307. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average duration of each stage of the Public Spending Code appraisal and approval process for major capital projects exceeding €100 million for the years 2022 to 2025 inclusive; and to indicate which stage accounted for the longest cumulative delay across projects during that period. [15913/…
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308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has assessed the impact of Cabinet committee scheduling frequency on the progression of major infrastructure projects requiring political approval; whether any backlog or queuing analysis has been undertaken; and if he will provide details of such analysis. [15914/26]
309. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of major infrastructure projects which had completed statutory planning consent were, at any point during 2022 to 2025 inclusive, awaiting ministerial or Cabinet approval for funding or progression; and to provide the average duration of such waiting periods. [15915/26]
310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has benchmarked Ireland’s ministerial and central approval timelines for major infrastructure projects against comparable EU member states; and to provide the findings of any such benchmarking. [15916/26]
311. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update regarding investment in critical infrastructure in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15931/26]
312. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation provide an update regarding investment in critical infrastructure in Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15932/26]
313. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on flood relief schemes in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15933/26]
314. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on flood relief schemes in Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15934/26]
315. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of flood relief scheme commencements in Carlow and Kilkenny since 2020; the total cost of each to date per scheme; the average length of time spent in pre-planning consultation prior to each of these works commencing, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
316. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the Ordinary Summer Level (OSL) for Tarmonbarry Upper Lough was set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15991/26]
317. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason meeting minutes for the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group have not been updated on the website since 31 October 2024; the number of meetings which have taken place since then, and if the minutes can be updated on the website; and if he will make a statemen…
318. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation where the minutes of meetings held daily/weekly to determine the amount of water to be released through Ardnacrusha and the Old River Shannon are available; the persons involved in these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15993/26]
89. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide details of all occasions in which he or his predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015). , which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body requ…
90. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the further work being done to cut the long delays in the higher executive officer recruitment panel, notwithstanding the extension of the expiration until 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15306/26]
91. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware that the current HBO recruitment panel appears to be moving at an average rate of just over one person per week, leaving a significant number of qualified candidates in limbo; if he is aware some people have been engaged in a recruitment process for nearly two years; and …
92. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider extending the duration of the HEO panel, as is permitted with union agreement, to ensure those who have successfully interviewed are not penalised by administrative delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15308/26]
93. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures being taken to accelerate the rate of appointments from the HEO panel, given the slow movement currently being observed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15309/26]
94. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the flood relief projects currently under construction and funded by OPW; when each of those projects will be completed, in tabular form. [15335/26]
95. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his view on what is termed ‘The 1% Clause’ in public sector contracts, namely that a company, if found to be just 1% liable, can be held 100% liable for the financial fallout of a defect in a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15382/26]
96. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has conducted research on the impact of joint and several liability on public sector infrastructure projects; its effects on legal costs and professional indemnity insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15383/26]
97. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of persons that attended each heritage site under the remit of OPW in the years 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [15441/26]
98. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his response to Border counties losing out on levels of EU funding available to similar European regions as a result of the northern and western region being reclassified in the next EU funding period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15521/26]
99. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will ensure that NDP funding for the Border region takes account of a reduction in EU co-funding for major infrastructural projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/26]
100. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he believes that the regional disparity in per capita GDP levels means that the Border counties should be classified separately from other counties in the northern and western region with regard to EU funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15523/26]
101. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number and grade of ongoing general civil service hiring competitions currently ongoing; the number of applications received; the number of applications which have progressed through the competition stages; the number of people currently on live panels; the number of people hired as par…