make a sta…

59. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will give an update on the progress of the Northern Cross Garda station development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24793/25]

60. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24587/25]

61. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No 396 of 8 April 2025, when he will meet an organisation (details supplied) to progress an issue with an OPW site, as per correspondence from this Deputy to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24680/25]

62. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount spent on security at a location (details supplied); the name of the security company that provided the CCTV for the site; the security cameras acquired; the number of staff employed by the security company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24744/25]

63. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will review and amend the public sector single pension scheme introduced in 2013 to reinstate the supplementary pension for members of uniformed services such as firefighters, Defence Forces personnel and members of An Garda Síochána, in recognition of the shortened career span …

64. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 29 April 2025, if an impact assessment on the effect it would have on pensioners without the means of engaging online was undertaken when the decision to cease issuing payslips to civil and public service pensioners; if so, if a copy of the…

65. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 29 April 2025, if he plans to ensure that the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) resumes fulfilling its responsibility for distributing payslips, perhaps with a phased roll-out commencing with for example pensioners aged 70 years and ov…

490. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a comprehensive breakdown of the number of staff employed across all Government Departments, agencies, and State bodies whose primary or designated function relates to diversity, equity and inclusion; to outline the number of such roles per Department and body; to specify the…

491. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the specific measures taken in his departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23325/25]

492. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will set out what measures the Office of Public Works is taking to address flood risk associated with the Blackwater-Bride river system in County Waterford; to detail the status of any proposed or active flood relief schemes relating to this river system; and to provide an…