Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Paindéim

Bernard Durkan

313. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has developed a mechanism in his Department to identify possible overruns in terms of expenditure in sufficient time to correct and address them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37073/20]

Covid-19 Paindéim

Bernard Durkan

314. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he remains satisfied that adequate monitors exist in respect of current spending in Ireland as compared with other jurisdictions within the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37074/20]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

315. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the areas of public expenditure and reform which he has identified as being most in need of specific attention for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37075/20]

Covid-19 Paindéim

Bernard Durkan

316. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if specific potential expenditure overruns have been identified by his Department if so, his plans to address matters arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37076/20]

Public Sector Reform Review

Bernard Durkan

317. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects further reform to play a meaningful role in ensuring prudent expenditure and good value for money in the course of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37077/20]

Public Expenditure Policy

Bernard Durkan

318. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has identified a reliable basis for wage agreements in both the public and private sectors in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37078/20]

Public Sector Staff

Bernard Durkan

319. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department can facilitate recruitment throughout the public sector with particular reference to essential services such as the health services and others impacted by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37079/20]

Banking Sector Data

Ged Nash

320. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a bank (details supplied) has been awarded State contracts in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37113/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Thomas Gould

172. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has signed off on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [35831/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Thomas Gould

173. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [35832/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Thomas Gould

174. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when work will commence on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [35833/20]

Departmental Offices

Catherine Murphy

175. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35862/20]

Departmental Offices

Catherine Murphy

176. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department leases additional office space that is outside its departmental building and the estates section of the OPW; and, if so, the details of the lease, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35880/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Carol Nolan

177. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to address the two pinch points on the River Shannon at Shannon Grove and Derryholmes; if they will be prioritised under any emergency legislative provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35894/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Matt Carthy

178. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE products that were subsequently subject to a recall by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2020; if so, the expenditure in respect of such products; if the expenditures will be recouped from the sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36009/20]

Office of Public Works

Neasa Hourigan

179. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to receive the report from the steering group on transport and mobility challenges in the Phoenix Park; when a public consultation is expected on the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36034/20]

Office of Public Works

Jackie Cahill

180. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the work to be done to the Garda station in Ballyporeen, Cahir, County Tipperary; his plans to have this work done; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36067/20]

Brexit Supports

John Brady

76. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projects that have received additional funding in order to prepare for Brexit. [35510/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Matt Shanahan

77. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount given to NGOs by Ireland in 2019; the relative percentage of national income and expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35632/20]

Departmental Funding

Mairéad Farrell

78. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2021, by project. [35517/20]

Departmental Properties

Neasa Hourigan

79. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for each Department, including public bodies, in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [35598/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

80. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of renting office space, including for public bodies, from a company (details supplied) in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [35616/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Matt Carthy

81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was decided to make use of the services of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35719/20]

EU Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

335. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of EU funding made available to the Northern and Western Assembly in each of the years 2013 to 2020 under the European Regional Development Funds; the purposes for which this funding was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35145/20]

Flood Risk Management

Violet-Anne Wynne

336. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the planned feasibility study on the Plassey pinch point on the Shannon River has been completed; if so, when the study will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35340/20]

Flood Risk Management

Violet-Anne Wynne

337. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or the Minister of State for the Office of Public Works has met with the Shannon Flood risk management coordination group in the past three months; and if not, when the meeting will take place. [35341/20]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Ged Nash

338. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the basis on which his Department has chosen to end funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34609/20]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Ged Nash

339. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the findings of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34610/20]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Ged Nash

340. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he plans to ensure the continued availability of independent, reliable, publicly-accessible and timely information on the €14 billion non-profit sector and its work if an organisation (details supplied) ceases to operate on 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34611/20]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Ged Nash

341. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the independently-managed, comprehensive database on the non-profit sector established and maintained by an organisation (details supplied) will continue to be freely and publicly available into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34612/20]

Graffiti Incidence

Cormac Devlin

342. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will be requested to arrange for the removal of graffiti on the former Kill O'The Grange Garda station, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34765/20]

Heritage Sites

Catherine Murphy

343. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount the OPW spent on maintenance to Maynooth Castle and Castletown House in each of the years of 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and his plans for further funding of projects at these sites for 2021. [34845/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

344. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has consulted with public bodies such as the HSE and the Department of Health in relation to acknowledging the work of frontline healthcare workers in 2020 in the context of Covid-19. [34948/20]

Office of Public Works

Michael Healy-Rae

345. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 290 of 22 September 2020 and 481 of 3 November 2020, if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an embankment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35228/20]

Flood Risk Management

Carol Nolan

346. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the conveyancing of the River Shannon is still proceeding as agreed in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35295/20]

Flood Risk Management

Carol Nolan

347. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if planning permission has been sought in respect of conveyancing of the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35296/20]

Flood Risk Management

Carol Nolan

348. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if work on two pinch points along the River Shannon at Shannon Grove and Derryholmes will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35297/20]

Flood Risk Management

Carol Nolan

349. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood relief measures for Mountmellick, County Laois; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35298/20]

