Parliamentary questions

59. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a detailed and specific update on the constraints imposed on implementing the NDP due to grid capacity issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51479/26]

60. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on investment into critical infrastructure in Galway county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51524/26]

61. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on proposed flood prevention measures being implemented in Castlemartyr, Midleton, Mogeely, Killeagh, Rathcormac and Whitegate, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51260/26]

62. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to confirm the current status of progress on the Blackpool (River Bride) flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51530/26]

63. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on flood projects for areas around east Cork including Castlemartyr/Mogeely, Killeagh, Whitegate, Ladysbridge and Rathcormac; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51523/26]

64. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51381/26]

65. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress to date in advancing a proposal to have a successor to the Peace Plus Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51528/26]

66. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to designating any data centres as critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51478/26]

67. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will clarify whether the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 provides for the designation of flood protection infrastructure as critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51480/26]

68. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the engagement he has had in relation to a new public sector pay deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51526/26]

69. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the work underway to ensure Departments are measured on outcomes delivered for citizens rather than expenditure incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51519/26]

70. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on issuing a Section 50 for a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51208/26]

71. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on OPW efforts to end flooding at Lough Funshinagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51129/26]

72. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has undertaken, or plans to undertake, an assessment of the impact of the removal of the supplementary pension under the single public service pension scheme on members of fast-accrual professions, including the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, the …

73. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 7 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51380/26]

74. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a report on the work approved under the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51456/26]

75. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the overall cost of the new passport office in Navigation Square, Albert Quay, Cork City. [51015/26]

76. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures used to assess progress under the “Digital and Innovation at Scale” pillar of the Better Public Services Transformation Showcase 2025-2026, including the extent to which citizen uptake and engagement with digital services are taken into account; and if he wil…

77. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the critical infrastructure projects he is considering to curb budget overruns caused by external market factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51546/26]

78. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to ensure that departmental budget requests are based on total spending in the previous year; that any previous budgetary overruns will be considered in next years’ budget plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51545/26]

79. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a report on the Benefits Realisation Framework for infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51520/26]

80. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 5 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51379/26]

81. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his Department’s plans and timelines to develop flood defence embankments on the Lower Shannon River (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51536/26]

82. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will undertake a feasibility study relating to the exhumation of 'The Invincibles', buried at Kilmainham Gaol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51535/26]

277. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50807/26]