433. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider providing the OPW with the necessary resources to take ownership of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway, to restore to it use as a tourist and heritage site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30413/25]
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81. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to reform the OPW following the latest report from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27881/25]
98. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number and location of OPW owned properties that are on local authority derelict sites registers, by county, in tabular form; if the OPW has had to pay any such levies to any local authority in the years 2020 to 2025; if so, the value of such payments and to which local authorities payments have been made;…
117. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a timeline for the completion of the national children's science centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28162/25]
138. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of running Stewart’s House on an annual basis; and the number of occasions he has stayed there since assuming office. [17198/25]
139. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the progress of works at an OPW site (details supplied); when he expects the site to be reopened to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/25]
141. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of projects overseen by the Office of Public Works for which the outturn was greater than the initial estimated cost; the total estimated costs of such projects; and the total outturn for the years 2023, 2024, 2025. [28017/25]
305. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the public sector climate action mandate applies to the OPW; if so, the measures that have been taken by the OPW to comply with this mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26456/25]
141. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to estimate the cost of installing solar panels on building owned by OPW where there is an excess of 80 car park spaces. [28149/25]
144. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of the recent works carried out by the OPW to the Marino Casino including the new cabin; the purpose of these works; whether any consultation took place given the architectural sensitivity of the monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27898/25]
148. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total revenue resulting from charges on admission to monuments and heritage sites by the Office of Public Works in each of the past ten years. [27998/25]
180. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a report on the cost of walking five vehicles a day up and down a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26413/25]
181. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a log of cases of bullying, intimidation, and harassment against OPW staff while performing their duties at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26415/25]
351. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the Department that will take responsibility for the National Children's Science Centre once completed by the OPW; the way in which this will be funded annually; if funded by the State, the way in which this impacts other operators in terms of State aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25…
352. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the specific terms under which the National Concert Hall site was allocated for the National Children’s Science Museum project, including duration, cost-sharing, and oversight mechanisms; if the OPW has assessed the impact of construction on the National Concert Hall’s operations and heritage status; and…
356. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE chefs directly employed by the Office of Public Works, as of 13 May 2025. [25370/25]
362. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the specific terms under which the National Concert Hall site was allocated for the National Children's Science Museum project, including duration, cost-sharing, and oversight mechanisms; whether the OPW has assessed the impact of construction on the National Concert Hall's operations and heritage status…
365. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated full-year costs to recruit two additional Fire Safety Engineer Grade 1 for the OPW. [25862/25]
61. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No 396 of 8 April 2025, when he will meet an organisation (details supplied) to progress an issue with an OPW site, as per correspondence from this Deputy to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24680/25]
516. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for the Office of Public Works’s policy on herbicide use. [24485/25]
517. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether glyphosate-based herbicides are used by the Office of Public Works. [24486/25]
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]
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]
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]