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]
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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 to move to the next …
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. [41581/26]
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]
622. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline any public consultations that his Department expects to launch before the end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/26]
623. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline his Department’s planned priorities for Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41750/26]
624. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding a full building condition survey, including mechanical and electrical, of the Donegal town courthouse; a timeline for assessments for repair work; the expected date of re-opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41779/26]
625. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of a €1,000 flat rate annual pay increase for workers in the public sector earning less than €50,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41899/26]
626. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works in excess of €40,000 that the OPW will carry out at Garda stations within the Limerick division during the second half of the 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41900/26]
627. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Office of Public Works will erect and inscribe a headstone for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41934/26]
628. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline his plans for a formalised escalation pathway to strengthen expenditure management; and to introduce a phased approach to address overruns across Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41963/26]
629. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of vacant properties currently owned by the Office of Public Works in Cork city and county; the total economic value of those properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42057/26]
630. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has a policy position on the use by contracting authorities or bodies under their remit of procurement platforms additional to, or separate from, eTenders for the advertising or management of public procurement processes; whether any assessment has been undertaken as to w…
631. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; …
632. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department is fully compliant with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance, issued under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, specifically the requirements under section D and section E (details supplied); to publish quarterly th…
633. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of plans to undertake a public consultation on the development of the National and Regional Partnership Plans; the expected timeline for commencement of the consultation; the manner in which the consultation process will address regional development, environmental objectives and …
634. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the 'end-users' he intends to consult in relation to his ongoing work to update the ethics in public office legislation before he brings proposals to Government; whether he intends to engage in a public consultation in relation to any reforms; if this will take place before or after he brings pr…
635. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number and location of communities in Longford-Westmeath currently identified as being at risk of flooding; the status of any planned flood relief works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42270/26]
636. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount spent on IT systems and related projects by his Department and agencies under its remit in each of the past five years; to provide a detailed breakdown of all such projects, including original budget, final cost, and delivery timelines; the number and value of projects that ex…
637. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42430/26]
638. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the review of the Contract Works Management Framework currently being undertaken by the Office of Government Procurement. [42517/26]
639. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total funding allocated to the State laboratory's forensic service in each of the past five years. [42591/26]
640. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of toxicology reports processed by the State laboratory in each of the past five years. [42592/26]