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]
Topics / Office of Public Works
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsOffice of Public Works
390 questions from 86 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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385 written, 5 oral
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| January 2025 | 10 |
| February 2025 | 27 |
| March 2025 | 11 |
| April 2025 | 15 |
| May 2025 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 22 |
| July 2025 | 25 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 30 |
| December 2025 | 18 |
| January 2026 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 25 |
| March 2026 | 16 |
| April 2026 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 26 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 15 |
| October 2026 | 12 |
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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. [38598/25]
22. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to investigate the delay in the signing of a lease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38015/25]
26. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or Kildare County Council provided the OPW with confirmation that they could continue to pursue a renewal of the lease at a location (details supplied); if so, on what date was that provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/25]
27. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the extent to which the OPW sought to establish what portion of a road was owned by Kildare County Council (details supplied); whether that portion of the road could be secured, and at what cost; if discussions took place re same; the actions taken thereafter; and if he will make a statement on …
194. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works could liaise with a landowner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36777/25]
195. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to intervene and urgently address the huge delays with regard to the signing of a lease for a playground to be developed in conjunction with Kerry County Council on OPW lands at An Cheathrúin, Dún Chaoin, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36785/2…
73. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will put out a contract for the provision of mobile tea, coffee and light refreshments service at Casino Marino, Dublin 3, in time for the 2026 season. [36504/25]
74. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW has acquired a site for the provision of a new divisional headquarters for the Garda north division; and, if not, when the OPW expects to acquire a site. [36505/25]
341. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the OPW plans to install a passenger lift from the ground floor to the first floor at Dublin Castle; and if not, the reason. [33977/25]
342. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the OPW plans to have a chef recruitment campaign during Quarter three this year. [33978/25]
344. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his department will consider providing amenities such as public lighting, picnic tables, information signage and QR codes to link to history at Ratoo Round Tower, Ballybuff, County Kerry; if he will provide a list of works carried out on the tower to date; if there are further works to b…
346. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total cost incurred by his Department for the commissioning and completion of the recent audit and report prepared by a company (details supplied) in relation to the Leinster House bike shelter project; to outline the scope of the company’s engagement; and if he will make a statement on the…
348. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the new walls constructed at Athenry Castle were designed by professional architects; the reason the walls were constructed; the cost of constructing the walls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34342/25]
349. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 17 June 2025, to outline the amount the OPW has spent maintaining publicly owned vacant buildings in each of the years since each individual property was first vacated, broken down by property type and by year, in tabular form. [34477/25]
350. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 311 of 29 May 2025 and 311 on 17th of June 2025, the breakdown of the funding allocated to maintaining vacant properties owned by the OPW, broken down by property since they were first vacated; the breakdown of the funding allocated to maintaining vacant prope…
541. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the required consent submission by the Office of Public Works to his Department, in relation to progressing the Turoe Stone relocation project to the delivery stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34216/25]
312. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the temporary traffic measures at Ashtown Gate Junction beside Phoenix Park; if he will provide a timeline on the implementation of the temporary measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31970/25]
313. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will consider improving pedestrian access at the Ashtown Gate entrance to Phoenix Park, including for buggy users; whether the OPW has already considered such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31971/25]
314. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will consider facilitating a home move for a person (details supplied) who resides in a replacement house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31972/25]
315. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the process for a business tendering for State or OPW contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31977/25]
341. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a breakdown in the cost of running a property (details supplied) in 2024 while it was closed to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32790/25]
306. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to explain to the boatmen, all those involved in the hospitality sector, the local community in Iveragh and throughout the south Kerry region and the general public, the reason it took a High Court ruling to issue temporary permits when the OPW always had the legal authority to issue temporar…
93. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 26 February 2025, if he will provide an update on a possible timeline for a visit to the location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30880/25]
95. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 396 of 8 April 2025 and 61 of 14 May 2025, when he will meet an organisation (details supplied) as committed to back in April and still awaited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31068/25]