Parliamentary questions

457. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update and date of completion and commission of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9811/26]

458. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of all capital works upgrades carried out at Dungarvan Garda station by the OPW since 2023, in tabular form. [9843/26]

459. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of all capital works upgrades carried out at Tramore Garda station by the OPW since 2023, in tabular form. [9844/26]

460. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of all capital works upgrades carried out at Waterford Garda station by the OPW since 2023, in tabular form. [9845/26]

461. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the full set of stages of a flood relief scheme from inception to construction; the total number of projects at a point between stage 1 and the final stage, including all schemes managed by the OPW or local authorities; the estimated cost of the entirety of thes…

462. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a full update on the Ballinhassig flood relief scheme; the estimated timeline for the commencement of the planning process; and the estimated cost of the project. [9881/26]

463. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under his remit. [10160/26]

464. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if, as part of the next public sector pay agreement, he will resolve outstanding pension issues for retired medical scientists and ensure that those who retired from 2020 onwards are placed on the same scale as those who retired from 2024 onwards, bearing in mind the finding…

465. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware of serious coastal erosion at Pilmore Beach, Youghal, County Cork; the action the OPW will take as a result; the funding that is available for the local authority to slow down coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10323/26]

466. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10485/26]

196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will introduce legislation strengthening the powers of the Ombudsman in relation to visa, citizenship and international protection applications (details supplied). [8870/26]

197. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on plans, including a timeframe on carrying out upgrade works to the Garda Station in Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9011/26]

198. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the unused accommodation section of Castlemaine Garda station, Castlemaine, County Kerry, will be made available for community use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8963/26]

199. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of a potential flood relief scheme for Bunclody, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9053/26]

200. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of a potential flood relief scheme for Aughrim, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9054/26]

201. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the revised criteria for the minor flood mitigation works scheme will be notified to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9101/26]

202. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total expenditure on the minor flood mitigation works scheme in 2025; the funding allocated for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9102/26]

409. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of persons that visited Trim Castle in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [7375/26]

410. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of the cybersecurity incident involving unauthorised access to the IT systems of the Ombudsman. if any data was breached; if there is a need to inform persons engaged with the Ombudsman that their data could have been breached; and if he will make a statement on …

411. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if safety signage could be erected at the Staigue Ring Fort, Castlecove by the Office of Public Works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7680/26]

412. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if abatement in respect of pensions is only applied to Army personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7816/26]

413. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of abatement waivers in respect of pensions that have been issued to date; and to clarify the basis on which these abatement waivers were issued. [7817/26]

414. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7935/26]

415. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7953/26]

416. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he has examined the potential for perceived or actual conflicts of interest in cases where a person who has exhausted a hospital’s internal complaints process is directed to the Ombudsman, and may subsequently require an FOI appeal to the Information Commissioner rel…