Office of Public Works

Pádraig O'Sullivan

350. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of external consultants for all OPW projects both flooding and non-flooding in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35347/20]

Departmental Staff

Michael Fitzmaurice

351. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time equivalent and part-time equivalent roles filled by his Department of posts at principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher executive officer, executive officer and clerical officer grades for the past five years; the cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35490/20]

Pension Provisions

Peadar Tóibín

106. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of supplementary pension entitlements for post-1995 retirees within the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34393/20]

Garda Stations

Róisín Shortall

107. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding construction works at a Garda station (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the long delay in the completion of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34509/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Johnny Mythen

108. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will officially sign off on the flood relief scheme for the River Slaney, Enniscorthy town, County Wexford. [34512/20]

Garda Stations

Noel Grealish

47. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Garda station in Spiddal, County Galway will be refurbished and provided with updated facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34119/20]

Departmental Contracts

John McGuinness

454. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the procurement process for the maintenance contract relative to Government Buildings, Hebron Road, Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33254/20]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

455. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of ending the two tier pay scale for members of An Garda Síochána recruited post-2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33261/20]

Charities Regulation

Cathal Crowe

456. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there has been a review of the State spend on the non-profit third sector in the past 10 years; his plans to carry out a review to achieve greater transparency; and the percentage of non-profits in Ireland that have publicly available accounts. [32356/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Michael Healy-Rae

457. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Kenmare flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32401/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Holly Cairns

458. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the flooding in Bantry, County Cork on the morning of 20 October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32414/20]

Semi-State Bodies

Bríd Smith

459. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has plans in relation to the pension provisions for retirees of some categories of semi-State pension funds such as RTÉ that have not had a pension increase for 12 years and do not qualify for the State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32474/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Brendan Griffin

460. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to carry out dredging works and sluice gate maintenance on the rivers Brick and Shanow in County Kerry as the rivers are flooding a considerable amount of agricultural land in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32607/20]

Equality Proofing of Budgets

Mary Lou McDonald

461. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the equality budgeting programme has been expanded into other Departments; and if so, the details of those Departments. [32665/20]

EU Bodies

Brendan Howlin

462. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the SEUPB will operate post-Brexit; if it will continue to be jointly chaired by him and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister; if changes are to be made in its operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32784/20]

Office of Public Works

Fergus O'Dowd

463. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has made new recommendations on the future plans for OPW office space in a post-Covid-19 environment with respect to preferences such as open plan, smaller isolated offices and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32795/20]

Public Sector Staff

Paul Murphy

464. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine working arrangements for public sector staff as specified in Guidance and FAQs for Public Service Employers during Covid-19 document published by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32828/20]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

465. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to prepare a traffic management plan for the Phoenix Park; when it is expected that the public consultation process will be undertaken in view of the fact that the situation with vehicular parking is nearing out of control and that vulnerable road users are unable to utilise the park to the fullest extent possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32866/20]

Legislative Measures

Brendan Howlin

466. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to proceed with the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 which has passed second stage in the 32nd Dáil; the way in which he plans to proceed on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32927/20]

Public Sector Staff

Pearse Doherty

467. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding is in place to facilitate the phased return to work on a part-time basis for full-time contractual public sector workers following periods of sick leave; if so, if it will apply to all public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33081/20]

Flood Risk Management

Holly Cairns

468. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 6 October 2020, if he will make reports from local authorities on the flooding events in west County Cork during August 2020 available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33115/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Holly Cairns

469. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the completion of the planned flood relief scheme in Bantry, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33116/20]

Prison Staff

Chris Andrews

470. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to sign off on a pension increase for retired prison officers under the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, provisions. [33136/20]

Public Sector Pay

Neasa Hourigan

471. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason employees of public bodies and those in the public sector do not qualify as e-workers for payments of up to €3.20 per day for expenditure incurred in the performance of the duties of their employment from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33182/20]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

472. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the new entrants pay agreement under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 – 2020 is applicable to members of An Garda Síochána recruited post-2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33259/20]

Departmental Contracts

Seán Sherlock

473. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of contracts approved in his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of the contracts; the company awarded the contracts; and the full value of the contracts, in tabular form. [33277/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Holly Cairns

474. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of all planned and incomplete flood relief and management schemes in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33325/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Cathal Crowe

475. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding can be drawn down via the Office of Public Works to address long-standing flooding issues effecting 54 farmers along the River Inagh, with initial focus on the area around the townlands of Knockdromagh and Glann. [33494/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Matt Shanahan

476. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016, by name of project, Department or body responsible for delivering the project, county, NUTS3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost, in tabular form. [33581/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Matt Shanahan

477. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to establish oversight and conditionality measures to ensure well managed and effective expenditure of the July 2020 stimulus funding; if this will include stakeholder oversight groups at sectoral levels, with the involvement of trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33583/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Seán Sherlock

478. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he received correspondence from a local authority regarding flood defence works (details supplied). [33624/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

479. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to honour the Labour Court recommendation to provide an occupational pension for community employment supervisors; the engagement he has had on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33686/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Martin Browne

480. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital and current allocation to his Department in 2020; and the amount spent of both to date. [33701/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Michael Healy-Rae

481. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 22 September 2020, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33732/20]

Public Sector Pay

Patricia Ryan

482. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the groups of public servants earning under €70,000 who have still to have their pay reductions reversed under the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, provisions; the number of staff per group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33834/20]

Data Protection

Mary Lou McDonald

483. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33850/20]

Garda Stations

Violet-Anne Wynne

484. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations within the Clare division that were refurbished by the OPW over the past 18 months; the nature of works that were carried out at each station during this period; and if he will indicate if works are still ongoing or completed, by station. [33856/20]

Office of Public Works

Violet-Anne Wynne

485. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount the OPW spent on capital works projects at tourism and heritage sites under its remit in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the 2021 budget allocation for same. [33857/20]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

68. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of and a completion date for construction works at the new Bailieborough Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25983/20]

Land Issues

Dara Calleary

69. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has ownership of an asset (details supplied) following the dissolution of a community based company; and the details of the procedure for a community group to apply for ownership of that asset. [32105/20]

Departmental Bodies

Catherine Murphy

70. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Commissioner for Environmental Information sought an order for costs in respect of cases (details supplied) in cases in which it succeeded or the other party withdrew the appeal; if an order for costs was granted the amount of legal costs recovered in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32153/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

71. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the current cost-benefit analysis criteria for flood relief works; his plans to provide a separate CBA for turlough flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32205/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Denis Naughten

72. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures which the OPW plan to take to address the flooding of homes and farmland at Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32235/20]

Public Sector Staff

Catherine Murphy

70. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the situation in respect of civil and public servants who must work from home due to Covid-19 restrictions and their ability to accumulate and use flexi hours worked (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31887/20]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Neale Richmond

71. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ring-fence seized funds and the proceeds of seized goods for investment in drug treatment or youth diversion programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32060/20]

Magdalen Laundries

Charles Flanagan

245. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if guidelines have been prepared, agreed and set in place in relation to recommendations in the report of the Ombudsman on the Magdalen laundry scheme (details supplied). [31229/20]

Garda Stations

Catherine Murphy

246. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the replacement of windows at Howth Garda station has commenced; the estimated cost of the project; and the expected duration of such works. [31164/20]

Office of Public Works

Noel Grealish

247. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works is the competent authority with responsibility for the River Friars at Newtownsmith, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31508/20]

EU Funding

Louise O'Reilly

248. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which it is planned that northern parts of Ireland and Northern Ireland will benefit from the next allocation of structural funds; the EU financial assistance in cross-border infrastructure plans in place or being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31590/20]

Carbon Tax Yield

Denis Naughten

249. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the €70 million from the carbon tax allocated for the ten carbon tax investment programmes and the further €48 million allocated for targeted social protection interventions; the specific impact of the increase in carbon tax on each cohort concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31644/20]

Departmental Offices

Holly Cairns

250. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to his Department in percentage and absolute terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31749/20]

Equality Proofing of Budgets

Mary Lou McDonald

251. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department’s progress in expanding the equality budgeting programme. [31366/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Violet-Anne Wynne

135. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the procedure for a public servant who has to travel abroad for an essential health procedure and must self-isolate on return here; and if this person must claim sick pay or use holiday pay on his or her return. [30771/20]

Departmental Bodies

Catherine Murphy

136. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Commissioner for Environmental Information sought an order for costs (details supplied) in cases in which it either succeeded or the other party withdrew the appeal; if an order for costs was granted, the amount of legal costs recovered in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30806/20]

Public Services Provision

Eoghan Murphy

126. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the increase in new MyGovID registrations since 28 March 2020. [30487/20]

Office of Public Works

Éamon Ó Cuív

127. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a detailed reply will issue to a letter sent to him relating to the OPW (details supplied); the reason for the delay in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30523/20]

Waterways Issues

Seán Canney

114. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a single authority to manage the River Shannon will be appointed to address issues including water level and maintenance of channels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29952/20]

Coastal Erosion

Paul Kehoe

115. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an application has been received from a county council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29966/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

123. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to provide community employment supervisors access to pensions in line with the 2008 Labour Court recommendation to provide access to an occupational pension scheme and the 2015 Lansdowne Road agreement that progress would be made on this issue during the lifetime of that agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29315/20]

Coastal Erosion

Duncan Smith

124. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if recent meetings have taken place with officials from the relevant Departments and stakeholders in respect of the coastal erosion problem at Portrane, County Dublin; if so, the decisions which were taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29381/20]

Departmental Properties

John McGuinness

125. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of properties in the ownership of the Department at Killybegs, County Donegal, Howth, County Dublin and Dunmore East, County Waterford: if the properties are leased or vacant: if he will provide details of the letting history for each property over the last ten years: if each property is structurally sound: if security costs are being paid on any property now or over the last ten years: if he will confirm if any properties at these locations were disposed of in the past ten years; if all rents are up-to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29296/20]

Travel Trade Sector

Catherine Murphy

126. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will give it further consideration in the context of budget 2021 and the period thereafter. [29312/20]