Parliamentary questions

334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the way his Department assesses value for money in procurement without a centralised tracking system given his Department does not track final contract costs against the contract award value; and the enforcement mechanisms that exist to address cost overruns and procurement inefficienc…

335. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the way his Department ensures procurement transparency, efficiency, and accountability without a national system to compare contracted and actual costs; the metrics or KPIs it uses to evaluate procurement performance; and the way it fulfils its role in National Development Plan oversi…

336. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if his Department actively monitors compliance with the requirement to publish purchase orders over €20,000; if all oversight responsibility is entirely delegated to the Information Commissioner; and if so, if his Department…

337. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if his Department has ever communicated with the Information Commissioner regarding non-compliance issues related to the publication of purchase orders over €20,000; and if so, to provide details of any recommendations or ac…

338. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, the reason his Department cannot compile a definitive list of all public bodies subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if he will provide details on any challenges or barriers preventing such a list from being maint…

339. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, the reason certain public bodies are able to produce quarterly prompt payment reports while failing to publish purchase orders over €20,000 on the same schedule; and if this discrepancy indicates a lack of enforcement or a f…

340. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, the way instances of non-compliance with the publication of purchase orders over €20,000 are identified; if compliance is proactively monitored; if not, if it is only addressed when complaints are made; and if he will provid…

341. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if any penalties or corrective actions have ever been applied to public bodies that failed to publish purchase orders over €20,000 as required. [7400/25]

342. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if his Department plans to introduce legislative or policy changes to address the gaps in monitoring and enforcement of purchase order publication requirements; and if not, the reason no such measures are being considered. […

343. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engag…

344. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contrac…

345. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7529/25]

346. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role played by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer in relation to the project to develop an ICT system at the Arts Council outlining in detail each time they were made aware of an increase in budget and the actions they took to inform others within his Departme…

347. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7656/25]

348. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; a…

349. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 13 February 2025, the estimated market value of the 67 vacant properties owned by the OPW. [7805/25]

350. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is considering changes to the public service pension abatement for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7921/25]

351. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the OPWs plans for buildings in its ownership (details supplied); if he will ensure that these buildings are brought back into use given money already spent by the OPW on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7922/25]

352. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 8 October 2024, to provide an update on flood risk management measures being considered for Water Rock, Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7992/25]

353. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW have been tasked with identifying a site for a Garda station in the Castletroy and Annacotty area of Limerick; if so, when the process commenced; the length of time the process is likely to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8004/25]

354. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of Public Works has any centralised or devolved work schemes that could potentially install rock armour and other forms of coastal erosion defence to protect a row of private dwellings in County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [812…

184. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he plans to address the retention challenges in the fire services, specifically as they relate to pension reforms; if he is considering reinstating the supplementary pension scheme or providing alternatives to support the financial wellbeing of those in uniformed services; and if he …

185. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his position with the ongoing public sector discussions regarding a potential reversal of the previous financial decision to reduce the daily rate of payment for former members of the public service appointed to public sector interview boards for their expertise and experience; and if he…

68. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the Government supports being given to Dublin City Council and Dublin South County Council for flood alleviation schemes for the Camac and Poddle rivers. [6479/25]

69. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when his Department was first made aware of the financial problems arising from the Arts Council IT system spend; and to publish any communications between his Department, the Arts Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media on the matter. [6443…