Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

EU Data

Richard O'Donoghue

78. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total financial amount on both a daily and yearly basis, of EU fines being paid by his Department in 2022; if he will provide the corresponding figures for 2020 and 2021, including the specifics of each case in his Department. [56781/22]

Departmental Meetings

Violet-Anne Wynne

79. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times that he has visited County Clare since the Government took office; and the locations that he visited in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57025/22]

Public Sector Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

81. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans his Department has to address the crisis in recruitment across multiple areas of the public sector; if these plans include changes to pay scales or other allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56463/22]

Voluntary Sector

Ged Nash

89. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Dáil Éireann passing a motion on Wednesday, 12 October 2022 in support of pay increases for community and voluntary sector workers, the action he or his Department has taken to deliver on the commitments listed in the motion; if he intends to provide for a standing forum and mechanism for collective bargaining on pay and conditions with recognised trade unions in the sector; if he or his Department has engaged with trade unions on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56433/22]

Public Procurement Contracts

Emer Higgins

95. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps his Department is taking to reduce the cost of building materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56229/22]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Connolly

96. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of any analysis carried out by his Department into the impact of the ongoing rise in rental prices on the cost of the rented portion of the OPW's office accommodation portfolio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56397/22]

Heritage Sites

Cathal Crowe

97. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has had engagement with other Departments with the view to providing Clare County Council with Exchequer money to make the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites a success. [56246/22]

Flood Risk Management

Paul Kehoe

98. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the progress of the Enniscorthy flood defence scheme; if he will confirm whether the project will proceed with the construction of the new bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56108/22]

State Bodies

Alan Dillon

99. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason his Department requires State bodies to disclose more comprehensive information on the remuneration of their CEOs than it does of the Accounting Officers of Departments and Government offices. [56395/22]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

100. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56244/22]

Public Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

101. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a site for a children's playground at Dún Chaoin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56503/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Neale Richmond

102. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he has taken to deal with the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56293/22]

Flood Risk Management

Aindrias Moynihan

103. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when flood defence construction works will advance for an Sulán River, Ballymakeera, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56470/22]

Flood Risk Management

Alan Dillon

104. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of spend by the OPW on the Crossmolina flood relief scheme since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56394/22]

Office of Public Works

Ged Nash

105. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of projects under way by the OPW to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings it manages and owns; the budget for such works in 2022; the projected budget for 2023; the square meters of building space that will be retrofitted this year; the role the OPW has in delivering on climate mitigation and adaptation in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56430/22]

Flood Risk Management

Holly Cairns

106. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the flood relief scheme in Bantry, County Cork. [56220/22]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

107. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend on capital allocated to Departments to the end of October 2022; the steps taken to streamline and speed up capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56383/22]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Willie O'Dea

108. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if capital expenditure is within profile for the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56447/22]

Flood Risk Management

Thomas Gould

109. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [56451/22]

Public Sector Pay

Peadar Tóibín

110. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has conducted any recent evaluation on public sector pay rates or the minimum wage in view of rising rate of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56212/22]

Freedom of Information

Ged Nash

112. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in publishing the report on the review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, which was scheduled for early in quarter 3 of 2022, according to the roadmap; if he has received the review report and recommendations yet; when he intends to publish it; if he will be bringing forward changes to the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56435/22]

Fiscal Policy

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

113. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures it is expected will be funded by the contingency reserve fund in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55591/22]

Ethics in Public Office

Ged Nash

114. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on when the review of ethics legislation will be published; if he will confirm that ten submissions were received by the closure date of the public consultation in mid-January 2022; if those submissions have now all been considered; if he has considered the findings of the review yet; when he intends to bring forward a general scheme of a Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56431/22]

Office of Public Works

Holly Cairns

115. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken by the OPW to ensure buildings it has responsibility for are fully accessible for persons with disabilities, including having a suitable toilet and changing places facilities. [56221/22]

Irish Language

Éamon Ó Cuív

116. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps taken since the enactment of the amended Official Languages Act 2021 to increase the intake of civil servants who are capable of doing their business through Irish and English; the number recruited to date in 2022 with such a competency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56384/22]

National Development Plan

James O'Connor

117. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an analysis of the impact the climate action plan will have on the revised national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56468/22]

