Questions

501. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has considered introducing named senior responsible owners for major Government projects and European Union directive transposition obligations in order to strengthen accountability and oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39462/26]

502. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has examined performance management and delivery accountability systems used in other European Union member states including Denmark and Estonia; if any reforms are under consideration arising from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39464/26]

503. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has considered establishing a central Government delivery unit or implementation office with responsibility for monitoring major State projects, procurement performance and European Union directive transposition timelines across Departments and agencies; and if he will make a statement on…

504. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a review has been undertaken of the effectiveness of current civil service performance management frameworks in driving delivery, accountability and project execution; the findings of any such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39466/26]

505. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the increased use of scramblers in the Phoenix Park has been flagged with the OPW; the actions that are being taken to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39575/26]

506. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps being taken to ensure adequate multi-annual capital investment in key infrastructure given persistent supply constraints and rising construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39686/26]

507. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to deliver the National Children’s Science Centre, Earlsfort Terrace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39912/26]

508. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when he and the Minister for the OPW most recently discussed the National Children’s Science Centre, Earlsfort Terrace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39913/26]

509. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will commit to completing the building of the National Children’s Science Centre, Earlsfort Terrace as per the Departments legal obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39914/26]

510. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will commit to funding the development of the National Children’s Science Centre, Earlsfort Terrace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39915/26]

511. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of public servants currently enduring pension abatement due to their re-employed status within the public sector; the full saving to the Exchequer as a result of this level of pension abatement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40093/26]

512. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of bicycle shelters installed across the State by the OPW on behalf of Government Departments, local authorities, and State agencies in each of the past five years; the total expenditure incurred in each year; the average cost per unit; and if he will provide a breakdown by Departme…

513. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the Nenagh flood relief scheme; if the tender documents have yet issued, given it was expected they would issue before the end of Q2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38698/26]

225. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether drafting has commenced at a national level on the proposed EU National Regional Partnership Plans; the way he envisages that this process will take place, including scope for input at parliamentary and civil society level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38626/26]

226. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the performance management and employee review frameworks currently in operation across the Civil Service, wider public service, semi-State bodies, commercial State bodies, non-commercial agencies and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38648/26]

227. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether all public sector bodies are required to operate annual employee objective setting, interim review and end-of-year performance review processes; the bodies exempt from such requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38649/26]

228. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number and percentage of employees in the Civil Service and wider public service who received an unsatisfactory or below standard performance outcome in each of the past five years, broken down by sector and organisation type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38650/26]

229. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of employees across the Civil Service, public service bodies and semi-State organisations who were denied an increment, pay progression or performance related advancement on performance grounds in each of the past five years, broken down by organisation type; and if he will make a st…

230. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of formal performance improvement plans, capability procedures or equivalent underperformance processes initiated across the Civil Service and wider public service in each of the past five years, broken down by sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38652/26]

231. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has undertaken a review, benchmarking exercise or assessment of the effectiveness of employee performance management systems across the Civil Service and wider public service, including comparisons with other European Union member states or organisation for economic co-op…

232. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the extent to which employee objectives and performance review systems across the public service are linked to organisational business plans, project delivery targets, customer service standards, procurement outcomes, productivity measures and value for money objectives; and if he will make a s…

233. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department maintains central oversight, reporting or data collection in relation to workforce performance, productivity and performance management outcomes across the wider public service and semi-State sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38655/26]

234. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if consideration is being given, as part of future public service pay negotiations, workforce planning reforms or public sector modernisation measures, to strengthening employee performance management frameworks, including measurable annual objectives, clearer managerial accountability, differe…

235. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps being taken to strengthen management capability, training and accountability in addressing underperformance and improving organisational delivery across the Civil Service and wider public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38657/26]

103. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a schedule of IT projects that the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer has directed be paused, put on hold, and stood down in the past five years to date to include project name description, budget and amount expended. [37976/26]