Office of Public Works
An official questions-paper heading. 363 questions (4 oral, 359 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Jan 2025 | 10 |
| Feb 2025 | 27 |
| Mar 2025 | 11 |
| Apr 2025 | 15 |
| May 2025 | 21 |
| Jun 2025 | 22 |
| Jul 2025 | 25 |
| Sep 2025 | 20 |
| Oct 2025 | 13 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 |
| Dec 2025 | 18 |
| Jan 2026 | 21 |
| Feb 2026 | 25 |
| Mar 2026 | 16 |
| Apr 2026 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 20 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 |
| Jul 2026 | 26 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Public Expenditure | 356 |
| Housing | 3 |
| Justice | 2 |
| Tourism | 1 |
| Transport | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | Office of Public Works |
| 2025-07-17 | Office of Public Works |
| 2025-05-29 | Office of Public Works |
| 2025-04-03 | Office of Public Works |
The questions
Pa Daly
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
619. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 349 and 350 of 24 June 2025, the breakdown of the number of years and months each building has been in this ‘current status’; the breakdown of the year each building’s current status last changed; the average number of years and months a bui…
Paul Lawless
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
623. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of expenditure incurred by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on conservation and preparatory works at a location (details supplied) from the commencement of preparatory works in Autumn 2019 to the present date, including; the cost of all works undertake…
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
627. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE qualified architects and structural engineers employed by the OPW in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [45487/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
628. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to detail all the OPW-owned sites in County Louth. [45498/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
629. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the allocation made to Clare County Council under the OPW minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme for the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45622/25]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
639. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Rathfarnham Garda station where the value of works was in excess of €50,000 in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46231/25]
Joe Cooney
written
2025-09-08 · to Public Expenditure
651. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the visitor numbers to each visitor attraction operated by the Office of Public Works, each month to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46968/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-07-29 · to Public Expenditure
792. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if an OPW drain traversing a person’s land (details supplied) will be cleaned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41225/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-07-29 · to Public Expenditure
825. 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. [43502/25]
John Lahart
oral
2025-07-17 · to Public Expenditure
6. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when work will be undertaken to renew the exterior protective finish of Rathfarnham Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39992/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Public Expenditure
22. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current status and occupancy of the OPW-owned Garda station in An Rinn, County Waterford. [40161/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-07-17 · to Public Expenditure
33. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a preferred site has been identified by the OPW for Northern Cross Garda station; the expected capacity of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40160/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2025-07-17 · to Public Expenditure
40. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the proposed new Garda station for Northern Cross in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40130/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-07-17 · to Public Expenditure
62. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will urgently address the long delays signing a lease for a playground to be developed in conjunction with Kerry County Council on OPW lands at An Cheathrúin, Dún Chaoin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39791/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-07-17 · to Public Expenditure
264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total floor space of the properties held by the OPW on O'Connell Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40556/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Housing
359. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding given by the Office of Public Works to each county under the built heritage investment scheme from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40613/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Housing
360. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding given by the Office of Public Works to each county under the Structures at Risk Fund from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Public Expenditure
60. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has considered setting up an Oireachtas members enquiries line (via e-mail) for the OPW; if not, the reasons he has chosen not to pursue this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39942/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Public Expenditure
61. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has considered setting up Oireachtas members enquiry lines, via e mail, to check on the status of properties etc owned and operated by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39943/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-07-15 · to Public Expenditure
387. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE plasters, carpenters and stone cutters employed by OPW as of 7 July 2025, in tabular form. [39145/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-07-15 · to Public Expenditure
398. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the current and planned implementation of the Liffey Valley Park Strategy, given the OPW's original co-ordination role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39640/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-07-15 · to Public Expenditure
399. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department or the OPW under his remit will proactively facilitate the development of a Liffey Valley park, incorporating lands in public and private ownership, as per the OPW's original role in the Liffey Valley Park Strategy, and co-ordinate with local autho…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-07-15 · to Public Expenditure
400. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department or the OPW are willing to fund the restoration of the Guinness "Silver" Bridge to link the Phoenix Park to the Liffey Valley area as part of an important regional environmental and heritage strategy; to outline how such funds could be applied for; …
Séamus McGrath
written
2025-07-10 · to Public Expenditure
202. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of properties in the possession of the OPW that are currently vacant-disused, setting out the vacancy period, such as, less than six months, less than 12 months, and so on, in tabular form. [38517/25]
George Lawlor
written
2025-07-10 · to Public Expenditure
204. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE staff, by job title, employed by OPW currently working at John F Kennedy Arboretum as of 4 July 2025; the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, in tabular form; when those vacancies will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38598/…