Parliamentary questions

518. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the works being carried out at the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park; and the timeline for completion and its opening as a visitor site. [24487/25]

302. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the tota…

303. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on potential property identified in respect of the proposed new Garda station in east Meath; if the OPW has now completed their review of the completed market trawl for suitable sites and if he will confirm what next steps are planned to progress this matter [23009…

304. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments, agencies, State owned companies and semi-State companies, broken down by their employing public sector body and the value of the salaries. [23079/25]

305. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of people previously earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments, agencies, State owned companies and semi-State companies who are now in receipt of a public sector pension as a consequence of this previous employmen…

306. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total cost expended to date on all aspects in the development of a scheme (details supplied) from when consultants were first appointed in 2016; the projected total cost of the scheme upon completion and handover; when it is currently expected that handover of the scheme will be c…

123. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he intends to introduce legislation to establish one single national body with authority over the entire river Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22124/25]

124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22137/25]

125. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the completion status of a survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22242/25]

126. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22326/25]

127. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he plans to conduct an environmental impact assessment on the rock armour placed at Rossbeigh beach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22447/25]

128. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the evidence there is to support the claim that very high rates of remuneration for some senior posts in the public sector represent value for money, given that many of the individuals in question were recruited from elsewhere in the public sector; for details of any research o…

129. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the names of the OEM IT brands represented in the ITC016F the Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision Of Network And Firewall Products, Solutions, Ancillary Equipment and Associated Services; if he will highlight the OEM IT brands on the tender that are EU-owned; and …

130. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether his Department has undertaken any analysis of the impact on the fiscal position of the State in circumstances where PhD students were treated as PAYE workers on average industrial wages or living wages, giving them all rights and benefits; if he will share this analysis; and if h…

204. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) can be urgently addressed; if we will outline and expedite the flood mitigation plan in place for Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21818/25]

205. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to expedite flood relief works to the areas affected by the flooding of 23 November 2024 comprising the Castleinch area in Listowel and Kilocrim, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21878/25]

52. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE qualified horticulturists, by grade employed by OPW as of 22 April 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [21318/25]

53. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the percentage of the capital budget of the OPW that has been spent in the first four months of 2025; If he will provide the same figures for the corresponding period in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [21461/25]

54. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the proposed walking and cycling bridge across the River Liffey from the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge to the Phoenix Park; the proposed timeline for works to commence; what funding is provided for this in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement o…

55. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on any plans to alter cycling facilities along Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park; the proposed timeline for any such works to commence; what funding is provided for this in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21670/25]

56. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Study and his plans for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21671/25]

618. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps his Department has taken to ensure the security and reliability of the national communications network to Ireland's emergency services and public safety agencies, particularly in light of increasing threat of major weather events impacting on the system; and if he will make …

619. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he intends to introduce a Ministers and Secretaries Bill to legislate for the planned changes to responsibilities of various Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21211/25]

620. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to examine an appeal as a matter of extreme urgency, to a decision to disqualify a Skellig boat operator in County Kerry from renewing their licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18654/25]

621. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to review a decision to refuse a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18655/25]