82. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of official residences for heads of mission owned and rented by the State abroad; the annual rent, maintenance and staffing costs of each in 2025, including household staff such as cooks, drivers and domestic staff; the date of the most recent value for money review of these arrangements, in tabular form; and if she will make a stateme…
Topics / State Properties
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsState Properties
65 questions from 32 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 7 October 2026.
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65 written, 0 oral
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Independents counted together
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Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 2 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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449. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm that he no longer intends to demolish Cork's Detention Barracks on Rathmore Road given it now has proposed protected structure status similar to that of the O'Rahilly House when it was demolished. [70283/26]
54. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a schedule, OPW buildings and State Departments and bodies under their aegis on them and or their sites to include the amount derived, in respect of the licences issued to mobile network operators to install telecommunications equipment on telecoms masts; and if he will prov…
235. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the transfer of lands at Magee Barracks, County Kildare to her Department; the expected timeline for its completion; to detail the post-closing obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66298/26]
75. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach in cases in which a building under his control is not wheelchair accessible, the reason for this; his plans to remedy this; and the timeline for measures to be completed. [65355/26]
76. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the wheelchair accessibility of all buildings under his control. [65325/26]
67. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of publicly owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last previous use; the length of time each property has been vacant; the reason for vacancy in each case; the amount spent to maintain the property since it was first left vacant in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and i…
771. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of publicly owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last previous use; the length of time each property has been vacant; the reason for vacancy in each case; the amount spent to maintain the property since it was first left vacant in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he…
847. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of State-owned properties currently vacant in counties Wicklow and Wexford; their locations and the duration of vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57799/26]
883. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of State-owned properties that are currently vacant, by county; the number of months they have been vacant for; the square footage of each property; if there are plans to find new occupiers; the stage these plans are at, for example, if new occupiers have been identified and c…
893. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of publicly-owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last previous use; the length of time each property has been vacant; the reason for vacancy in each case; the amount spent to maintain the property since it was first left vacant in ea…
29. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the benefits of a State run hill sheep research farm, acknowledging the benefits of such research to hill sheep farmers as well as the benefits of research into biodiversity and carbon storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51125/26]
124. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status and plans for the recently purchased lands at Dowth Hall, Dowth, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52105/26]
487. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No.425 of 4 February 2026, if he will provide a further update on the accessibility of Dublin Castle grounds during the EU presidency; when restrictions will begin and end, specifically if the public will be able to enter grounds of the Castle via Palace Street,…
488. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No.426 of 4 February 2026, if he will provide a further update on the duration of construction works at the 'Castle steps' beside Dublin Castle, leading from Ship Street to Castle Street; when they will be complete; if this passage will be open to the public dur…
452. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department officials will engage with some homeowners at Lower Main Street, Buncrana to facilitate access for fuel deliveries to their homes through the lane to the right and the rear of the old Buncrana Garda Station, as was the case in the past.; and if he will make a statemen…
462. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current ownership status of the former Borrisoleigh Garda Station; whether the property has been declared surplus to requirements by An Garda Síochána or the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28512/26]
3226. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to selling a piece of ground owned by the HSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26523/26]
3323. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that vacant residential properties owned by the State are being utilised in a timely manner in the context of current housing demand [26832/26]
375. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the sale of lands (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22749/26]
542. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to advise if lands (details supplied) vested in the State, following the dissolution of the registered owner, are covered under a policy of public liability insurance or the State indemnity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20570/26]
1102. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the HSE transfer a property (details supplied) to Longford County Council for continued use as a community facility. [12024/26]
31. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the refurbishment of the GPO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11105/26]
332. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of residential properties currently owned by the Health Service Executive which are vacant; the number deemed surplus to requirements; the length of time each property has been vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10678/26]
333. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline the policy framework governing the retention, disposal, or repurposing of vacant residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive; when this policy was last reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10679/26]