Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Office of Public Works

Paul Kehoe

468. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a recent tender was put out to provide restaurant services in the existing restaurant facilities in Kennedy Park and Arboretum, New Ross, County Wexford; if so, the number of applications that were received for the tender; when he expects the tender to be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40410/22]

Irish Language

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

469. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of re-establishing Gaeleagras on the budget allocation it received in its final year of operation [40464/22]

Office of Public Works

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

470. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of doubling funding for the National Folklore Collection. [40486/22]

Office of Public Works

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

471. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual cost of developing and delivering the collaborative storage facility or memory story proposed by an organisation (details supplied) over a ten-year period. [40508/22]

Arts Centres

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

472. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated capital cost of building, restoring and renovating arts centres across the State with no increase on the 2022 allocation and if the allocation were increased by €5 million, by €7.5 million and by €10 million. [40512/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Griffin

473. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the pandemic bonus payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40620/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Griffin

474. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the pandemic bonus payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40621/22]

Energy Conservation

Ivana Bacik

475. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to scale up the retrofitting of social housing as part of cost-of-living measures planned for Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40635/22]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

476. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the selection of a contractor for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; the length of time that he envisages that this process will take; if he will give assurances that selection will be completed as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40720/22]

Patient Transport

Jackie Cahill

477. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 28 April 2022 (details supplied), when his Department will next advertise a tender for the transport of patients for appointments and dialysis in the north Tipperary area of the HSE mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40726/22]

Office of Public Works

Seán Sherlock

478. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of works at Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtwohill, County Cork. [40731/22]

Departmental Projects

Seán Sherlock

479. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of projects currently being funded across Cork city and county in tabular form by financial value and name. [40732/22]

Office of Public Works

Joe Carey

480. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a response will issue to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40774/22]

Flood Risk Management

Thomas Gould

481. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of plans for the Ballincollig Weir. [40821/22]

Flood Risk Management

Sorca Clarke

482. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action and engagement that he has had in relation to the amending of the River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020 (details supplied) in order to allow for an examination of the legislative landscape including a review of the current regulatory framework [40892/22]

Building Energy Rating

Sorca Clarke

483. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the BER rating of each of the buildings in the Houses of the Oireachtas. [40900/22]

Departmental Properties

Sorca Clarke

484. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions and engagements that his Department has taken to date to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency in all buildings under his Department. [40917/22]

National Botanic Gardens

Catherine Murphy

485. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to extend the opening hours of the car park to the National Botanic Gardens during the summer and autumn months of 2022. [40965/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Griffin

486. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the pandemic bonus payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40968/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

487. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a copy of the Department of Finance Memorandum for Government of 18 December 2012, the Property Asset Management Delivery Plan 2013, the OPW's Capacity and Capability Review 2014; if he will provide an update on each of the 12 recommendations set out in these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41047/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

488. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 16 June 2022, if he will provide details (details supplied) on each of the leased properties provided in the schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41049/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

489. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 16 June 2022, if he will provide details (details supplied) on each of the owned properties provided in the schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41050/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

490. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of all properties in cases in which they were leased by State bodies under his aegis; the list of all State bodies under his aegis that are or could be currently acting independently of the OPW to acquire their own property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41051/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

491. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of those State bodies that recoup the cost of their rent to the OPW; the reason for same; the properties and associated rents in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41052/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

492. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that the current estimated occupancy rate at 22.26 square metres per person is almost double the target occupancy level as per the 2013 Property Asset Management Delivery Plan of 12 square metres per person; when it is hoped to reach the target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41053/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

493. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the effect that blended working will have on OPW occupational efficiency plans and targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41054/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

494. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has implemented its cost option appraisal model of candidate projects; the person or organisation who will undertake this review work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41055/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

495. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a risk assessment protocol has been devised and adopted by the OPW and applied to all accommodation requests and requirements, specifically in relation to the choice between owned versus leased property solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41056/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

496. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if working from home protocols will result in a reduction in overall OPW portfolio size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41057/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

497. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list the current vacant properties in the OPW’s portfolio; their associated sizes and length of time vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41058/22]

