29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is concerned that continued flights through Irish airspace of aircraft carrying munitions to Israel are in violation of Ireland’s policy of military neutrality; the steps he will take to defend Irish neutrality; and if he will make a statement
30 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on any plans to alter cycling facilities along Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park; the proposed timeline for any such works to commence; what funding is provided for this … will make a statement on the matter. [21670/25
10 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement
3 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has met with senior representatives of the OPW to discuss the issues of excessive costs of project delivery; if so, when these meetings took place; if minutes of such meetings will be published; and if he will make a statement
3 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Planning Framework, Drogheda and Dundalk have been recognised as regional growth centres with population due to increase by 50,000 in each town by 2030; if he will commit to meeting the associated resourcing requirements and demands for the county; and if he will make a statement
2 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of coastal flood defences in Dublin Bay; the amount that has been allocated to improving coastal defences over the next ten years given the increased threat of coastal flooding due to climate change; and if he will make a statement
2 Apr 2025 · to Justice
National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the number of additional International Protection Office caseworkers, translators, and healthcare staff he expects will need to be hired to support the implementation of the new international protection procedures; and if he will make a statement
27 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers, the plans to ensure that all PhD researchers, regardless of their funding source, receive at least €25,000 per annum stipend; his views on the issue of giving PhD researchers a worker status; and if he will make a statement
26 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if additional funding is being provided to his Department this year due to additional expenditure arising following storm Éowyn; if additional funding is provided, the programmes and schemes that will benefit from this additional expenditure; and if he will make a statement
25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the progress of flood prevention measures for an area (details supplied); if the diversion of the local river around the town is still being considered as part of such measures; and if he will make a statement
20 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement
4 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 25 February 2025, the timeframe for which the title issue, for the adjoining property devolved to the State, will be resolved, to allow for disposal on the market; and if he will make a statement
18 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement
13 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details on the way he plans to ensure that the OPW and its structures deliver best value for money outcomes on all projects; if he has timeline for the completion … proposed reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5123/25
22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to clarify its understanding of the lack of a right of way to the public at a location (details supplied), in light of copious evidence to the contrary, including two reports commissioned by the OPW; and if he will make a statement
30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
concerned by the number of planning applications for wind farms that were refused by local authorities and later had the decision overturned by ACP; if these decisions indicate a lack of understanding or interpretation of the existing national policy and guidelines by councils … considers that a comprehensive policy statement is required to clarify matters for all stakeholders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69228/26
18 Mar 2026 · to Education
Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for reconstituting the National Youth Work Advisory Committee, a statutory body under Section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001; to clarify if the restoration of this statutory committee is envisaged within the implementation actions … Opportunities for Youth 2024-2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19475/26
8 Jul 2025 · to Transport
will outline the coordination that takes place between the National Transport Authority, Irish Rail, and Dublin Bus to ensure sufficient public transport capacity to and particularly from major concerts and sporting events; if there are plans to improve this coordination for the remaining events this year … season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37803/25
29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans in relation to the families' demand that the remains of their relatives, members of the IRB's Invincibles, currently buried in a yard in Kilmainham Jail Museum, be exhumed … reinterred in Glasnevin Cemetery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25522/25
28 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of the recent works carried out by the OPW to the Marino Casino including the new cabin; the purpose of these works; whether any consultation took place given the architectural … sensitivity of the monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27898/25
14 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount spent on security at a location (details supplied); the name of the security company that provided the CCTV for the site; the security cameras acquired; the number of staff employed … security company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24744/25
29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Plan Delivery and Reform if the value-for-money review on the proposed National Children’s Science Centre will evaluate the risk of duplicating services already provided by Explorium, given its proximity (10km) and existing capacity for 300,000 annual visitors; and if he will make a statement
10 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation … this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18417/25
9 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has engaged with trade unions or staff associations representing Gardaí, firefighters, prison officers, and Defence Forces members regarding the restoration or introduction of a supplementary pension benefit for fast accrual … pension scheme members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17777/25
9 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide any framework or policy he is pursuing with the aim of reducing the cost of goods and services in Ireland, in particular, in public procurement processes and any advice … received on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/25