Parliamentary questions

377. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether privacy impact assessments, data protection impact assessments, security assessments, or plain-English privacy architecture documents for the Government digital wallet will be published before full rollout. [45846/26]

378. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Government digital wallet will use persistent identifiers, identity matching, or any mechanism that could enable cross-service tracking or profiling. [45847/26]

379. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation which body is responsible for monitoring whether “digital by default” policies are becoming “digital only” in practice, particularly for older citizens and digitally excluded groups. [45848/26]

380. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the commitments in the Digital Inclusion Roadmap are being measured, reported, and enforced; and whether any measurable outcomes or accountability structures exist. [45849/26]

381. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether digital exclusion risks in essential private-sector services, including banking, utilities, telecommunications, insurance, and healthcare access, are being assessed as part of the wider Government digital wallet programme. [45850/26]

382. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a formal public consultation report will be published showing how privacy, accessibility, and inclusion concerns raised by citizens have influenced the design of the Government digital wallet. [45851/26]

383. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason correspondence from a citizen raising issues regarding the digital wallet since July 2025 has not received a substantive answer; and the process that exists for citizens to obtain clear ownership and accountability on digital wallet concerns. [45852/26]

180. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 15 May 2025, if he will provide a progress update on issues addressed in his reply regarding the Clonmacnoise monastic site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44719/26]

181. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the continued basis for pension abatement for public servants with pension entitlements who have been re-employed in alternative roles within the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44798/26]

57. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the flood relief projects currently planned, under development or under construction in County Kildare; the stage each project has reached; the estimated completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44239/26]

58. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of properties in County Kildare identified as being at significant risk of flooding under the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme; and the measures proposed to reduce flood risk in those communities. [44240/26]

59. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding allocated for flood prevention, drainage maintenance and flood mitigation works in County Kildare in each of the past five years; the projects supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44241/26]

60. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether it is compulsory for applicants to public service positions to have their own personal computer to sit the exam or is it only for certain position or certain sectors/departments of the public sector; the reason exams for some posts cannot be done on a mobile phon…

61. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware of concerns regarding differing pension outcomes for medical scientists based on date of retirement; whether this position has been examined in the context of public service pension policy; and if any measures are under consideration to address these concerns; a…

62. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if approval is required to extend recent pension adjustments for medical scientists to those who retired prior to 1 January 2024; whether such a proposal has been considered; and if he will indicate the current status of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

63. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of applications received by his Department under the professional added years (PAY) schemes, by body and organisation, in each of the years 2000 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [44481/26]

64. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of applications approved by his Department under professional added years (PAY) schemes that have been approved for award, by body and organisation, in each of the years 2000 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [44482/26]

65. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of applications not approved by his Department under professional added years (PAY) schemes that have not been approved, by body and organisation, in each of the years 2000 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [44483/26]

66. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of applications received by his Department under the professional added years (PAY) schemes received that are not finalised, by body and organisation, in each of the years 2000 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [44484/26]

616. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the grants that are available to protect farmlands from flooding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42635/26]

617. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of flood defence and coastal erosion projects under consideration or underway in Waterford and spend to date, by year, in tabular form; the current status of each; the date on which the current status was reached; the date on which each project is anticipated …

618. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps the OPW is taking to reduce the risk to property, particularly in the Dundalk area, of adverse weather events; the steps being taken to expedite these capital works in order that they can be completed in the shortest time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

619. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the precise process to apply for Government-funded individual gate schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41582/26]

620. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking for residents in Dundalk who have been impacted by flooding events to lower the risk of future flooding events and improve their access to home insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41583/26]

621. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the acquisition and conservation of a historic building (details supplied) has been considered for use as a public amenity by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41630/26]