Parliamentary questions

1051. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for the completion of the Whitechurch Stream project, now in its third year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24931/26]

1052. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason the number of civil servants employed by the State has increased by over 50% in the past decade; and the measures in place to assess the justification of additional posts. [24939/26]

1053. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [24940/26]

1054. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress on the commitments on digitalisation of State services contained in the Programme for Government. [24941/26]

1055. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 25 March 2026, the position regarding the development of the new Cork Passport Office; when he expects it to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24945/26]

1056. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason only 61% of the carbon tax is going to target objectives; and where is the other 39% going. [24960/26]

1057. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if expenditure areas within his Department have been identified for cut backs or savings to contribute towards the overspend in the Department of Education and Youth; where the savings and reductions will apply in each vote sub-heading; the reason for each, in tabular form;…

1058. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in light of reports that a €600 million overspend in the Department of Education’s budget will need to be offset by a levy on other Departments (details supplied); the proposed levies, itemised by Department and budget subheading, in tabular form; and if he will make a …

1059. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on whether there is a flaw in the way in which EU Directive 2019/1937 has been transposed with the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 in relation to the fact that the burden of proof is reversed when penalisation is alleged, but this has only been applied d…

1060. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to maintain a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25372/26]

1061. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the work he is doing to ensure that flood defence projects are fast-tracked, particularly in areas known to be at high risk of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25388/26]

1062. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the work he is doing to ensure that all OPW owned buildings, structures and monuments are fully accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25389/26]

1063. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Tralee Garda Station for each year since 2022 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25531/26]

1064. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Killarney Garda Station for each year since 2022 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25532/26]

1065. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to advise when the next update meeting from the OPW will take place regarding Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon in the County Council offices with the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25634/26]

1066. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on his meeting with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the repairs and re-opening of the Donegal town Courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25667/26]

1067. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 648 of 26 February 2026, confirming that the Civil Service Occupational Health Service and the Office of the Civil Service Chief Medical Officer fall under its remit, whether his Department has conducted a study of mortality of ser…

1068. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether Dublin Airport Authority’s exemption from the freedom of information act remains appropriate given that it operates the State's largest airport and its decisions on flight path design, noise mitigation, and capacity directly affect the health and welfare of approximat…

1069. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds for each of the past …

1070. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of State funding provided to non-Governmental organisations, by his Department in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25693/26]

1071. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25801/26]

1072. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the bodies which operate under his aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment te…

1073. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on conservation and restoration efforts of the Magazine Fort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26119/26]

1074. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the proposed interim flood relief measures and associated costs for schemes in County Kilkenny and County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26231/26]

1075. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the installation of eco-toilet facilities in the Phoenix Park for public use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26306/26]