Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

99. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe in which issues in relation to rates of pay, allowances and overtime for Defence Forces personnel will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25078/21]

Departmental Policies

Sorca Clarke

100. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the proposal for a shared Government data services centre as per the Recovery and Resilience Fund will be publicly run and not contracted out to a private provider. [32501/21]

Electric Vehicles

Johnny Guirke

101. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32858/21]

Inflation Rate

Bernard Durkan

415. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which inflation has affected the construction sector; the actions needed in response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32078/21]

Civil Service

John Brady

416. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that many employees in the Civil Service are having with their employers regarding flexitime while remote working; the measures he plans implementing to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30494/21]

Planning Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

417. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a company (details supplied) has sought and been given a letter of consent from the State in relation to the inclusion of buildings and lands belonging to the State in O’Connell Street including the O’Connell Street Garda station and the An Gúm building in the planning application by the company; the terms agreed or sought by the State from the private developer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30495/21]

Museum Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

418. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the OPW to extend the opening hours of the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham which currently close each evening at 6.30pm, despite public health advice that it is safe for persons to socialise outdoors. [30560/21]

Office of Public Works

Matt Carthy

419. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the major projects that have been delayed; the planning matters that resulted in the delay; the amount unspent as a result in tabular form per note A.5 in the 2019 Annual Accounts of the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30576/21]

Public Sector Staff

Ged Nash

420. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the end dates of the terms of office of each of the chief executive officers or equivalent in each of the public bodies under his aegis or of the ESRI and IPA as publicly funded bodies; if there will be a publicly open competition to fill these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30583/21]

Energy Policy

Ged Nash

421. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each of the agencies under his aegis and the publicly funded agencies of the ESRI and the IPA have included transport and travel in their annual reports to the SEAI in relation to public sector energy efficiency performance in relation to their 2020 energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30585/21]

Energy Policy

Ged Nash

422. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each of the agencies under his aegis and the publicly funded bodies of the ESRI and the IPA that have as of the 2020 Annual Report on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance, not yet reached 15% for their 2020 target, have an energy performance plan, an energy performance budget, an energy performance adviser and have fully engaged with the SEAI; if his Department has a role with regard to energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30586/21]

Office of Public Works

Ged Nash

423. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works is encumbered in public sector energy reductions due to the array of older and heritage buildings in its portfolio; if additional resources or arrangements are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30587/21]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

424. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of the Garda stations that are currently being refurbished by the OPW; the nature of the works being carried out at each station; and when each refurbishment project will be completed. [30756/21]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

425. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or any of the bodies under his aegis or the publicly funded bodies of the IPA and the ESRI have persons employed in roles (details supplied) for any section of the community identified for protection under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30820/21]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues

Ged Nash

426. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department, the bodies under his aegis or the publicly funded bodies of his Department are covered by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; if so, if they have a public sector equality and human rights duty implementation plan; the stage of the three-step approach for implementing the public sector equality and human rights plan each of the bodies is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30821/21]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues

Ged Nash

427. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any of the bodies under his aegis or any of the publicly funded bodies under his Department that are covered by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 have since enactment of the Act, been invited by the Equality Commission to carry out a review or prepare and implement an action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30822/21]

Cycling Facilities

Mary Lou McDonald

428. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to resurface and widen the cycle lane on North Road in the Phoenix Park taking into account the recent works that have been carried out on the road. [30834/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

429. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the expenditure incurred by staff in his Department under the heading of travel and subsistence from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30870/21]

Departmental Reviews

Carol Nolan

430. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2019 to date; if external costs were incurred; if so, the details of such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30887/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Carol Nolan

431. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Programme for Government commitment to allocate €1.5 billion over next ten years to an agri-environment scheme REPS-2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30900/21]