659. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on proposed development of a visitor’s centre at the Clonmacnoise Monastic Site, Shannonbridge, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47396/25]
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660. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the Battle of the Boyne visitor experience renewal (OPW), including scope, contract milestones and anticipated opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47404/25]
803. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on any works or proposals to open Saint Laurence's Gate, Drogheda to the public, and on improving the surrounding public realm and creating a civic space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41788/25]
809. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide data on the number of cultural heritage sites supported by the Government, and the funding allocated to their preservation and promotion, over the past five years, alongside visitor statistics for each of these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42277/25]
397. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of plans to provide an alternative car park to the east of Castletown House to facilitate public access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39630/25]
401. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishments that OPW carried out at Donegal Castle in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39658/25]
402. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE staff, by job title working in Donegal Castle; the number of vacancies by job title currently at Donegal Castle; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39663/25]
29. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the plans to roof the exposed part of Donegal Town Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38317/25]
30. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the plans to roof the exposed part of Donegal Town Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38318/25]
321. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will direct the OPW to extend the opening hours at Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery’ Sligo (details supplied). [32196/25]
161. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27770/25]
235. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the plans to reopen the last round tower in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27388/25]
236. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he expects an OPW site (details supplied) to be open to the public and if there will there be access to the tower itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/25]
237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are plans to improve the access roads and local signage regarding an OPW site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27412/25]
238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are plans to provide amenities such as public lighting, picnic tables, information signage, QR codes to link to previous use on an OPW site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27413/25]
239. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is a record of the works completed to date on an OPW site (details supplied); if there are plans for further works to be carried out; if so, the timeframe for same; if this information will be available online to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27414/25]
212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will address the concerns regarding the ongoing closure since November 2024 of the shop at the Clonmacnoise monastic site; if the shop will not be re-opening; if so, if the OPW has plans in place regarding the shop at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24948/25]
213. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will consider active consultation with the broader community in Lusk regarding the reopening of the Lusk Round Tower and Belfry; if, in particular, he will include the Round Tower and Belfry’s keyholder of 35 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24992/25]
508. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform who currently has priority on an avenue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24212/25]
509. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress to date on negotiation between his Department and a company (details supplied) in relation to Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24213/25]
510. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress to date on negotiation between his Department and a campus (details supplied) in relation to the creation of a car park on site for Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/25]
518. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the works being carried out at the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park; and the timeline for completion and its opening as a visitor site. [24487/25]
627. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if each OPW heritage site has a facility to accept credit or debit card for payments where there is an admission fee to gain entry to the heritage site. [18975/25]
69. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 3 April 2025, if officials from the OPW inspected the hedgerow prior to these works being carried out and since the works have been carried out; and if so, the way in which this can be presented as standard practice rather than destruction. [17692/25]
107. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15973/25]