Office of Public Works

280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Office of Public Works intends to open Rattoo Round Tower, Ballyduff, County Kerry to the public during National Heritage Week, from 15 to 23 August 2026; if staffing and operational arrangements are in place to facilitate same; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

289. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW has identified an appropriate site in respect of the establishment of a new driving test centre in the Leixlip and Celbridge areas. [49113/26]

159. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Santry Garda Station in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [48166/26]

160. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Ballymun Garda Station in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [48167/26]

267. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE staff, by job title currently working in each heritage site under the remit of OPW as of 15 June 2026, in tabular form. [46837/26]

270. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on progress by the Office of Public Works in relation to the proposed development of a new Garda headquarters in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47151/26]

273. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the plans the Office of Public Works has to expand ancillary and visitor activities at a castle (details supplied); whether consideration has been given, or will be given, to facilitating craft fairs, markets or stalls in the environs of the castle; and if he will make…

368. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to consider installing sun cream dispensers in OPW parks as piloted by the Irish Cancer Society and Cork County Council last summer. [45290/26]

371. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW or his Department have ever denied a funding request for Clontarf flood defence works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45565/26]

373. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE painter and decorators employed by the OPW as of 10 June 2026; and if he will provide the same figures as of 1 January 2024, in tabular form. [45749/26]

621. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the acquisition and conservation of a historic building (details supplied) has been considered for use as a public amenity by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41630/26]

627. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Office of Public Works will erect and inscribe a headstone for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41934/26]

644. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline any contacts by his Department in relation to the possibility of purchasing a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42629/26]

653. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No.488 of 12 May 2026, if he will provide a further update on the reopening of the castle steps beside Dublin Castle given that construction work has been complete for a number of weeks but they remain closed; and if he will make a statement …

654. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding a section 50 application (details supplied) with the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43004/26]

657. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the plans that are in place to carry out works on a bridge at Gortafludig in Ballingeary County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43314/26]

662. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount spent to date on the refurbishment and redevelopment of Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtwohill, County Cork; the number of visitor admissions recorded at the site in each year since it reopened, in tabular form; the future plan to facilitate food stalls, cr…

667. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider facilitating a meeting with a group (details supplied) in relation to the maintenance of an historic structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43865/26]

668. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any funding streams available to support the maintenance of an historic structure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43866/26]

669. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any engagement he has had with a group (details supplied) in relation to the maintenance of an historic structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43867/26]

673. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if consideration can be given to the widening of footpaths in the Phoenix Park on North Road and Chesterfield Avenue to better facilitate wheelchair users and families with buggies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43994/26]

18. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the work he is doing to ensure that all OPW owned buildings, structures and monuments are fully accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40076/26]

27. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of capital investment planned for OPW sites in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown during 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40273/26]

41. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to reconvene the stakeholders of the Liffey Valley Park Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39147/26]

44. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of vacant properties which are owned by the OPW; the total economic value of the empty properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39398/26]