Parliamentary questions

241. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the reason persons from Ireland provided more submissions than all other EU states combined, in response to the call for experiences of people to explore the implementation of Directive 2019/1937 (Whistleblowing Directive); and if he is satisfied that the Directi…

242. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has approved the necessary resources to be allocated to the Department Justice, Migration and Social Affairs, and subsequently to Cuan, to ensure that agreed pay increases due to workers in ‘Section 40’ organisations in October will be paid; and if he will make…

243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to introduce emergency legislation to urgently address data collection issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51012/25]

244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the guidance issued in each year from 2023 to 2025 to commercial and non-commercial semi-State bodies regarding the 'grossing up' of executive benefits, such as health insurance or vehicle provision; the arrangements in place to monitor compliance with public pay policy; the …

245. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether title of the GPO has transferred to the OPW; the role the OPW has in respect of the action set out in strand one of the roadmap for delivery of the Dublin City Taskforce report, described as 'conceptualise and decide on the future use of the reimagined GPO'; and i…

31. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation The progress that has been achieved to date on the new Garda dog training centre; and when this project will move to the next phase. [50634/25]

32. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to reform the Ethics in Public Office legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50533/25]

33. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will examine the case for the clearing of a stream (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50704/25]

34. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the proposals for further investment in an amenity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50817/25]

35. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total carryover cost in 2026 of spending measures implemented in Budget 2025; the breakdown of the individual cost of each if available if his Department has compiled a list of the carry over cost for 2026 at this stage of the Budgetary process, in tabular form; and if he wil…

36. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated total additional cost in 2026 for the implementation of the public sector pay agreement; if the cost for this will come from the allocation for new current spending as outlined in the Summer Economic Statemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50851/25…

37. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation The estimated cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026; the proportion of this that is accounted for by demographics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/25]

38. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has compiled the projected cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026 as part of the budgetary process; the breakdown of estimated costs by Government Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50853/25]

229. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49613/25]

230. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49631/25]

231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will confirm that the obligations of local authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and the EU Open Data Directive (2019/1024, transposed by S.I. 376/2021) reinforce the duty to provide detailed disaggregated data such as budgetary and housing maintenance i…

232. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the properties owned by the State on Spa Road in the Phoenix Park, Dublin 8; and if he will provide details and uses of all buildings on that road that are owned by the State. [49696/25]

233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will confirm that the obligations of local authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and the EU Open Data Directive (2019/1024, transposed by S.I. 376/2021) reinforce the duty to provide detailed disaggregated data such as budgetary and housing maintenance i…

234. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the need for all OPW-managed sites to have life-saving equipment. [49895/25]

235. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of Irish produced beef the Office of Government Procurement have procured in the past five years; the plans to increase this; and if his Department has considered how EU public procurement rules can protect the use of Irish beef in public procurement. [50296/25]

236. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the progress of the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; the estimated timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50303/25]

237. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Garda stations within Mayo/Roscommon and Longford Garda division where the costs are in excess of €50,000 in 2024 and to-date in 2025; if any of the works are still ongoing at present; when these works will b…

238. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will commit to a more consistent and transparent methodological approach and in terms of the presentation of data in respect of 'Existing Levels of Service' or ELS in relation to the annual budget process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50473/25]

239. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50498/25]

210. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the OPW plans in place for the vacant Garda station in Templederry, Nenagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49338/25]