Parliamentary questions

150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he played any role in the negotiations between section 39 workers and the government in the Workplace Relations Commission; if he engaged in any discussions with the Department for Health or the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to approve e…

151. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has any plans to review the provisions of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16095/25]

152. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on National Development Plan Projects in County Laois; the progress of each to date; the projected timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16096/25]

153. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 1 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16092/25]

154. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of properties owned by the OPW which are currently vacant. [15634/25]

155. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide and update on all flood relief schemes in Cork north central, including the Morrisons Island project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15836/25]

156. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the position regarding any Departmental review into how the OPW manages projects to ensure value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16283/25]

157. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the Camac flood alleviation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16068/25]

158. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if this Government will provide funding to tackle costal erosion in Rossbeigh, County Kerry and Waterville, and to tackle tidal flooding in Glenbeigh, Cromane Lower, Killorglin and Glosha, Cromane, Killorglin as well as providing a concrete and permanent solution to the severe floodi…

159. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the funding committed to date under PEACEPLUS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16067/25]

160. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on the availability of funding for the delivery on the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15676/25]

161. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the Whitechurch Stream flood alleviation scheme, including expenditure and timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16316/25]

162. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cumulative funding to be allocated under the NDP in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16098/25]

163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if any action will be taken to address the impact of coastal erosion is having in the Inver area of County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16311/25]

164. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the flood relief schemes in progress or in planning for Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15974/25]

165. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he intends to review or update the integrated pension scheme, not only for Defence Forces personnel but also for other frontline public sector workers, including Gardaí, firefighters, and nurses, given ongoing concerns that younger members of these professions may not receive thei…

166. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress his Department is making towards reviewing the infrastructure guidelines and creating a public investment Act to reduce delays in the decision-making process around State capital projects as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a stateme…

167. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is satisfied that the level of capital funding allocated to national strategic outcome No. 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030 is adequate given the recent comments by the chair of Uisce Éireann that the water system is in a desperate state (details supplied); and if he w…

168. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps his Department can take to support the Minister with responsibility for the OPW in facilitating the resolution of Castletown House, Celbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16236/25]

169. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the River Poddle flood alleviation scheme, including expenditure and timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16315/25]

199. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail the cost of all State rental contracts of private property in the past year. [15640/25]

200. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has engaged with representatives of the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, fire brigades, or prison officers since January 2024 on the issues with the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension scheme for uniformed services recruited after 2013, if he wil…

201. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if it is the policy of his Department that those working in the uniformed services and covered by the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension recruited after 2013 are expected to take up a new profession after their retirement from those services in order to maintain th…

202. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps he is taking to better tackle the waste of public money and improve value for money in public spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15894/25]

203. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the specific measures being taken to enhance transport and utilities in the west, given concerns that inadequate infrastructure could hinder Ireland's competitiveness. [7891/25]