Parliamentary questions

250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of conflict-of-interest statements received by the Standards in Public Office Commission since January 2020 relating to Ministers, Ministers of State, special advisers or senior civil servants whose family members hold financial interests in companies involved in t…

251. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline any plans to establish a central reporting mechanism for recusals or conflict-of-interest statements made under the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 and Standards in Public Office Act 2001, in order to ensure consistent oversight in areas of emerging medica…

252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any review has been undertaken by his Department since January 2020 on whether current ethics legislation is sufficient to address conflicts of interest arising from new or emerging medical technologies, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, surgical pathways for…

253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of Departments that have notified his Department since 2020 of internal policies or protocols for managing conflicts of interest in healthcare-related policy development; and if he will provide a list of those Departments. [68785/25]

254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has carried out any assessment of the adequacy of existing guidance on conflicts of interest within the civil service where officials have personal, family or financial links to organisations involved in gender-related clinical services, research, training o…

255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department maintains any record of instances since January 2020 in which senior civil servants sought approval to proceed with official functions notwithstanding a declared conflict of interest under the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995; and if he will provide the numb…

256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of engagements, consultations or meetings his Department has held since January 2020 with the Standards in Public Office Commission to review or update guidance on conflicts of interest, and if any of these engagements addressed medical or technological policy area…

257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has identified any gaps or deficiencies in the current conflict-of-interest framework as applied to emerging medical or technological policy areas, and if he will outline any proposals under consideration to address those gaps. [68791/25]

258. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason there was an underspend of €7.8 million in flood defences in 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68860/25]

259. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 25 February 2025, if the exclusion of retired medical scientists from the Labour Court recommended pay adjustments is consistent with past practice on pension parity for retired public servants; and if he will make a statement o…

260. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason he is the sole decision maker in pension appeals in circular 16/2020; the reason his Department does not engage directly with claimants during the appeals process; the reason published processing timelines differ from actual timelines; if he will ensure that w…

114. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when a position (details supplied) will be filled; if filling the position will delay the progress of flood relief in East Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68406/25]

115. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the dates and attendees of all meetings he has had with the Minister for Health since he took office. [68242/25]

116. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the date in 2017 on which, and the format in which (email, phone call or other) the request from An Garda Síochána was received by the OPW to rent one of their properties in Spa Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin. [68355/25]

117. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if anyone from his Department ever discussed or communicated with anyone in the OPW between 2016 and 27 November 2025 regarding An Garda Síochána renting a property on Spa Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin; and if so, the dates on which they so did, with whom, and the reasons. [68359…

118. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the dates, and attendees, of all meetings between his Department and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration between 2016 and 27 November 2025, in chronological order, by date and attendees. [68361/25]

119. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the dates, and attendees, of all meetings between his Department and An Garda Síochána between 2016 and 27 November 2025, in chronological order, by date and attendees. [68362/25]

120. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeframe from submissions of forms by candidates in the November 2024 election to the Standard in Public Office Commission to payment being made by his Department, or SIPO; the number of outstanding claims to be paid; the reasons for the delays; and if he will make a s…

121. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the plans there are to reduce the number of quangos and strip out the amassed red tape and bureaucracy that exists, in order to allow the delivery of projects under his Department’s remit in a more timely, efficient and customer-friendly manner; and if he will make a state…

122. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 2148 of 4 November 2025 to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in which he confirmed that, although not required by statute, his Department voluntarily publishes its annual consultancy spending…

182. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the type of training provided to staff within his Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is planned for all staff on their obligations under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

183. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when a facility in County Cork (details supplied) will be reopened to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67587/25]

184. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount the OPW collected in rent fees from external cafes/restaurants within OPW heritage sites in 2025; when the contract with each of these services expire; and how are rent fees for these services arranged, by location in tabular form. [67630/25]

185. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to ensure the urgent delivery of a dedicated 'changing place' toilet facility within the Leinster House campus to ensure that any disabled guests or visitors to Leinster House have access to accessible, clean and appropriate toilets; and if he will make a statem…

272. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its agencies; the expected launch and closing dates for applications for each scheme in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement …