Parliamentary questions

490. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such…

491. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer an equivalent role within the European Union on a permanent basis, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of …

492. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any product or service purchased from Canada by his Department in 2025 broken down by description and amount paid. [34585/26]

493. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of all capital projects delivered under the National Development Plan and otherwise within the remit of his Department, including the Office of Public Works, which have been completed on time and within budget in Cork North-West in each of the p…

494. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on his plans for the reform of the FOI system; the progress that has been made on implementing the recommendations from the last FOI review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34890/26]

495. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of all capital projects delivered under the National Development Plan and otherwise within the remit of his Department, including the Office of Public Works, which have been completed on time and within budget in Kildare in each of the past five year…

496. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to his Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within his Department; an…

497. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the levy imposed on departmental expenditure arising from overruns is being applied uniformly across all Government Departments; whether any Departments have been permitted exemptions in respect of salaries, pensions or core staffing expenditure; and if he will make …

498. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has been instructed that expenditure on salaries and pensions must form part of the departmental levy or savings measures arising from expenditure overruns; whether this requirement applies equally across all Departments and Offices; and if details wil…

499. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works (OPW) has been requested to assess or assist with the repair and stabilisation of the Peace Park in Balla, County Mayo, given its historical, commemorative, and veterans' significance; and the role, if any, the OPW could play in supporting …

264. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of all capital projects delivered under the National Development Plan and otherwise within the remit of his Department, including the Office of Public Works, which have been completed on time and within budget in Louth in each of the past five yea…

265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of all capital projects delivered under the National Development Plan and otherwise within the remit of his Department, including the Office of Public Works, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin West in each of the past five …

266. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department or any bodies and agencies under his aegis use software and or products from a company (details supplied); and the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [33726/26]

267. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of civil and public servants employed in his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33781/26]

268. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a proposal will be accommodated regarding the re-opening of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33816/26]

269. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of all capital projects delivered under the National Development Plan and otherwise within the remit of his Department, including the Office of Public Works, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin in each of the past five years,…

270. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the Strategic Review being led by the Office of Public Works in relation to the consolidation of State agency facilities at Dublin Port is expected to be completed; whether the findings of that review will be published; and if he will confirm whether it remains Governm…

271. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any review has been undertaken, or is planned, in response to the Comptroller and Auditor General’s finding that a significant proportion of Brexit-related works at Dublin Port were priced outside the contract schedule of rates; and whether guidance has been issued …

272. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of all capital projects delivered under the National Development Plan and otherwise within the remit of his Department, including the Office of Public Works, which have been completed on time and within budget in the Wicklow Wexford Constituency in…

252. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding granted and spent towards coastal erosion and defence works in Waterford, by project, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the details of all ongoing projects; the stage and funding commitments of each; the timeline for compl…

253. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE staff, by job title working at the John F Kennedy Arboretum as of 24 April 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32115/26]

254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32293/26]

255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of staff that are currently inactively employed by his Department or any organisation with responsibility to his Department. [32313/26]

256. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount yielded from carbon tax for each of the years from 2023 to 2025; the breakdown of the expenditure and the purposes it was allocated to in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32331/26]

257. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the extent to which continued Exchequer support for fossil fuel related measures is consistent with Ireland’s climate targets and its commitments under the Climate Action Plan; the assessment carried out by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on …