475. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30848/26]
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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454. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE qualified landscape gardeners, by grade employed by the OPW as of 13 April 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28058/26]
456. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at the Rock of Cashel in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if each of those refurbishment works projects are still ongoing at present or completed, in tabular form. [28243/26]
457. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Cahir Castle in each the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if each of those refurbishment works projects are still ongoing at present or completed, in tabular form. [28244/26]
29. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on plans his Department has to remediate the walls of Shannon Garda station in County Clare which was constructed with defective concrete blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27395/26]
1049. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of all capital works that the OPW carried out at Raheny Garda Station in the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24890/26]
1050. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline the OPW’s progress on identifying a site for a new Garda Station in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24910/26]
1060. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to maintain a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25372/26]
1062. 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. [25389/26]
1063. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Tralee Garda Station for each year since 2022 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25531/26]
1064. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Killarney Garda Station for each year since 2022 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25532/26]
1065. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to advise when the next update meeting from the OPW will take place regarding Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon in the County Council offices with the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25634/26]
1073. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on conservation and restoration efforts of the Magazine Fort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26119/26]
1075. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the installation of eco-toilet facilities in the Phoenix Park for public use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26306/26]
1082. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to set out the role of the Office of Public Works in the maintenance, refurbishment and development of Garda stations; whether a formal service-level agreement or governance framework is in place between his Department, the Office of Public Works and An Garda Síochána; and how capital project p…
1095. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline the plans of the Office of Public Works for a site (details supplied); the progress that has been made on bringing this site back into use since 2020, whether consideration can be given to using this site for cultural and artistic space in light of recent closures of art…
57. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an estimate of the average occupancy rate of OPW managed office space both inside and outside Dublin or confirm that no such estimate has been made in recent years by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22741/26]
58. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of all capital upgrade the OPW carried out at Howth Garda Station since 2023, in tabular form [22772/26]
59. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of all capital upgrades that the OPW carried out at Raheny Garda Station since 2023, in tabular form. [22773/26]
402. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update in respect of OPW's management of the magazine fort in Dublin; the annual costs of maintaining the site and structures in the past ten years to date; the annual security costs associated with the site; and the plans if any to restore the structure and commence reg…
248. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount that the OPW collected in parking charges at heritage sites, by location under their remit in 2025, in tabular form. [21055/26]
249. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the capital projects undertaken by the Office of Public Works in Galway City and County in each of the past five years; the cost of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21138/26]
260. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of historic and prehistoric sites in the charge of the Office of Public Works which are inaccessible to the public; to provide a list of such sites, and an explanation as to the reasons they are inaccessible to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21192/26]
262. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of female apprenticeship by trade that are currently employed by the OPW; the steps that OPW are taking to increase the number of female apprenticeship being employed by them. [21289/26]
495. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average occupancy rate of OPW managed office space both inside and outside Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18550/26]