Parliamentary questions

330. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the installation of eco-toilet facilities in the Phoenix Park for public use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9783/25]

331. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of concerns that professional and technical grades are not currently included in the civil service mobility scheme; if he will amend this deficiency as a matter of urgency and provide the rationale for the exclusion of professional and technical grades from the scheme; an…

216. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any positions relating to IT which the Arts Council sought to establish or fill since 2018 and required clearance from a Government Department, as well as the length of time it took for such a request from the Arts Council to be granted clearance to do so by th…

217. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what representation his Department had on the project steering group overseeing the Arts Council’s IT project which received sign-off from his Department; what knowledge or personal sign-off did the then-Minister and Secretary General at the time have when sign-off was conducted i…

218. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will publish in full every correspondence between the Arts Council and his Department in relation to the IT project and its problems since it received sign-off from his Department in 2019. [8747/25]

219. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of Public Works will provide funding for essential repair works at Bunratty Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8802/25]

220. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, per sector, in tabular form [8844/25]

105. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details supplied), given the fact that Tusla has announced that it has ended its cooperation with that company, if any Government bodies under his aegis are still using the services of t…

106. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8301/25]

107. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8302/25]

108. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8303/25]

109. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8304/25]

110. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8305/25]

111. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question 185 of 20 February 2025; the position regarding a timeline for the completion of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8407/25]

112. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer informed the then Minister of the review conducted on the Arts Council digital transformation programme in 2024 or of the issues raised by the Arts Council in 2023, if so when and if not why not; what issues were raised by …

113. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the safeguards and oversight procedures, if any, that are put in place by his Department to monitor the projects of State agencies following sign-off on expenditure by the Department, and if his Department's officials followed up with the Arts Council following the sign-off provid…

114. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8519/25]

326. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the up-to-date position regarding the Blackpool flood relief scheme, in view of the fact that there was major flooding over 12 years ago, that it was agreed that a flood relief programme would be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7254/25]

327. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has now received an up-to-date environmental impact study in respect of the Blackpool flood relief scheme; the timeframe when the public consultation will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7255/25]

328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of the EY Capital Project and Programme Delivery Capability Review commissioned in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7269/25]

329. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has access to data that identifies the top contractors by total payments received from public procurement contracts within the State, broken down by year; if this information is collected centrally or if it must be sourced from individual contracting authorities, list…

330. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if suppliers awarded public contracts across different contracting authorities are assigned a unique universal identifier to track total payments received across all State bodies; if not, the reason a standardised identifier is not in use; and if his Department has considered introduci…

331. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department uses any metrics or evaluation systems to monitor whether suppliers successfully deliver on public procurement contracts they are awarded; if so, to provide details on the way supplier performance is assessed across contracting authorities; and if not, the reason supp…

332. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the way his Department becomes aware of cost overruns in public procurement contracts; if cost overruns are centrally monitored, audited, or formally reported to his Department by contracting authorities; and if not, to clarify whether contracting authorities are required to notify his…

333. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the datasets and systems his Department uses to track public procurement spending. [7392/25]