Equality Proofing

Emer Higgins

118. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures his Department has taken and which have been effective in promoting equality in Ireland under equality budgeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56230/22]

Office of Public Works

Steven Matthews

119. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request a full assessment of the existing heating and lighting systems at Glendalough visitor centre; his plans regarding upgrading to more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly options at this location and other OPW-owned buildings in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56300/22]

National Development Plan

Alan Farrell

120. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the implementation of Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56475/22]

EU Funding

Catherine Connolly

121. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 4 October 2022, the status of Ireland’s partnership agreement for cohesion funding for the period 2021 to 2027; the timeline for the publication of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56396/22]

National Development Plan

James O'Connor

122. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has carried out an analysis of infrastructure projects in the revised national development plan in respect of the new climate action plan targets for sectoral emissions reductions; if not, if his Department will do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56467/22]

Public Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

123. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding public toilets provision on An Blascaod Mór; the up-to-date position regarding signage to help protect the seal population from nuisance; the position regarding future conservation of buildings on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56502/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Pádraig O'Sullivan

124. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received an update regarding the business case submitted to the major projects advisory group within his Department for an elective hospital in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56245/22]

Equality Proofing

Michael Moynihan

125. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way his Department is pursuing equality budgeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56422/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Colm Burke

126. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm that his Department has now signed off on the proposals submitted to it by the Department of Health in respect of the elective hospital for Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56366/22]

Public Sector Pay

Niamh Smyth

127. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his approach to calls for pay increases to match rises in the cost of living; the way he will calculate the affordability of such calls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56284/22]

Public Expenditure Policy

Willie O'Dea

128. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if current expenditure is within profile for the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56446/22]

Courts Service

Steven Matthews

129. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding remedial works being carried out on the Wicklow town courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56304/22]

International Protection

Ged Nash

130. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the land, properties or buildings the OPW or his Department have made available in 2022 for housing or accommodation for Ukrainian refugees or those seeking international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56432/22]

Office of Public Works

Paul McAuliffe

131. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on efforts by the Office of Public Works to increase public access to the Dunsink observatory; and the way the efforts may support the work of DIAS. [56342/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Ruairí Ó Murchú

132. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are many Cvil Service pensions that were eligible for the pension increases that took place on 1 October 2022; the number of these pensions that have had the increases applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56373/22]

Flood Risk Management

Sorca Clarke

216. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020. [56742/22]

Flood Risk Management

Sorca Clarke

217. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the maximum amount of water, without increasing the risk of flooding, has been released through Ardnacrusha and Parteen weirs to date in 2022. [56743/22]

Flood Risk Management

Sorca Clarke

218. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of pinchpoints in the Shannon Callows area that have been removed to facilitate the natural flow of water in times of flooding. [56744/22]

Flood Risk Management

Sorca Clarke

219. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of pinchpoints between Athlone and Meelick that have been removed to date in 2022. [56745/22]

Flood Risk Management

Seán Canney

220. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on the creation of a single authority to control the flow of water in the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56097/22]

Flood Risk Management

Seán Canney

221. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work that has been undertaken to reduce the level of water in the three main lakes on the River Shannon to prevent winter flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56098/22]

Flood Risk Management

Seán Canney

222. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on the removal of pinch points in the Shannon callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56099/22]

Flood Risk Management

Seán Canney

223. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the involvement that the OPW has had with ESB, Waterways Ireland and the various local authorities along the river Shannon to prevent winter flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56100/22]

Public Sector Pensions

John McGuinness

224. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the deductions made from the pensions of retired teachers arising from the financial crash 2008 will be restored. [56139/22]

Legislative Measures

Claire Kerrane

225. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to progress the River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56282/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Noel Grealish

226. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of payments made for all public sector pensions, including Civil Service pensions, over the past five years, in tabular form; the projected cost for these over the next five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56415/22]

Irish Language

Catherine Connolly

227. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 16 June 2022, if he will provide a status update on his Department's work on the implementation of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 to date; the progress on reaching the target whereby at least 20% of staff recruited to public bodies are competent in the Irish language to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56428/22]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Connolly

228. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to develop a strategy for the repurposing of vacant OPW buildings and unused OPW sites for public housing or community use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56429/22]

