Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Public Expenditure Policy

Bernard Durkan

251. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied that public spending continues to proceed as anticipated notwithstanding the ongoing impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56141/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Bernard Durkan

252. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which examination of ways and means to acknowledge the efforts and dedication of front-line workers throughout the Covid-19 pandemic is ongoing; the options available to him to reward such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56142/21]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Bernard Durkan

253. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department continues to monitor the performance in both the public and private sectors with a view to ensuring a reasonable degree of equality throughout the economy in terms of opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56143/21]

Project Ireland 2040

Bernard Durkan

254. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects the various targets in Project Ireland 2040 to be achieved on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56144/21]

Public Expenditure Policy

Bernard Durkan

255. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his preferred options to meet ongoing social and economic requirements in the context of current and capital expenditure in line with prudent management but placing sufficient emphasis on important structures such as housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56145/21]

Public Sector Reform Review

Bernard Durkan

256. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which reforms throughout the public sector remain in place to ensure accountability, collective responsibility and good value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56146/21]

Brexit Issues

Bernard Durkan

257. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department continues to monitor the impact of Brexit on the public and private sectors with a view to addressing such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56147/21]

Appointments to State Boards

Eoin Ó Broin

258. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a protocol in place governing Ministerial appointments to public bodies; if so, the details of the protocol; and if there are sanctions for Ministers who do not adhere to this protocol. [56165/21]

Budget 2022

Mairéad Farrell

259. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the multi-annual expenditure ceilings and the carryover impact of current expenditure measures announced in Budget 2022 for 2023 will be provided in the same format as provided in table 7, page 47 of Budget 2020. [56180/21]

Public Sector Pensions

Jackie Cahill

242. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason retired prison officers who are in receipt of a State pension did not receive the 2% rise in payments that other sectors of the public service received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55325/21]

Flood Risk Management

Seán Canney

243. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the flood relief scheme for Portumna, County Galway; when the project will be ready for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55397/21]

Public Sector Staff

Peadar Tóibín

79. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of jobs or job opportunities in the public sector that require the Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of continued employment or potential employment. [54802/21]

Public Sector Staff

Peadar Tóibín

80. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons in the public sector, by discipline such as health, agriculture and so on, who have resigned or have had employment terminated as a result of a refusal to get the Covid-19 vaccine or to disclose their vaccination status, respectively. [54803/21]

Public Sector Staff

Catherine Murphy

81. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has issued advice to other Departments and or Ministers regarding the phased return of civil servants to the Department office environment; and if he has made provision for the non-return of those who are clinically vulnerable and-or compromised in the context of Covid-19. [54866/21]

An Garda Síochána

John Brady

82. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans for the redevelopment of the Garda station in Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54899/21]

Public Appointments Service

Brendan Griffin

83. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a decision will be made for Irish-speaking executive officers from the 2020 panel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54814/21]

Public Sector Staff

Catherine Murphy

84. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the advice he has issued to Departments in respect of the return to work of civil servants in their respective offices; if he has made provision for those who are clinically vulnerable and-or compromised regarding contracting Covid 19; if he has provided for civil servants who require medical consultations in order to demonstrate that they cannot return to the office in the context of rising case volumes of Covid-19 here; if he has consulted with the Chief Medical Officer in this regard; and, if so, if he will publish and-or provide those advices. [54865/21]

Public Sector Staff

Catherine Murphy

85. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he has taken to ensure that persons with a disability and-or who are immune compromised can return to departmental offices safely in the context of Covid-19; if he has, without prejudice and-or sanction arrangements in place in order for these cohorts to continue working from home in the context of rising case numbers; and if he has considered a reversal on the full return to the office by staff. [54879/21]

Departmental Advertising

Peadar Tóibín

86. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54913/21]

Schools Building Projects

Joe Carey

87. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding a school project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55057/21]