Parliamentary questions

647. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 8 April 2025, what consideration was given to the recipients of civil and public service pensions without the means of engaging online with the predecessor of the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) when it decided to cease issuing pays…

648. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason pension services of the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) requires a surviving spouse to submit "the original death certificate" whereas the NSSO's HR services requires a certified copy of the death certificate and whether it would make more sense for the submission o…

649. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 9 April 2025, if a delegated official from the OPW can meet with this Deputy and a respected local champion for this national monument on site to examine our concerns. [19482/25]

650. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by the OPW since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000 or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's attention for re…

651. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the guidance the OGP gives to local authorities in relation to establishing an ethical procurement policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/25]

652. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on the lengthy delay in the OPW sourcing a suitable site for a new garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19953/25]

653. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform can he outline what his new proposed expert taskforce for infrastructure will involve; the key timelines; if any other organisations are being considered for inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19967/25]

654. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the public consultation on the next review of the National Development Plan will commence. [20093/25]

655. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the flood relief works that are being funded by the OPW and currently under construction; and when will each of those flood relief projects be completed, in tabular form. [20148/25]

656. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of candidates that are currently on the panel for executive officer grade within civil service from the most recent EO recruitment campaign. [20247/25]

657. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount spent annually on fortnightly pension detail postage, in the public sector, from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20273/25]

658. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the plans in place to digitalise the system of fortnightly pension detail postage in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20274/25]

659. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the…

660. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20333/25]

661. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20351/25]

662. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 9 April 2025, the number of applications received to join an Garda Síochána from January 2024 to date in 2025, by month, by the jurisdiction in which the applicant is based, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [204…

663. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on an OPW minor works application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20465/25]

664. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how the provision of information to Dáil Éireann and public on specific capital spending projects supported by the public purse compares to other European states; whether there has been any assessment by his Department of whether it is fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement …

665. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of the ten capital projects, completed or almost completed, within the past five years, with the most significant cost variances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20555/25]

666. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform with respect to the capital commitments voted upon in the recent budget, to provide a breakdown expenditure by nomenclature of territorial units 3 (NUTS3) region, in tabular form; and if he will detail the controls used to ensure that spending is fairly distributed across the country.…

667. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the protections against undue prioritisation of capital projects in the public spending code; whether his Department has identified any potential weaknesses in those protections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20557/25]

668. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to purchase a vacant site (details supplied). [20573/25]

669. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of EU-owned OEM IT brands represented in ITC016F Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Network and Firewall Products, Solutions, Ancillary Equipment and Associated Services. [20612/25]

670. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí, Seachadta ar an bPlean Forbartha Náisiúnta, agus Athchóirithe nGaeilge go príomha ar éide fhoireann Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [20690/25]

671. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on and progress of the Inistioge flood defence scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20713/25]