Office of Public Works

861. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works is currently using AI technologies in the management of public buildings, heritage sites, maintenance programmes, procurement processes or energy management systems; to provide details of such usage and associated expenditure; and if h…

863. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Abbeyleix Garda Station in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55361/26]

865. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the long-term plans for the old Intreo office on the Navan Road, Dublin 7; and if the OPW will consider leasing the facility to local community groups. [55475/26]

882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Office of Public Works has received a request from An Garda Síochána or the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, or initiated an assessment or business case, regarding the provision of a Garda station at Saggart as part of the Citywest campus; the expecte…

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…

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…

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]

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]

909. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works has undertaken or plans to undertake, a coastal erosion risk assessment in Rush, County Dublin; if so, when such assessments were completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58007/26]

910. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works has plans to provide or support coastal defence and erosion prevention works in Rush, County Dublin; the proposed measures under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58008/26]

911. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding streams currently available through the Office of Public Works to local authorities for coastal erosion mitigation projects; whether Fingal County Council has applied for such funding in respect of Rush; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58009/26]

912. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the engagement the Office of Public Works has had with Fingal County Council regarding ongoing coastal erosion issues affecting Rush; whether any joint projects are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58010/26]

913. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No.155 of 3 April 2025 and the reply of the Office of Public Works stating that the Morrison's Island public realm improvement and flood protection scheme in Cork city was due to be substantially complete by the summer of 2026, the rea…

928. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on levels of vacancy across OPW properties; the properties vacant in the Phoenix Park, including the former Garda Commissioner’s residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58993/26]

935. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to detail all the OPW-owned sites in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59407/26]

188. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount spent by the OPW in Cork for building rentals in each of the past five years. [54091/26]

71. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider the introduction of free access to OPW sites to people with disabilities and children under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52107/26]

77. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the development of Doneraile House and grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52154/26]

15. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the schedule of works for the OPW renovation works at the Round Tower, Kells, County Meath; the estimated cost of this work; the breakdown of same; the costs incurred to date on this project; the breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

20. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on OPW efforts to secure a site for a new Garda Station at Laytown, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50873/26]

46. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown, by project, of all capital expenditure under the Office of Public Works in County Cork in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, including amounts allocated and amounts drawn down in each year; and if he will make a statement o…

288. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Ennis Friary in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [51711/26]

279. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has engaged with the Office of Public Works regarding the opening of Rattoo Round Tower, Ballyduff, County Kerry for National Heritage Week 2026; whether it is intended that the site will be open to the public during Heritage Week from 15 to 23 August 2026; and if he will m…