Parliamentary questions

40. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the implementation of the ‘Guidelines for the Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60200/25]

41. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the action he is taking to ensure public spending is sustainable, credible and strengthens economic resilience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60192/25]

42. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the work of the new infrastructure division within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60202/25]

43. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps the accelerating infrastructure task force within his Department is taking to reduce the regulatory burden on bodies responsible for the development of imperative State infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60172/25]

44. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the proposed new Garda station for Northern Cross in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60157/25]

45. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Digital Transformation Strategy is being implemented to improve access to front-line public services in Kildare North, particularly in health, education and local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60052/25]

46. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the cost of works completed by the Office of Public Works on a Garda station (details supplied) over the past ten years, by year and in total. [57679/25]

47. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the steps taken by the new infrastructure task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60204/25]

48. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider, evaluate and collaborate with other Departments to enable the establishment of an Irish academy of fine arts at the General Post Office, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1. [52873/25]

49. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he plans to provide greater level of detail to the public on the way in which public moneys are spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59828/25]

50. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the work of the accelerating infrastructure task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60201/25]

51. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on reform of the ethics in public office legislation, given that the review of the statutory framework was completed in December 2022; the reason for the delay in publishing the heads of a Bill; if he expects this Bill to be introduced this ye…

93. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the provision of a new Garda divisional headquarters in Sligo, which has been agreed by An Garda Síochána and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54038/25]

94. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for his Department to publish plans for how it intends to spend its funding allocation following the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51975/25]

95. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there are plans to include the Abbey Theatre under FOI. [60247/25]

96. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of a flood project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60451/25]

523. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the most recent actuarial valuation of the total public sector pension liability; the projected annual cost of meeting those obligations over the next thirty years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59724/25]

524. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of operating polling stations for the recent presidential election; broken down by the cost of renting locations, staffing costs and other ancillary costs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59902/25]

525. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated overall cost to the State of the operation of the recent presidential election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59909/25]

526. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which potential conflicts of interest are managed where elected representatives may have personal or financial connections relevant to policy on gender affirming care for children; and in particular, the safeguards that are in place to ensure that policy decisions …

527. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the protocols in place to identify and manage potential conflicts of interest when a member of the Government, including Ministers, has personal or familial connections that may intersect with policy areas under their responsibility (details supplied). [59916/25]

528. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the south Galway flood relief project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57872/25]

529. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57989/25]

530. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of visitors to Athenry Castle, by month, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [58059/25]

531. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if Dublin Zoo was allocated funding in 2025 from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58179/25]