422. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW will carry out at Garda stations within DMR in the second half of 2025 where the costs of these works are in excess of €75,000. [29168/25]
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
86
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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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423. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when each contract for the provision of a restaurant/café service at each OPW heritage site is due to expire, in tabular form. [29169/25]
428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will urgently carry out clearance works to the stream at the rear of Market Hill, Ballymore, County Westmeath (details supplied). [29782/25]
430. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of addresses of all properties previously under the ownership or control of the Office of Public Works which have been lost due to adverse possession since 1 January 2015. [30024/25]
432. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE qualified electricians and plumbers, by grade that are employed by the OPW in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30290/25]
433. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider providing the OPW with the necessary resources to take ownership of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway, to restore to it use as a tourist and heritage site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30413/25]
81. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to reform the OPW following the latest report from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27881/25]
98. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number and location of OPW owned properties that are on local authority derelict sites registers, by county, in tabular form; if the OPW has had to pay any such levies to any local authority in the years 2020 to 2025; if so, the value of such payments and to which local authorities payments have been made;…
117. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a timeline for the completion of the national children's science centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28162/25]
138. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of running Stewart’s House on an annual basis; and the number of occasions he has stayed there since assuming office. [17198/25]
139. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the progress of works at an OPW site (details supplied); when he expects the site to be reopened to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/25]
141. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of projects overseen by the Office of Public Works for which the outturn was greater than the initial estimated cost; the total estimated costs of such projects; and the total outturn for the years 2023, 2024, 2025. [28017/25]
305. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the public sector climate action mandate applies to the OPW; if so, the measures that have been taken by the OPW to comply with this mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26456/25]
141. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to estimate the cost of installing solar panels on building owned by OPW where there is an excess of 80 car park spaces. [28149/25]
144. 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]
148. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total revenue resulting from charges on admission to monuments and heritage sites by the Office of Public Works in each of the past ten years. [27998/25]
180. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a report on the cost of walking five vehicles a day up and down a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26413/25]
181. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a log of cases of bullying, intimidation, and harassment against OPW staff while performing their duties at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26415/25]
351. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the Department that will take responsibility for the National Children's Science Centre once completed by the OPW; the way in which this will be funded annually; if funded by the State, the way in which this impacts other operators in terms of State aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25…
352. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the specific terms under which the National Concert Hall site was allocated for the National Children’s Science Museum project, including duration, cost-sharing, and oversight mechanisms; if the OPW has assessed the impact of construction on the National Concert Hall’s operations and heritage status; and…
356. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE chefs directly employed by the Office of Public Works, as of 13 May 2025. [25370/25]
362. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the specific terms under which the National Concert Hall site was allocated for the National Children's Science Museum project, including duration, cost-sharing, and oversight mechanisms; whether the OPW has assessed the impact of construction on the National Concert Hall's operations and heritage status…
365. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated full-year costs to recruit two additional Fire Safety Engineer Grade 1 for the OPW. [25862/25]
195. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the history and current status of a building (details supplied); if the company with an existing lease will be contacted with a view to including it in its curtilage and use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25073/25]
61. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No 396 of 8 April 2025, when he will meet an organisation (details supplied) to progress an issue with an OPW site, as per correspondence from this Deputy to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24680/25]