1045. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will issue a circular or binding instruction to all Departments, agencies, and prescribed persons requiring that, in assessing alleged penalisation of a reporting person under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended, decision-makers apply an evidential approach consistent with…
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1046. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he is satisfied that the current administrative handling of protected disclosures by public bodies fully reflects the objectives of Directive (EU) 2019/1937, in particular the requirement to ensure effective protection against retaliation at all stages of the process, including internal…
1047. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the development of an alert system for local flooding; the work his Department has undertaken to establish an alert system; the timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24689/26]
1048. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of vacancies filled in County Donegal by Irish language candidates in the current interdepartmental higher executive officer competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24755/26]
1049. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of all capital works that the OPW carried out at Raheny Garda Station in the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24890/26]
1050. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline the OPW’s progress on identifying a site for a new Garda Station in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24910/26]
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; and if he will make…
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 statement on the mat…
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 during Court proceedi…
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 serving or former membe…
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 approximately 30,000 residents…
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 five years, in tabul…