Insurance Coverage

Aindrias Moynihan

229. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the supports available to homeowners who have been impacted by flooding and cannot secure home flood insurance; the measures being taken to ensure State supports for homeowners affected by flooding with no home flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56486/22]

Swimming Pools

Jackie Cahill

230. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if persons in his Department sought additional financial supports from the State to cover the additional energy costs of running the swimming pool in the Garda College, Templemore, before taking the decision to close the pool; and if he will make a decision on the matter. [56508/22]

EU Funding

Brendan Smith

231. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made to date in implementing the national recovery and resilience plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56546/22]

Departmental Strategies

Brendan Smith

232. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the digital initiatives underway within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56547/22]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

233. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the major refurbishment works at Portlaoise Garda station has commenced; the expected timeframe of completion of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56558/22]

Brexit Supports

Brendan Smith

234. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of projects funded under the Brexit adjustment reserve to date; the impact of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56575/22]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Brendan Smith

235. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he is taking to manage the significant shift in inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions that are impacting public capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56576/22]

Vacant Properties

Mairéad Farrell

236. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 8 February 2022, if he will confirm whether any of the properties in Galway outlined therein are still currently vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56577/22]

Public Sector Pay

Brendan Smith

237. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the remaining actions that remain to be implemented as part of the Building Momentum pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56658/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Brendan Smith

238. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total projected expenditure in 2022 in relation to assisting households and persons with the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56659/22]

Swimming Pools

Martin Browne

239. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the agreement to reopen the swimming pool in the Garda College in Templemore to the public will include public classes, as well as access for local schools. [56670/22]

Departmental Strategies

Bernard Durkan

240. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the benefit accruing to the Exchequer arising from the implementation of reform proposals across all Departments and subsidiaries thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56672/22]

Departmental Strategies

Bernard Durkan

241. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform has featured throughout all Departments in a way to ensure the benefits are experienced throughout the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56673/22]

Departmental Strategies

Bernard Durkan

242. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value and benefit of reform measures throughout all Departments and subsidiaries thereof in such a way as to illustrate the benefits of reform in general, economically and socially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56674/22]

Public Procurement Contracts

Bernard Durkan

243. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform has been become a feature of public procurement with a view to ensuring prompt delivery of projects and contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56675/22]

National Development Plan

Bernard Durkan

244. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he expects all Government projects to continue to be completed on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56676/22]

Departmental Strategies

Bernard Durkan

246. 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. [56678/22]

National Development Plan

Bernard Durkan

247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in regard to 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. [56679/22]

Public Sector Pay

Bernard Durkan

248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which any outstanding matters arising from FEMPI have been concluded or are in course thereof; if groups throughout society with increasing dependence on the satisfactory outcome of FEMPI restoration are satisfied with progress on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56680/22]

Public Expenditure Policy

Bernard Durkan

249. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he remains satisfied that public expenditure and reform proposals are sufficiently embedded in the system in order to maximise opportunities that might emerge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56681/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Thomas Pringle

218. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a request has been received from Coillte to increase the pensions of past employees, given they have not received an increase since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55960/22]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

219. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Shannon flood risk state agency co-ordination working group held its last meeting; if he will call an emergency meeting of the working group in view of the impending serious flooding in the Shannon catchment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55988/22]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

220. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the water levels on Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg were dropped to cater for winter flooding in advance of the significant rainfall experienced over the past number of weeks within the Shannon catchment; the level that each lake was dropped to; the date of the reading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55989/22]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

221. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the maximum volumes of water are being spilled from Parteen weir and through the turbines at Ardnacrusha; when the maximum throughput was achieved at both locations; the volumes involved at each location; if he will confirm that this is being maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55991/22]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

222. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the most recent date when all of the sluices were opened and boards completely removed at Meelick weir and at the New Cut on the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55993/22]

Flood Risk Management

Denis Naughten

223. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the conclusions drawn from his examination of the legislative landscape and review of the current regulatory environment regarding the management of the River Shannon in line with his commitment to Dáil Éireann on 4 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55994/22]

Swimming Pools

Alan Kelly

224. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the swimming pool in the Garda Training College in Templemore cannot be used by local schools to teach local children how to swim, given they have done so for more than 40 years. [56078/22]

