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Albert Dolan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
381. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department will consider mandating the use of contract management systems across all public bodies to ensure contract variations are systematically recorded and monitored; and when such a policy will be implemented. [63051/25]
Ann Graves Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
382. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 5 November 2025, if he will clarify the specific information concerning charities that are subject to an FOI request; and if he will clarify if a charity or institution is in receipt of tax payers money, including a theatre (details supplied), should th…
John Brady Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
383. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of a review being carried out on the River Dargle in Bray, County Wicklow, as part of the National Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63287/25]
John Brady Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
384. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the review being carried out on the River Dargle in Bray, County Wicklow as part of the National Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme will be published when complete; when the flood mapping on www.floodinfo.ie relating to the River Dargle will be updated; and if he will mak…
John Brady Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
385. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding provided to Wicklow County Council between 2017 and 2025 for maintenance work on the River Dargle Flood Protection Scheme in County Wicklow, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63289/25]
Emer Currie Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
386. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures being taken to support Government departments and agencies to identify opportunities for the use of AI; and the arrangements in place to ensure that Government departments and agencies can access expert AI consultancy, development, and project management services. [63451/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has undertaken a full audit of the number of statutory agencies, quangos or advisory boards operating under his Department; if he will publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63586/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has considered the introduction of a sunset clause mechanism for certain statutory bodies to ensure periodic review of relevance and performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63587/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
389. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving his Department and/or agencies within the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63626/25]
Emer Currie Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
390. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Office of Public Works plans to submit a planning application for segregated cycle lanes and pedestrian crossing points along Chesterfield Avenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63691/25]
Emer Currie Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
391. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the installation of eco-toilet facilities in the Phoenix Park for public use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63692/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
392. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to publish the cost-benefit analysis carried out for the Cork housing and transport elements of the National Development Plan, and to confirm the date of the most recent review. [63985/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
230. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the work that has been done to ensure tetra access in Connemara in the event of a storm, given that there was no access to 999 calls during Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62511/25]
John Brady Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
231. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of plans to upgrade the Garda station in Greystones; when work is due to commence; the timeframe for delivery; the cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62565/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
232. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the work which is being done on Dún Chonchúir on Inis Meáin since the wall has fallen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62322/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
233. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the provisions which have been made to ensure that agencies, organisations, and charities funded by his Department will meet their obligations under the new AE scheme. [62478/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
234. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a breakdown of every agency, not-for-profit organisation, charity or service provider directly funded by his Department; and the details of each specific directly funded post in each body. [62481/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of commercial State bodies that have sought or received approval to increase senior executive remuneration following the senior posts remuneration committee review completed in 2024; and the rationale provided by each board for proposed upward revision. [62570/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
236. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated additional cost to the Exchequer or to the relevant State bodies arising from the implementation of revised remuneration bands for chief executives and senior management, by organisation, in tabular form. [62571/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
237. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the mechanisms used by his Department to assess whether remuneration adjustments at commercial State bodies are linked to measurable improvements in performance, governance, and value for money to the taxpayer. [62572/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
238. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps being taken to ensure that executive pay levels within commercial State bodies remain proportionate to public-service standards and consistent with the wider cost-of-living pressures faced by citizens. [62573/25]
Albert Dolan Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
239. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware that due to the lack of maintenance of Headford River, County Galway, OPW channel 2, adjoining agricultural land belonging to a person (details supplied) has been subjected to severe and repeated flooding for the past 15 years; if he will outline when maintenance works will be ca…
Paul Lawless Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
240. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of vacant and derelict buildings in County Mayo owned by his Department that are vacant or rented, by the region/towns location of the buildings, in tabular form. [62677/25]
Albert Dolan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
395. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department maintains any centralised data on the number, value, or type of post-award contract variations approved by contracting authorities across the public service in each of the past five years; and if not, whether contracting authorities are required to report such variations to th…
Albert Dolan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
396. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has ever conducted analysis of post-award contract variations to identify trends, such as which categories of procurement, by CPV code or sector; and those most prone to variations, or which types of projects carry the greatest risk of scope change or cost escalation. [60933/2…