516. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for the Office of Public Works’s policy on herbicide use. [24485/25]
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.
390
questions
385 written, 5 oral
86
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
517. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether glyphosate-based herbicides are used by the Office of Public Works. [24486/25]
52. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE qualified horticulturists, by grade employed by OPW as of 22 April 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [21318/25]
53. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the percentage of the capital budget of the OPW that has been spent in the first four months of 2025; If he will provide the same figures for the corresponding period in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [21461/25]
652. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on the lengthy delay in the OPW sourcing a suitable site for a new garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19953/25]
670. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí, Seachadta ar an bPlean Forbartha Náisiúnta, agus Athchóirithe nGaeilge go príomha ar éide fhoireann Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [20690/25]
384. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of OPW lands, to include size, buildings and or storage facilities in Kildare that are not in use and or vacant. [16759/25]
387. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW will carry out works at a Fairy Fort, Cahersiveen, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16824/25]
390. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of rent the OPW has paid for an office (details supplied) since it opened, in tabular form; when the rent review for this office is due next; and if the OPW has the ability to seek a reduction in rent rates in the next rent review period. [16994/25]
396. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if 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. [17405/25]
95. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total number of properties sold by the OPW in each of the past ten years; and the cost of each, in tabular form. [15633/25]
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his proposals to address value-for-money concerns within the operation of the OPW. [16105/25]
116. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of properties currently leased by the Office of Public Works in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15842/25]
145. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the plans that are in place for any refurbishment of Office of Public Works properties in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15843/25]
147. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has met with senior representatives of the OPW to discuss the issues of excessive costs of project delivery; if so, when these meetings took place; if minutes of such meetings will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16106/25]
154. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of properties owned by the OPW which are currently vacant. [15634/25]
156. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the position regarding any Departmental review into how the OPW manages projects to ensure value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16283/25]
197. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14655/25]
300. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE OPW-employed staff, by job title and gender, working in Dublin Castle as of 18 March 2025. [13868/25]
302. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the refurbishment works that the OPW has scheduled to carry out at Coolock Garda station for the remainder of 2025; and when each of those refurbishment works projects will commence, in tabular form. [13996/25]
449. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the actions taken by the OPW to date to secure a car park and access to Castletown House from a centre (details supplied), given that the centre is willing to provide use of its own car park at weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10870/25]
450. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has applied to Kildare County Council for planning permission for a car park for weekday parking on Castletown estate adjacent to and directly beside a centre (details supplied); if not, to confirm that this workaround is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
451. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the actions the OPW has taken to secure the car park and access to Castletown House from a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10907/25]
452. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has applied to Kildare County Council for planning permission for the car park at Castletown House; the OPW’s timescale for the opening of the car park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10908/25]
467. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the current situation regarding restoration works at Durrow Abbey, Tullamore, County Offaly; when repairs will commence; when Durrow Abbey will reopen to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11302/25]