Housing Provision

Alan Kelly

225. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and locations of sites he has visited that could be considered for modular homes for refugees, Ukrainians and Irish social housing tenants, in tabular form. [56095/22]

Ethics in Public Office

Mairéad Farrell

41. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the review of public ethics legislation, ongoing since 2021; if he will make public the findings of the consultation initiated by his Department; if he will provide details of the timeline that he is working towards for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55680/22]

Public Sector Staff

Richard Bruton

42. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a payroll issue of a person (details supplied). [55747/22]

Departmental Staff

Mick Barry

43. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants in his Department who are seconded to State agencies or other public bodies and in receipt of a higher duty or acting allowance; the number who have been seconded for more than ten, more than 20 and more than 30 years, respectively; if the higher duty allowance is not pensionable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55767/22]

Flood Risk Management

Éamon Ó Cuív

44. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when final flood maps and reports will be published by the Office of Public Works for the Carnmore and Claregalway area of Galway as these are required urgently in order that applicants have up to date data in relation to flood risk when making planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55789/22]

Flood Risk Management

Éamon Ó Cuív

45. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW intends providing funding for the cleaning of a channel (details supplied) in County Galway that was previously allocated funding that was never spent; if so, when it is likely to happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55790/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Éamon Ó Cuív

46. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all pensioners who are getting occupational pensions from the Civil Service or wider public service and are not receiving the State pension (contributory) as they only paid a modified PRSI contribution while working and who are suffering like all pensioners from the effects of the increase in fuel prices and the cost-of-living, will receive a double payment of their pension this autumn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55811/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Murphy

300. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department and all bodies under his Department’s aegis have reviewed their estates' portfolio in the context of identifying unoccupied buildings that may be suitable for use in the context of meeting the accommodation needs of persons arriving in Ireland from Ukraine. [54222/22]

Ukraine War

Catherine Murphy

301. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and type of unused and or unoccupied buildings in his Department’s estates’ portfolio and all bodies under his Department’s aegis. [54240/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jackie Cahill

302. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54397/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jackie Cahill

303. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is the Garda authorities or the OPW that has the decision-making ability to reverse and revise the policy not to grant licences for use of the Templemore pool to commercial and profit-making groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54398/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jackie Cahill

304. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether it is justifiable to potentially permit a group to offer lifesaving, lifeguarding, swimming, and water safety courses in the swimming pool in Templemore Garda college if they are not a commercial or profit-making entity, but to refuse a group the same licence that offers lifesaving, lifeguarding, swimming, and water safety courses in the swimming pool in Templemore Garda college if they are a commercial or profit-making entity, given the local need for these life skills and life-saving courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54401/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jackie Cahill

305. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if solutions to the rising cost of running the swimming pool in Templemore Garda college have been explored with the Garda Commissioner, other than the closures of the pool, which will impact water safety for children in particular due to the inability to provide water safety courses locally, which has been the norm for over 50 years in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54435/22]

Local Authorities

Cathal Crowe

306. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the drainage responsibility for the Inagh river in County Clare was transferred at some stage from the Office of Public Works to Clare County Council; when and the way in which this happened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54470/22]

Flood Risk Management

Michael Ring

307. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the position in relation to a project (details supplied) following the feasibility study which was carried out by the local authority and funded by the OPW; when a meeting between the OPW and the Department of Transport will be arranged to progress matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54482/22]

Office of Public Works

Martin Browne

308. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that the Office of Public Works will not allow a local commemoration group access to Roscrea Castle to mark the centenary of four republicans who were executed there during the Civil War; and his views on whether the OPW, as a State body, should support the efforts of local groups working to celebrate Irish history. [54605/22]

Office of Public Works

Mairéad Farrell

309. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the date by which the OPW's Flood Map report for the Carnmore and Claregalway, Galway area will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54688/22]

Climate Action Plan

Eoin Ó Broin

310. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all commitments related to his Department in the climate action plan; and if he will provide an update on the implementation of each of these commitments in tabular form. [54689/22]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

311. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will provide an expected date for publication of measures agreed regarding the requests from Department of Defence for extensions on the mandatory retirement age at current pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54722/22]