Parliamentary questions

213. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on the FEMPI-era reduction in the daily rate of payment for former members of the public service appointed for their expertise and experience to public sector interview boards; his plans to examine the matter; and if he will make a statement on the Civil Service Renewal 2030 S…

214. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the progression of the Clifden flood relief scheme; and to confirm a date for when the scheme will enter the formal planning process. [4194/25]

215. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the fines his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department are paying to the EU for breaches of EU guidance, requirements, regulations, directives or laws. [4213/25]

216. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative St…

217. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the ongoing public sector discussions with regard to a reversal of the previous financial decision to reduce the daily rate of payment for former members of the public service appointed for their expertise and experience to public sector interview boards, while…

218. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4323/25]

219. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the timeline and critical milestones for the review and launch of the national development plan by this Government. [4399/25]

220. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the final cost of public procurement tenders, by the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on or over the estimated cost at the time of tendering, by each category and by each year, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4426/25]

221. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4478/25]

222. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of this functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statemen…

223. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the top ten websites visited by officials and political staff annually in each of the past ten years via hardware provided to them by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4626/25]

224. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4635/25]

225. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE plumbers and carpenters employed by the OPW in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [4667/25]

226. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm, in relation to applications to a scheme (details supplied), the amount applicants will be reimbursed for already-installed barriers; when these payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4777/25]

227. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of ongoing issues with traffic in Glanmire due to delays to the flood relief scheme and when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4790/25]

228. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firm…

70. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an urgent update on the work undertaken by the Office of Public Works to identify a permanent driving test centre site in Drogheda; what communication has taken place between the Office of Public Works and the Road Safety Authority in the past 12 months; if he will outline th…

71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of Public Works was informed of the deaths from bubonic plague (also known as the Black Death) of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in the Phoenix Park in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3698/25]

72. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intellig…

73. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consult…

74. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm when a project (details supplied), which has been granted planning permission can proceed; if this project has been advertised in order that tenders can be submitted; when it is likely that the tender process will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38…

75. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the new national development plan will be announced. [3827/25]

310. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of requests to his Department that have granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have been refused. [2499/25]

311. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if a start date has been agreed for the commencement of remedial works on Cairn T at the Loughcrew heritage site near Oldcastle, County Meath; if he can confirm the plan and schedule for the re-opening of Cairn T to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3185/25]

312. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the 14-storey Opera Tower at the Opera site in Limerick will be considered by Cabinet; for an update on the status of the tower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2168/25]