Parliamentary questions

280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an exhaustive list of flood related compensation, paid from his Department's vote allocations over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13924/26]

52. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the impact to public expenditure on Border counties such as Donegal, Cavan, Sligo, Leitrim, and Monaghan, following confirmation from the European Commission that the designation of the wider northern and western region of Ireland is to be upgraded from …

53. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the current level of compliance by State boards with the Government’s long-standing target of achieving a minimum of 40% representation of women on all State boards; the measures the Minister has taken to improve gender balance where boards have not met this targ…

54. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on critical infrastructure investment in north Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13343/26]

504. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason the revised RRF plan has dropped the measure ‘Accelerate Decarbonisation of the Enterprise Sector’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12020/26]

505. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress that has been achieved so far on the construction of a new Garda dog training centre; when this project will move to the next stage of works. [12063/26]

506. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13091/26]

507. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on flood relief works for Shannon town and its environs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11611/26]

508. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he can place flood protections at a location (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11639/26]

509. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the long-outstanding pension increase due to retired An Post workers will be signed off and implemented; the reason for the continued delays despite the matter being raised on multiple occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11681/26]

510. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the pension increase due to pensioners in An Post which is already approved, will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11696/26]

511. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on agreed increases to retired staff of An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11741/26]

512. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by his Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11803/26]

513. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by his Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11821/26]

514. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from his Department on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11839/26]

515. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any direct lobbying he has received from any NGO in relation to his annual funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11865/26]

516. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the projects, if any, which he has designated under s.20 of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024; the dates of their designation, and to supply a copy of the designations. [11887/26]

517. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to review the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension scheme for members recruited post-2013 in An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces, Fire Service and Prison Service. [11917/26]

518. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of paying a supplementary pension until a uniformed employee reaches the State pension age of 66; given members can retire after 40 years of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11918/26]

519. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the policy rationale for proposals to bypass ministerial involvement in the approval of major infrastructure projects; whether he accepts that these proposals represent a reduction in direct ministerial accountability to the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the …

520. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the proposed removal or reduction of ministerial decision-making roles in major infrastructure approvals is reconciled with the constitutional principle of ministerial responsibility to Dáil Éireann; and if he will outline the legal basis for this approach. […

521. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any formal assessment has been carried out by his Department to determine if delays in major infrastructure delivery are attributable to ministerial decision-making, statutory processes, or other factors; to provide details of any such assessment; and if he will make …

522. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the person that will bear political and administrative responsibility where a major infrastructure project approved under the proposed streamlined arrangements is delayed, over budget, or fails to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11930/26]

523. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the mechanisms will remain in place to ensure democratic oversight, transparency, and parliamentary scrutiny of major infrastructure projects where ministerial involvement in approvals is reduced or removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11931/26]

524. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made on national climate adaptation measures under the National Development Plan, particularly flood-risk management projects, and expected timelines for completion. [11939/26]