Parliamentary questions

896. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if minutes will be published for the two new Budgetary Oversight Groups in the Department of Education and Youth, and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality; the reason the minutes of these meetings have not been published to date; and if he will make a stat…

897. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the correspondence his Department has issued and-or received from a company (details supplied) regarding the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 and the impact that its enactment would have on the Irish economy…

898. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of correspondence his Department has issued or received from a company (details supplied) regarding the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 and the impact that its enactment would have on the Irish …

899. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57212/26]

900. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the usage of artificial intelligence within his Department; the categories of usage; the usage of artificial intelligence within any bodies under the aegis of his Department; the categories of usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57230/26]

901. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update in respect of the Digital Public Services Plan 2030 plans to commit to the digitalisation of 189 applicable key public services across 17 Life Events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57238/26]

902. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he can provide an update as to the usage of the Guidelines for the Responsible Use of AI in the Public Service; if his Department is carrying out an appraisal of the guidelines and their usage by other Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

903. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the Departmental policy in relation to the use of glyphosate-based herbicides by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57254/26]

904. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a full list of all buildings rented by the OPW, by year, in Cork, in tabular form; and the annual cost of each rental. [57264/26]

905. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide details of the rate of expenditure control levy applied across all Government departments; the estimated value of the levy in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57474/26]

906. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether consideration has been given to the application of an expenditure control levy across Government departments to address the Government recognized structural funding deficits in the higher education sector, including those identified in Funding the Future; and if h…

907. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE qualified health and safety advisors that are directly employed by the OPW as of 15 July 2026; the civil service grade this post holder is normally filled by; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57562/26]

908. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the plans to commemorate the escape of Red Hugh O'Donnell from Dublin Castle; and if he will consider erecting a plaque onsite to support the work of an organisation (details supplied) [57618/26]

909. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works has undertaken or plans to undertake, a coastal erosion risk assessment in Rush, County Dublin; if so, when such assessments were completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58007/26]

910. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works has plans to provide or support coastal defence and erosion prevention works in Rush, County Dublin; the proposed measures under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58008/26]

911. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding streams currently available through the Office of Public Works to local authorities for coastal erosion mitigation projects; whether Fingal County Council has applied for such funding in respect of Rush; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58009/26]

912. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the engagement the Office of Public Works has had with Fingal County Council regarding ongoing coastal erosion issues affecting Rush; whether any joint projects are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58010/26]

913. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No.155 of 3 April 2025 and the reply of the Office of Public Works stating that the Morrison's Island public realm improvement and flood protection scheme in Cork city was due to be substantially complete by the summer of 2026, the rea…

914. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants, service-level agreement funding and other public monies provided to non-governmental organisations in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will provide a list of the recipient organisations; and the amount paid to each organi…

915. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants and other public monies provided directly or indirectly to non-governmental organisations headquartered outside the State in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will provide a list of each organisation, its country of registr…

916. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the 100 non-governmental organisations that received the highest levels of public funding in the most recent year for which figures are available; the amount received by each organisation; and the Department, agency or public body from which the funding originated. [58356/2…

917. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a detailed breakdown of his Department’s budget for the EU Presidency; the details of any planned gifts for attendees and dignitaries; details of any branded merchandise purchased; the details of events planned by his Department throughout the duration of the Presid…

918. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58630/26]

919. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by his Department and all bodies under his aegis’ in preparation for Oireachtas committees since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58648/26]

920. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an overview of the AI policy in place within his Department; if AI has been incorporated into any work streams; if AI is ever used in reply to parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58666/26]