Parliamentary questions

660. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the breakdown of total capital expenditure under the National Development Plan for each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in the Department of Defence; and the percentage share of total NDP capital expenditure represented in each year, in graph and in tabular form. [43371/26]

661. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the south Galway flood relief project; if the timeframe for submission of the scheme for planning remains Q4 2026; if not, to clarify the new timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43458/26]

662. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount spent to date on the refurbishment and redevelopment of Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtwohill, County Cork; the number of visitor admissions recorded at the site in each year since it reopened, in tabular form; the future plan to facilitate food stalls, cr…

663. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the proposed increase in pension entitlements for retired employees under the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43557/26]

664. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any engagement he has had with the retired employees under the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43559/26]

665. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any engagement he has had with the Minister for Transport in relation to the proposed increase in pension entitlements for retired employees under the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43561/26]

666. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the rationale for the decision to close the Chester Beatty Library for the duration of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union; if alternative options for the closure of the library were considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/…

667. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider facilitating a meeting with a group (details supplied) in relation to the maintenance of an historic structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43865/26]

668. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any funding streams available to support the maintenance of an historic structure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43866/26]

669. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any engagement he has had with a group (details supplied) in relation to the maintenance of an historic structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43867/26]

670. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he plans to update Circular 51/1979 to increase the allocation of paid training leave that civil/public servants who also serve in the Reserve Defence Force are entitled to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43882/26]

671. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of Departmental subheadings which were exempted from a levy subsequent to a budget overrun in the Department of Education and Youth listed by department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43973/26]

672. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the criteria by which Departmental subheadings were exempted from a levy subsequent to a budget overrun in the Department of Education and Youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43974/26]

673. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if consideration can be given to the widening of footpaths in the Phoenix Park on North Road and Chesterfield Avenue to better facilitate wheelchair users and families with buggies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43994/26]

674. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consideration is being given to strengthening employment protections and working conditions for background actors, extras and other precarious workers within the Irish film and television industry, particularly in relation to maximum working hours in a day, unpaid waiting time and minimum standards on produc…

675. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is reviewing the ineligible list of occupations regarding the role of dental nurse; if his attention has been drawn to the severe operational impact on dental clinics nationwide, where dentists who are on critical skills list are unable to operate safely due to a lack of chairside support staff; i…

676. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures in place or that are being considered to assist SMEs when there are sudden spikes in energy prices. [41485/26]

677. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken to attract foreign direct investment into County Westmeath and County Longford through improved transport and infrastructure connectivity. [41503/26]

678. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to develop enterprise and innovation hubs in Athlone, Mullingar and Longford Town to support regional employment growth. [41507/26]

679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline any public consultations that his Department expects to launch before the end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41745/26]

680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department’s planned priorities for Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/26]

681. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to report on his Department’s consultation on transposing the Platform Work Directive; whether his Department expects to transpose it by primary or secondary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41755/26]

682. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment If IDA Ireland plans to have a trade investment mission to India during the second half of the year. [41803/26]

683. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current vacancies, by job title at the Corporate Enforcement Authority; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41901/26]

684. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the potential labour market implications of artificial intelligence and automation for sectors with significant multinational employment concentrations; the measures that are being considered to support workforce adaptation, skills diversification and employment resilience in se…