Questions

280. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41385/26]

281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 21 May 2026, to clarify if €420 million is a first or full year cost. [41291/26]

282. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the key factors referenced in Ireland's recent ranking among world leaders in digital Government and open data; the specific areas of public service performance that contributed to this assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39798/26]

283. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the governance structures, risk assessment processes and ethical safeguards being considered as part of the Government's assessment of artificial intelligence deployment across the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39799/26]

284. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the new Garda divisional headquarters at Northern Cross, Dublin 17. [35698/26]

285. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40911/26]

286. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the most recent update on the rollout of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40912/26]

287. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if additional funding will be provided to accelerate public infrastructure upgrades in rural towns such as Macroom and Charleville in Cork north-west which are both experiencing significant population growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40913/26]

288. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions currently being undertaken to address recurring elevated water levels on the River Shannon impacting agricultural lands in the Shannon Callows between Athlone and Meelick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40954/26]

289. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW has conducted an assessment of the impact of elevated Shannon water levels on silage production, grazing capacity and farm incomes in the Shannon Callows region; and if he will provide details of such assessments. [40955/26]

290. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the flood alleviation, water management or river maintenance measures planned for the River Shannon in areas affected by repeated flooding and prolonged elevated water levels. [40956/26]

291. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will outline the timeline for any planned interventions aimed at reducing flooding pressures affecting farmland along the Shannon between Athlone and Meelick. [40957/26]

292. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if proposals submitted by stakeholder groups concerning Shannon water management have been formally reviewed by his Department or the OPW; and if he will provide details of any findings. [40958/26]

293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Public Appointments Service records the nationality or country of qualification of applicants for consultant posts advertised through PublicJobs.ie; if not, whether there are plans to collect such data for workforce planning purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4…

294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of applications received through PublicJobs.ie in 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by sector (health, education, civil service, local government, and other); the number of those applicants who progressed to interview and appointment in each sector; and if he will make a sta…

295. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/26]

296. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of funding that has been allocated through the Climate And Nature Fund to date, broken down by project, in tabular form. [41409/26]

297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a sectoral economic assessment has been undertaken regarding the growth of vape and smoke retail outlets within Irish town and city centres over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40873/26]

298. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider adding dental nurses to the critical skills list for obtaining an employment permit in order to address staff shortages in dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40921/26]

299. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider extending eligibility to dental nurses to apply for a general employment permit in order to address staff shortages in dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40922/26]

300. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the online process for registering a company with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) is fully compliant with the provisions of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021; if all information on the CRO site, including dropdown menu options, is available through Irish for business owners; if not, if he will instruct the CRO…

301. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are job creation targets at county and/or municipal district level for agencies under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40924/26]

302. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to consider implementing a dedicated tourism marketing support package for those towns and villages transitioning from housing BOTBs back to tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40927/26]

303. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment following the announcement by a company (details supplied) that it plans to cut up to 350 jobs in Ireland, if his Department has examined the risk that data centres could play a role in job losses in the tech sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40936/26]

304. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessments carried out on job losses in other parts of the economy due to data centre growth, for example, through higher energy bills or pressure on electricity supply for small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/26]