Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Ukraine War

Alan Kelly

73. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number of modular units that he expect to have built for Ukrainian refugees by the end of 2022. [53801/22]

Ukraine War

Alan Kelly

74. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has visited modular building companies to assess their capabilities of delivering modular units for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will provide details of which companies he visited and the dates of same. [53802/22]

Ukraine War

Alan Kelly

75. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the locations that have been identified for the location of modular homes for refugees; if he will provide full details of these locations and whether he is aware if there are any issues with these locations which could prevent them being used for that purpose. [53803/22]

National Development Plan

Seán Sherlock

266. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projects that have been removed from the priority list under the national development plan. [52691/22]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

267. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 4 October 2022, if he will provide a further update on the selection of a contractor for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52707/22]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

268. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when it is expected that the Judicial Review ongoing as part of the Blackpool flood relief will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52708/22]

Departmental Staff

Mary Lou McDonald

269. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons working in his Department’s press office, communications team and social media team in tabular form. [52786/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Noel Grealish

270. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clearly outline the maximum lump sum and pension benefits payable for civil and public service retirees in all grades from junior to senior; if there are caps on any part of applicable pensions whether a retiree is in a junior or senior grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52810/22]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

271. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant properties that are owned by his Department; the estimated economic value of the vacant properties; and if he will provide a list of such properties. [52855/22]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

272. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of properties that are being leased by his Department that are currently vacant; and if he will provide a list of such properties. [52873/22]

Education and Training Boards

Marian Harkin

273. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science's reply to Parliamentary Question 140 of 18 October 2022, if he will provide an update on the progress of the joint proposal from officials in the Department for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and officials in the Department of Education, aimed at resolving outstanding issues in regard to employment contracts and conditions for adult education tutors employed by ETBs and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52909/22]

National Lottery

Niall Collins

274. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52957/22]

Office of Public Works

Neasa Hourigan

275. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the plans of the Office of Public Works for a site (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52996/22]

Office of Public Works

Martin Browne

276. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that the Office of Public Works will not allow access to the swimming pool in the Garda college, Templemore, in order that a person can provide swimming and water safety and life-saving classes. [53325/22]

Public Appointments Service

Robert Troy

277. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans, if any, to reform the commission for public service appointments to ensure that public appointments can be done in a timely efficient manner given that it can take up to 24 weeks for certain vacancies to be filled. [53337/22]

Tax Collection

Francis Noel Duffy

278. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of expenditure from the revenue gained by carbon tax. [53345/22]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig O'Sullivan

279. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the supports that are available to homeowners that have been impacted by flooding in the past and who can no longer obtain flood insurance; if State supports are available in such an instance in the event of future flooding events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53449/22]

Flood Risk Management

Steven Matthews

209. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 4 October 2022, if the attention of his Department has been drawn to any flood risks associated with a site (details supplied); if any previous flooding incidents took place that caused damage; if so, if this was considered when replacing oil tanks at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52536/22]

Flood Risk Management

Colm Burke

210. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the agreements that are in place between the Office of Public Works and local authorities in respect of removing debris and trees which have become trapped in bridges crossing rivers; the action that his Department and the OPW are taking together with local authorities to ensure that there is not an adverse outcome at these bridges as a result of increased rainfall and flooding; if all bridges will be inspected before the period of time when there would be increased rainfall and larger volumes of water in rivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52518/22]

Flood Risk Management

Colm Burke

211. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position in awarding a contract for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; if he will outline the likely date when the contract will be awarded; when work is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52519/22]

Flood Risk Management

Colm Burke

212. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position in awarding a contract for the Blackpool flood relief scheme; if he will outline the likely date when the contract will be awarded; when work is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52520/22]

Traffic Management

Patrick Costello

213. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consent to amendments of the Phoenix Park bye laws by the Commissioners of the Office of Public Works in respect to allowing for the enforcement of the 30 km per hour speed limit in the park. [52530/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Catherine Murphy

214. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of the total expenditure by his Department on pension payments to former civil servants in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; if he will also provide in tabular form the total payments made to former civil servants including a breakdown of the grade they held upon retirement and the number of persons in each grade; and if he will provide separate schedules for payments to former civil servants appointed before and after 6 April 6 1995. [52620/22]

Construction Works

Jim O'Callaghan

77. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the permission if any that was needed and or granted for the construction works that are ongoing at Tom Johnson House; the times and days within which such noisy work is permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52069/22]

Departmental Priorities

Paul Murphy

78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the staff retention issues in several areas including health and education, particularly in Dublin, due to the cost-of-living and housing crisis; the actions that the Government are taking to tackle this issue; and if they are considering an allowance similar to the London weighting allowance (details supplied). [52107/22]

