Parliamentary questions

835. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there are concerns regarding state aid rules relating to the National Children’s Science Museum project as a similar museum, Explorium, is now in operation 10 km from the proposed site. [43621/25]

836. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason there is no specific allocation in the national development plan for the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43622/25]

837. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43665/25]

838. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43683/25]

839. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason the Summer Economic Statement does not include Budget projections for the cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026, the impact of demographics or the public service pay agreement; if it is now the practise of his Department not to provide these figures i…

840. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation of the €7.9 billion outlined in the Summer Economic Statement for expenditure increases in 2026, to provide a breakdown, including the current projected cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026, the impact of demographics and the cost of the public service pay agre…

841. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of the cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026; the impact of demographics or the public service pay agreement; if it is now the practise of his Department not to provide these figures in advance of the Budget in official documentation; and …

842. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the revenue arising from the Court of Justice of the European Union, CJEU, judgment on the Apple case has been deployed in the review of the national development plan; to provide a breakdown of the individual allocations for that on a year-by-year basis; and if he will make a…

843. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the redevelopment of the GPO Arcade will include public-use elements funded under the capital plan at the discretion of his Department. [44114/25]

844. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason Cork is only referenced twice in the national development plan; and the Cork-specific projects that will be progressed and funded under this iteration of the plan. [44160/25]

845. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of his Department and any related State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44244/25]

846. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of his Department and any related State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44248/25]

847. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a list of units in his Department and the budget, including staffing budget for each. [44324/25]

848. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if consideration will be given to acquiring a lease (details supplied) in order to reunite the lands of Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44361/25]

849. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the efforts that were made to keep a café in Ionad Cultúrtha an Phiarsaigh, Ros Muc; the plans to ensure a café can be placed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44396/25]

850. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for works on Gorey Garda station as discussed with the Minister on his visit on 19 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44408/25]

1. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on general budgetary expenditure measures. [39486/25]

2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount that will be allocated under the review of the National Development Plan to public capital investment in housing, public transport and renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39718/25]

3. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department’s submission to the EU review of the protected disclosures regime will refer to the views of whistleblowers from the Farrelly commission and Children's Health Ireland (children’s hip surgeries) about the reprisals they faced. [39487/25]

4. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline the specific reforms under consideration following his Department’s review of barriers to infrastructure delivery; if these reforms will include changes to procurement processes, planning timelines, or interagency co-ordination; and if he will make a state…

5. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on a permanent solution for flooding in Lough Funshinagh in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38435/25]

6. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when work will be undertaken to renew the exterior protective finish of Rathfarnham Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39992/25]

7. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of flood schemes for Rathcormac, Midleton, Castlemartyr, Mogeely and Killeagh and any others in Cork East that his Department is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40173/25]

8. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if Dundalk and Drogheda will remain a key priority as key economic growth areas due to their location on the Dublin to Belfast economic corridor Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39512/25]

9. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department will consider a new retrospective scheme for residents of Midleton who wish to purchase higher barriers to protect their premises from any flooding that may occur in the future, considering that parts of Midleton town were under four feet and more of water …