Parliamentary questions

340. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider using Ireland’s forthcoming 2026 EU Council Presidency to advance the inclusion of Public Procurement and Contracting Data within the European Commission’s list of high-value datasets; and to outline any preparatory work under way to position Ireland as a…

341. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the National Open Data Strategy 2023–2027 and forthcoming Public Service Digital Strategy explicitly incorporate high-value dataset obligations; and the way in which these frameworks will ensure alignment with the Open Data and Public Sector Information Directive (EU) 201…

342. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to set out Ireland’s recent achievements in open data and high-value datasets, including highlights from the latest EU Open Data Maturity assessment, notable flagship datasets/APIs released on data.gov.ie, examples of measurable reuse and public value (e.g. research, SME inn…

343. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the Programme for Government, the easier return to Ireland for emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56793/25]

344. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 5 November 2024 and No. 427 of 10 June 2025, the progress made on the provision of a planned new Garda station in Laytown, County Meath; if he will provide a detailed update the development of a business case; the timeline for …

345. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of male and female qualified horticulturists employed by the OPW as of 13 October 2025. [56885/25]

346. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the lengthy delay in the OPW sourcing a suitable site for a new Garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57043/25]

347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has been notified of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57059/25]

348. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57099/25]

349. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57116/25]

350. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 11, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [57194/25]

351. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will review the operation of the revised spouses’ and children’s pension scheme (2004) as it applies to teachers and other public servants, and to address the issue of compulsory contributions by single members with no dependents, who cannot benefit under the scheme, an…

352. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on…

353. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the proposed flood relief works for Inchigeelagh, Cork which is included in the CFRAM plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57331/25]

211. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56060/25]

212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount of additional current spending above the ‘Revised Starting Point’ specified in the Budget 2026 expenditure report that is expenditure on ‘existing levels of services’ (demographics, carryover, public sector pay, etc); and the amount available for new measu…

213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of the ELS allocation by demographics, carryover, public sector pay, etc. [56182/25]

214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to clarify the make-up of ‘temporary and one-off spending items’ used to determine the ‘Revised Starting Point’ specified in the Budget 2026 expenditure report; to provide details of the items and if they will continue to be funded; the level to which they will be funded i…

215. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of the allocation for new measures in Budget 2026, by heading (a,b,c etc). [56218/25]

216. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the controls in place across all Departments for monitoring and approving exceptional or unplanned operational expenditures, such as the approximately €11 million incurred by the Revenue Commissioners in maintaining the seized vessel MV Matthew; the oversight role of his Depa…

217. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to release in full the details of the final submission made by the Government with regard to its Brexit Adjustment Reserve spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56440/25]

218. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actual and potential loss to the State from changes made to the EU Budget in February 2024 involving the reduction in the Brexit Adjustment Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56441/25]

219. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56455/25]

118. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a policy is in place on the payment of legal fees to applicants taking judicial reviews against the State or public bodies, in the case of a settlement between the applicant party and the State or the public body. [55582/25]

119. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Government has benchmarked the roll-out of public service AI initiatives against similar programmes in other jurisdictions; whether lessons from international best practice have informed the adoption of AI in areas such as legal research, document summarisation, data b…