Parliamentary questions

557. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the flood relief measures his Department have put in place for Clane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59097/25]

558. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the flood relief measures his Department have put in place for Maynooth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59098/25]

559. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the flood relief measures his Department have put in place for Johnstown Bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59099/25]

560. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the rules regarding State agencies permitting staff to earn flexi time credits while working remotely; whether there are any upcoming reviews of the rules around this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59109/25]

561. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of people hired during the most recent civil service hiring competitions for third secretary, clerical officer and administrative officer roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59473/25]

562. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a start date has been agreed for the commencement of remedial works on cairn T at the Loughcrew heritage site near Oldcastle, County Meath; if he can confirm the plan and schedule for the re-opening of cairn T to the public;; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

563. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 15 including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [59537/25]

564. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 13 including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [59538/25]

565. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59647/25]

566. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of males and females that are fluent in Irish from the most recent HEO recruitment campaign within the civil service that are still on the panel; and the date this panel will expire. [59922/25]

567. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the construction of a new divisional headquarters for An Garda Síochána at Northern Cross. [60026/25]

40. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the sale of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57529/25]

41. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of civil servants across all Government Departments based in Dublin; and the numbers in each location outside of Dublin. [57607/25]

42. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57630/25]

329. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the budget allocation and full contract cost for construction works and refurbishment of Portlaoise Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56513/25]

330. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of staff working in the OPW buildings in Trim for each of the past five years; the staff per square metre ratio at the OPW buildings in Trim for each of the past five years; if the OPW in Trim will provide accommodation for the Trim Women's Shed to operate; and i…

331. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of empty buildings that the Office of Public Works have in the County Meath, in tabular form. [56541/25]

332. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason a project (details supplied) has not yet been approved to commence by the OPW; when will it be approved; and the reason for the delay in it being approved. [56581/25]

333. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to instruct the OPW to pursue all avenues to provide flood mitigation in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56582/25]

334. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his attention has been drawn to local bargaining instalment within the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026, that stipulates a 1 percent pay increase from 1 September 2025; if he will confirm this increase has been implemented, and if it affects the pay of civil servants …

335. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which Ireland has implemented the requirements of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 on High-Value Datasets; the Department, unit, or official responsible for coordinating national compliance; and if the June 2024 availability deadline and the February 2025 rep…

336. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which progress on high-value datasets will be monitored and reported to the European Commission from 2025 onwards; to list the datasets included in Ireland’s initial submission; and the criteria being used to assess completeness, technical quality, and accessibili…

337. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the technical and operational standards adopted nationally to ensure high-value datasets (HVD) are published in full compliance with Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138, including requirements for open licensing (CC0 or CC BY 4.0), machine-readable formats, AP…

338. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the coordination arrangements in place across Departments, local authorities and State agencies to ensure consistent implementation of the High-Value Datasets Regulation; and if technical or training supports have been provided through the Technical Services Framework for Op…

339. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider designating public procurement and contracting data as a high-value dataset-equivalent category for domestic purposes; and if he will introduce a circular or statutory instrument requiring that procurement data, including tenders, contract awards, supplie…