Parliamentary questions

81. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 4 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27666/26]

82. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the infrastructure projects currently being undertaken in Dublin mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27572/26]

207. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the efforts undertaken since Storm Éowyn to increase the resilience of the State's emergency communications infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17180/26]

208. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps that are being taken to ensure that robust social enterprise measures are included in the forthcoming national public procurement strategy, including consideration of social value legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22994/26]

209. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the European Union Cohesion Fund is being used to support coastal protection works in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27715/26]

210. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which he justifies the decision to exempt the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 from pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27726/26]

210. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if, given the increased cost of petrol and diesel, he will consider temporarily increasing the maximum level of kilometres accumulated under band 2 of the civil service mileage rates from 5,500km to provide a measure of support for those who need to use their vehicle for work …

211. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether Ireland has appointed a national competent authority, as required under the Interoperable Europe Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/903); the steps being taken to ensure Government Departments and public bodies comply with the requirements of this regulation in relation to data…

212. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current status of the nature room connected to the Pearse Museum in St. Enda's Park; the opening hours for the room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27408/26]

213. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider a model that would facilitate interdepartmental transfer of ownership without the need for sale on the open market in circumstances where one Department has a building that they no longer require and another Department has a need for a building to prov…

214. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the State-owned properties in County Offaly that are not currently occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27444/26]

215. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider introducing a provision in the single public service pension scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27495/26]

216. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to detail the way the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 will support the State in identifying and managing systemic vulnerabilities across interdependent infrastructure networks; whether the new framework will provide for structured cross-sector scenario planning to anti…

217. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the safeguards that will govern the operation of the Government Digital Wallet; to detail the way in which the principle of data-minimisation will be maintained as additional public services are incorporated into the platform; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

218. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions being taken to strengthen workforce capacity and recruitment across the public service, particularly in critical areas such as healthcare, planning, and education services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27529/26]

219. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the specific timelines and key performance indicators attached to the thirty measures outlined in the Accelerating Infrastructure-Report and Action Plan; the way in which progress on these measures will be monitored and reported; the mechanisms that will be put in place to e…

220. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide further detail on the proposed legal reforms contained within the Accelerating Infrastructure – Report and Action Plan, including the anticipated scope and timeline for the proposed Critical Infrastructure Bill; how the reforms to the judicial review process will …

221. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department will identify a site for a World War 1 memorial to remember all from the island of Ireland who served and lost their lives in World War 1 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27590/26]

1019. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the proportion of public contracts awarded on a lowest price only basis compared to most economically advantageous tender criteria, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23634/26]

1020. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he accepts that awarding contracts primarily on lowest price increases the risk of cost overruns, contract variations and delayed delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23635/26]

1021. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department sets or recommends minimum weightings for quality, risk and delivery criteria in tender evaluations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23636/26]

1022. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of tenders identified as abnormally low and rejected in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23637/26]

1023. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department tracks the variance between initial tender price and final outturn cost on public capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23638/26]

1024. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will revise procurement guidance to place greater emphasis on whole of life cost, delivery certainty and risk management rather than upfront price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23639/26]

1025. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the OPW will allow the Tranche 2 list of OPW flood schemes to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23740/26]