Parliamentary questions

884. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding allocated to maintaining vacant properties owned by the OPW, broken down by property since they were originally vacated; the breakdown of the average cost to bring a vacant property owned by the OPW into use for social housing; the breakdown of the overall cost to bri…

885. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his attention has been drawn to the lack of meaningful competition within the OPW event infrastructure framework in the context of delivering infrastructure for approximately 270 events as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union (details suppl…

886. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the flood relief projects currently under construction and funded by the OPW; and the timeframe for each of those projects be completed, in tabular form. [56212/26]

887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the provisions introduced by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, which amended the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, can be applied or implemented retrospectively in respect of protected disclosures made before the commencement of the 2022 Act; and if he will mak…

888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average pensionable years of service upon retirement, by gender of employees of the public service; the average annual public service pension currently in payment to employees, by gender; and if her Department has ever undertaken an assessment of gender pension gaps with…

889. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of buildings in the Office of Public Works estate that are fully wheelchair accessible; the number that are not; the programme of works in place to bring the remaining buildings into compliance with section 25 of the Disability Act 2005, which required publi…

890. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount paid from public funds in lump sum fines and daily or periodic penalty payments arising from judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union against Ireland, by case and by year, since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on t…

891. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a service (details supplied) was listed on the Office of Government Procurement framework for the provision of cleaning services within the Civil Service for any year since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56535/26]

892. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the trend in total public expenditure over the past decade; the way these trends compare with key economic indicators including GDP growth, GNI* growth, inflation, and unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56615/26]

893. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of publicly-owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last previous use; the length of time each property has been vacant; the reason for vacancy in each case; the amount spent to maintain the property since it was fir…

894. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE qualified legal advisers currently working within his Department, in tabular form. [56921/26]

895. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the process of establishing a Budget Oversight Group under Phase 5 of the new Expenditure Control and Escalation Process; the person or body that decides the establishment of such a group is necessary; if there is specific criteria, thresholds, or indicators that automat…

896. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if minutes will be published for the two new Budgetary Oversight Groups in the Department of Education and Youth, and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality; the reason the minutes of these meetings have not been published to date; and if he will make a stat…

897. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the correspondence his Department has issued and-or received from a company (details supplied) regarding the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 and the impact that its enactment would have on the Irish economy…

898. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of correspondence his Department has issued or received from a company (details supplied) regarding the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 and the impact that its enactment would have on the Irish …

899. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57212/26]

900. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the usage of artificial intelligence within his Department; the categories of usage; the usage of artificial intelligence within any bodies under the aegis of his Department; the categories of usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57230/26]

901. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update in respect of the Digital Public Services Plan 2030 plans to commit to the digitalisation of 189 applicable key public services across 17 Life Events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57238/26]

902. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he can provide an update as to the usage of the Guidelines for the Responsible Use of AI in the Public Service; if his Department is carrying out an appraisal of the guidelines and their usage by other Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

903. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the Departmental policy in relation to the use of glyphosate-based herbicides by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57254/26]

904. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a full list of all buildings rented by the OPW, by year, in Cork, in tabular form; and the annual cost of each rental. [57264/26]

905. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide details of the rate of expenditure control levy applied across all Government departments; the estimated value of the levy in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57474/26]

906. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether consideration has been given to the application of an expenditure control levy across Government departments to address the Government recognized structural funding deficits in the higher education sector, including those identified in Funding the Future; and if h…

907. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE qualified health and safety advisors that are directly employed by the OPW as of 15 July 2026; the civil service grade this post holder is normally filled by; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57562/26]

908. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the plans to commemorate the escape of Red Hugh O'Donnell from Dublin Castle; and if he will consider erecting a plaque onsite to support the work of an organisation (details supplied) [57618/26]