Official Engagements

John Brady

498. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received any gifts from visiting dignitaries; if he will provide a breakdown of the details of these gifts, their value, and the way they were disposed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41123/22]

Official Engagements

John Brady

499. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received any gifts while travelling abroad; if he will provide a breakdown of the detail and value of these gifts and the way they were disposed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41141/22]

Official Engagements

John Brady

500. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or his Department have given any gifts to visiting dignitaries; if he will provide a breakdown of the detail and the value of these gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41159/22]

Office of Public Works

Brendan Griffin

501. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position in relation to the provision of a site for a playground adjacent to Ionad an Bhlascaoid, Dún Chaoin, Contae Chiarraí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41296/22]

Coast Guard Service

John Brady

502. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the proposed new site location and building for Greystones Coast Guard station; the stage that matters are currently at; the estimated timeframe from commencement to completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41360/22]

Departmental Functions

Holly Cairns

503. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit met their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 in 2021, including the way that relevant policies and actions are monitored and the way that the obligation is reflected in their annual reports. [41375/22]

State Bodies

Holly Cairns

504. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies; the total number of members of each board; the numbers on each board broken down according to gender; and the number of persons with a declared disability on each board in tabular form. [41393/22]

Public Sector Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

505. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of removing any remaining additional hours imposed on public sector workers as a result of the Croke Park and Haddington Road agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41429/22]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

506. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker is paid a minimum of €15 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41430/22]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

507. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker earning under €100,000 receives a pay increase of 10% in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41431/22]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

508. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to develop a remuneration compensation scheme for post-2013 entrants to An Garda Síochána that will bridge the gap between their work pension and social protection-issued pension; and if he will provide an update on his work and that of his officials on policy formulation in respect of public sector pensions for the decades ahead. [41538/22]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Bruton

509. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the increase paid in February 2022 under the public service pay agreement will be extended to those who have retired; and if so, if a date has been set for making the payment. [41588/22]

Public Sector Pay

Ged Nash

510. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to his comments at the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight, if he will confirm that the structure of the public pay deal that had been offered would have included a further 2.5% increase in 2022 on top of existing agreements and a similar 2.5% increase in 2023; the additional costs of that would be by year and if it would be approximately €625 million before pension entitlements; the expected costs by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41637/22]

Summer Economic Statement

Ged Nash

511. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 13 July 2022 (details supplied), the amount set aside for meeting the costs of the pay deal in 2023 as was requested in the initial question; if his attention has been drawn to the actual cost of this; if he will provide a breakdown of the cost to each Department and agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41638/22]

Summer Economic Statement

Ged Nash

512. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 13 July 2022 (details supplied), if he will provide a breakdown of those costs and each individual measure as was requested in the initial question; if his attention has been drawn to the actual cost of each of these measures; if he will provide a breakdown by measure and the cost by Department and agency in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41639/22]

Summer Economic Statement

Ged Nash

513. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 13 July 2022, if he will provide details of funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41640/22]

Summer Economic Statement

Ged Nash

514. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the 3% set aside to meet existing levels of service costs and of the €2.2 billion assigned for this at present that relates specifically to demographic measures, excluding public pay and carryover costs; the current proposed allocation for this; if he will confirm that his Department has not carried out an analysis on the way that this additional spending for demographic pressures will be allocated at present; the methodology applied for the allocation of this spending; if he has received any proposals from other Departments seeking additional allocation of expenditure for demographics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41641/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Ged Nash

515. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 13 July 2022, if he will confirm that budget 2022 announced €500 million of the Brexit adjustment reserve; if he will confirm that the table provided with that reply showing a total allocation of €54.3 million to date across four Departments is the only allocated expenditure to date from the amount allocated as per the €54 million in the revised estimates; the intended purpose of the remaining €446 million; if there will be a further €600 million in 2023 for allocation; the other allocations, if any, that have occurred; when he intends to announced further allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41642/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

516. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41656/22]

Departmental Communications

Róisín Shortall

517. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to improve the customer service experience for members of the public making contact with Government Departments and State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41696/22]