Office of Public Works

Michael Lowry

79. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reasons that the Office of Public Works will not provide a licence to access the swimming pool in the Garda college in Templemore in order that a person can provide swimming and water safety/lifesaving classes, which are considered essential life skills; if his attention has been drawn to a long tradition to allow access to this local amenity including the provision to provide and make available swimming and water safety/lifesaving classes to the local community in the swimming pool at the Garda college; if the OPW has changed its policy when reviewing and granting licences to use the swimming pool in the Garda college; the current licencing guidelines used by the OPW to access a licence application to use the swimming pool at the Garda college; the way in which a person can obtain a copy of the OPW’s licensing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52152/22]

Heritage Sites

Emer Higgins

80. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the visitor numbers to the visitor centre in the Phoenix Park for a specified timeframe (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52246/22]

National Lottery

Ivana Bacik

304. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the report on the independent review of the allocation and utilisation of National Lottery funding. [51120/22]

Office of Public Works

Joe Flaherty

305. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list and status for OPW-owned and controlled properties in County Longford. [51127/22]

State Properties

Joe Flaherty

306. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the former Garda station in Ardagh, County Longford (details supplied). [51128/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

John Lahart

307. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total spend by his Department and the agencies under his remit on cybersecurity measures since 2019 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51178/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

John Lahart

308. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proportion of his Department’s IT data that is stored in the cloud; the proportion of the data held by all agencies and subsidiaries of his Department in the cloud; if this represents an improvement; if so, the development that has been made towards cloud storage since 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51202/22]

Departmental Staff

Mairéad Farrell

309. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of all special advisors working in his Department; the Minister and Junior Minister who each advisor is associated with and their respective salaries, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51261/22]

Budget 2023

Mary Lou McDonald

310. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has concluded phase 1 works at the National Monument located on 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin 1; if the OPW expert technical team and external technical services teams have been formally appointed; the amount of funding allocated in Budget 2023 to the project; and if design preparation works have begun. [51388/22]

Departmental Staff

Paul Murphy

311. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of the names of each special advisor employed by his Department since 2015, the relevant Minister they worked under and the date that their employment with the Department/Minister ceased where applicable. [51785/22]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

312. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will fund the purchase of defibrillator and cover the costs of the training of the usage of defibrillator by OPW staff based in Maynooth Castle. [51857/22]

Judicial Reviews

Catherine Murphy

220. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of judicial reviews taken against his Department in the past ten years to date in 2022, in tabular form; if he will indicate in the reply the body and or person that initiated judicial review proceedings; the number of judicial reviews that remain open and or active; and the totality of costs incurred by his Department as a result of judicial reviews over that time period. [50762/22]

Budget 2023

Thomas Pringle

221. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature and extent of his engagements with the Taoiseach in relation to access to child benefit, the back-to-school allowance and the once-off payments for foster parents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50835/22]

Budget 2023

Thomas Pringle

222. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the possible options or changes in relation to child benefit, the back-to-school allowance and the once-off payments for foster parents as averred to in the statement by the Taoiseach (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50836/22]

Budget 2023

Thomas Pringle

223. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with a delegation (details supplied) prior to the passage of the Finance Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50837/22]

State Properties

Róisín Shortall

50. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 473 of 8 September 2022, the reason that he will not give consideration to the request to extend the evening opening time of the National Botanic Gardens in view of the widespread public interest in visiting the facility; if his attention has been drawn to the additional enjoyment that local people and visitors from further afield could reap by having the gardens open later than 5 pm on summer evenings; if he will undertake to discuss this matter with the Director of the Gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50584/22]

State Properties

Patrick Costello

51. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will gift vacant unused Garda stations to the relevant local authorities for the purpose of public housing given the unprecedented housing crisis that exists. [50399/22]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

52. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of the number of staff by grade who are assigned on a full-time basis to liaise and provide support to the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in order for that Department to fulfil its areas of responsibility in respect of providing for the needs of those seeking international protection and persons categorised by virtue of the temporary protection directive by the European Union; and if he will provide a schedule of the services that his Department provides to the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in that regard. [50455/22]

Public Appointments Service

Ged Nash

53. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that the Public Appointments Service could not proceed with the recruitment campaign for Dublin Fire Brigade which the Service was requested to undertake in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50500/22]

Departmental Priorities

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

54. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding his Department's progress in finalising a working paper to locate wellbeing within the context of the budgetary process; the expected timeline for the completion of that work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50563/22]

Departmental Priorities

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

55. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding his Department's progress in developing a second working paper, locating well-being within a public policy context focusing on issues in relation to the use of evidence to inform the process, when that work is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50564/22]

An Garda Síochána

James Lawless

286. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status and estimated completion time for the new Garda station at Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50054/22]

Public Sector Pay

James O'Connor

287. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address the matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49768/22]

Gambling Sector

Ged Nash

288. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Government plans to prohibit bookmaking firms from operating bets on the National Lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50005/22]

An Garda Síochána

Violet-Anne Wynne

289. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations within the Clare Garda division that were refurbished by the OPW with costs in excess of €5,000 in 2021 and to date in 2022; the nature of works that were carried out at each station; if each of these capital works project is still ongoing or completed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50071/22]