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 full number of staff who will be assigned to the proposed dedicated infrastructure division in his Department; if he will provide details on the range of skill sets … that will be available within the division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5127/25
12 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to simplify planning, procurement and project management approvals for infrastructure projects in Dublin; if he will outline any specific examples of international best practice his Department has identified as potentially useful … development of reforms to our public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5099/25
14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
National Monuments Service or the Heritage Council is consulted as a statutory consultee on planning applications where the development is located within the Zone of Theoretical Visibility of a Recorded Monument of national significance; whether he is satisfied that the current framework adequately protects the long-term setting … such monuments from incremental industrial-scale development in surrounding lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23568/26
10 Jul 2025 · to Rural
asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he plans for a new rural specific development strategy, considering the National Planning Framework refers to self-sustaining rather than commuter driven activity, allowing its various city, town, villages and rural component to play to their … away from a sprawl-led development model, yet it appears it is more urban than rural focused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38301/25
26 Jun 2025 · to Health
plans within her Department to increase the provision of acute inpatient beds for mental health patients as per the recommendation of the report of the Specialist Group-Acute Bed Capacity, which recommended that efforts should be made to increase the number of mental health beds nationally … will make a statement on the matter. [34619/25
27 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of any value-for-money reviews, savings validations or performance benchmarks completed on each portfolio in the past four years; the headline savings achieved; the key performance indicators used … steps taken where frameworks underperformed targets.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27074/25
15 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can acknowledge receipt of communication on 7 March 2025 from the Invincibles Interment Campaign, which is seeking the reinterment to Glasnevin cemetery of the remains of the Fenians currently buried … grounds of the now Kilmainham Gaol Museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25000/25
29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the delivery of the Conservation Management Plan for Doneraile House and Court, Doneraile, County Cork and in particular the construction of an orangery at the house which … would greatly enhance the historical authenticity and visitor experience at Doneraile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19040/25
29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether the OPW Chair, senior officials, or the Minister have visited Explorium since it fully reopened in May 2024 in-person to assess its facilities in the context of OPW plans to build a second science centre 10km … away from Explorium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19328/25
29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 9 April 2025, the number of applications received to join an Garda Síochána from January 2024 to date in 2025, by month, by the jurisdiction … which the applicant is based, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20413/25
29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how the provision of information to Dáil Éireann and public on specific capital spending projects supported by the public purse compares to other European states; whether there has been any assessment … Department of whether it is fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20554/25
9 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on whether the current fast accrual pension scheme adequately reflects the acknowledged shorter healthy working lifespan of uniformed public servants; and if he will consider reforms to ensure pension equity … those required to retire before State pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17779/25
2 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the updated guidelines for flexitime arrangements for public and civil service workers will be published; if he intends resuming flexi-time arrangements for public sector workers that were in place prior … temporary suspension introduced during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15888/25
20 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total number of copper communication lines currently in active operation across all Government Departments, Stage agencies and public bodies, for which Exchequer funding is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive … ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12996/25
19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list the functions, roles and services that were carried out and delivered by civil service or State agency workers; the cost to the State of each contract since the implementation … Building Momentum public service agreement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11569/25
19 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide radiation therapy students with a payment and travel allowances during their final-year internship in line with supports offered to student nurses, particularly in light of the finding of the National Radiation Therapist Review that there … shortage of radiation therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6458/25
11 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the final cost of public procurement tenders, by the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on or over the estimated cost at the time of tendering, by each category … each year, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4426/25
11 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of this functions; the timeframe for when such delegated … functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4613/25
5 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently directly employs cleaners and-or service officers; if so, the number of staff employed in each role; the value and length … related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3220/25
22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ensure that persons are not denied the opportunity to apply for some jobs in the public service because they do not have a degree; if he will ensure that necessary … changes are made to that criterion without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46565/24
22 Oct 2026 · to Transport
whether the National Transport Authority intends to cascade or redeploy the existing side-mounted Leap card validators currently in use on Dublin bus services to Galway city services following the rollout of the Next Generation Ticketing programme in Dublin; if such redeployment is not planned, the reason … same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74956/26
25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
National Financial Literacy Strategy Annual Review and Action Plan 2026-2027, whether the development of the proposed Government Investment Account will include age-specific or child-focused investment options, aimed at supporting long-term saving for children; if he will outline any related plans under consideration … will make a statement on the matter. [48523/26
16 Jun 2026 · to Health
level of National Ambulance Service cover that there has been across the past six months at each ambulance based in Clare and the wider mid-west region (details supplied); if at any times shifts were not covered at certain bases; the way in which she plans to remedy … this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45723/26
16 Dec 2025 · to Children
Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in light of the National Action Plan for Childminding 2021–2028, the key changes made to the regulations as a result of the public consultation earlier in 2025; the supports and guidance that will be made available … childminders during the three-year transition period before registration with Tusla becomes mandatory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72539/25
27 Nov 2025 · to Health
will direct the HSE to establish a national dataset for primary care laboratory testing, including standard lipid profile tests, with data recorded by CHO area, care setting and quarter, as recommended in the HSE Strategic Plan for Laboratory Services 2026-2035; the timeline for implementation of such … system; the governance arrangements that will apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67021/25