Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
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Céad, 1 Feabh 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Peadar Tóibín
98. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent by his Department on online advertising in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if he will provide details in relation to this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4857/23]
Céad, 1 Feabh 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Peadar Tóibín
99. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4875/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Recycling Policy
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
285. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the roll-out of the deposit return scheme; the number of retailers who have signed up to the scheme; if he will provide an overview of engagements with local authorities on potential planning permission requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3997/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Office of Public Works
Michael McNamara
286. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the visitor numbers for each visitor attraction operated by the Office of Public Works for each month in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4116/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Departmental Staff
Mairéad Farrell
287. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of advisers who have taken up employment in his Department since the Government rotation in December 2022; the annual salary being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4129/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Office of Public Works
Catherine Murphy
288. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time qualified tree surgeons employed by the OPW as of 24 January 2023. [4196/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Official Travel
Carol Nolan
289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide data associated with his Department’s air travel and air travel associated with agencies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Public Parks
Catherine Murphy
290. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in respect of the bandstand in Stephen's Green, Dublin 2; the estimated reopening of same; and a schedule of costs attached to the works. [4266/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Public Procurement Contracts
Peadar Tóibín
291. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of all procurement competitions in which companies owned by a person (details supplied) won contracts since 2016. [4340/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Coillte Teoranta
Alan Kelly
292. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he or his Department became aware of the forestry deal between Coillte and (details supplied). [4626/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Public Procurement Contracts
Peadar Tóibín
293. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the difference between the tendered price and the actual price of delivery for each contract won by companies owned by a person (details supplied); and the final cost of each contract. [4656/23]
Máirt, 31 Ean 2023
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Office of Public Works
Matt Carthy
294. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the goods and services procured by the Office of Public Works in each of the years 2014 to 2022, inclusive, from companies (details supplied); and if such procurement was compliant or non-compliant or has been deemed to be compliant or non-compliant with procurement guidelines. [4690/23]
Déar, 26 Ean 2023
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Pension Provisions
Michael Ring
203. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform why the pension for a person (details supplied) has not been transferred; when this will be done considering that he finished with the Permanent Defence Force in March 2020 before the freeze was put on the transfer of pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3853/23]
Céad, 25 Ean 2023
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Civil Service
Marian Harkin
85. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a prison officer can apply for a transfer to another Department within the civil service; and if so, the mechanisms that are in place to facilitate such transfers. [3623/23]
Céad, 25 Ean 2023
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Ethics in Public Office
Catherine Murphy
86. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform and or upgrade enforcement sanctions and actions that SIPO may take in respect of non-disclosure and or non-compliance of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995. [3677/23]
Céad, 25 Ean 2023
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Housing Provision
Catherine Murphy
87. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the first tranche of rapid-delivery homes will be delivered; the total estimated cost per rapid delivery home, including the cost of connecting them to services such as water and electricity; if he will provide a schedule of meetings that the OPW has had with an organisation (details supplied); if he will include the identities of stakeholders and service providers that have been consulted and or engaged on the delivery of rapid-delivery homes; and if he will clarify with whom responsibility lies in the context of repairs and long term upkeep of the rapid-delivery homes over their 60-year lifespan of use. [3678/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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Office of Public Works
Neasa Hourigan
268. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out a timeline for the Chesterfield Avenue project, including details on the design, planning and construction phases and any potential stakeholder engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2724/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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Ethics in Public Office
Patrick Costello
269. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the review of ethics legislation consultation; when the review of the ethics legislation report from 2022 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2789/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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State Bodies
Patrick Costello
270. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of secretariat staff provided to the Standards in Public Office Commission by the Office of the Ombudsman in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2790/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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State Bodies
Patrick Costello
271. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding provided to the Standards in Public Office Commission in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2791/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Donnelly
272. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has fitted each Garda station custody suite with cell panic strip; and, if not, the estimated cost if the remaining Garda stations custody suites were fitted with cell panic strip. [2812/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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Heritage Projects
Cathal Crowe
273. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has allocated money towards the repair and upkeep of Bunratty Castle, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2814/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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Departmental Funding
Catherine Murphy
274. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reinstate funding in order for a database (details supplied) to resume its work. [2849/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Jackie Cahill
275. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when works will be carried out and completed on the River Thonogue, Ballylooby, Cahir, County Tipperary, following planning approval in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3011/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Charles Flanagan
276. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position on the national Garda station building plan; and the new Garda stations that are currently under construction across the State. [3112/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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Public Sector Pensions
Neasa Hourigan
277. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans any changes to the additional superannuation contribution for public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3163/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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Public Procurement Contracts
Mattie McGrath
278. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of each publicly funded Government contract awarded to a company (details supplied); the exact value and location of each contract, including the tendering procedures involved, the number of other companies and entities tendering for the same contracts since June 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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Public Sector Pay
Gary Gannon
279. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what delay pertains to sanctioning the offer devised by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science as recommended by the Labour Court; and if he will outline a timeline for the resolution of any such delay (details supplied). [3361/23]
Máirt, 24 Ean 2023
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Business Supports
Louise O'Reilly
280. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total monetary amount of non-repayable moneys provided by his Department through grants, funding supports, tax breaks or other means to businesses in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [3387/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Public Procurement Contracts
Mairéad Farrell
106. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for reforming public procurement legislation to allow the procurement system to be used in a more strategic way. [63831/22]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Defence Forces
Cathal Berry
107. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that was returned unspent by the Department of Defence from 2022; if any of this money was from pay savings due to the significantly under strength Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2528/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Construction Industry
Mairéad Farrell
108. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to increase construction sector capacity in order to better deliver on the targets of the national development plan. [63832/22]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Flexible Work Practices
Michael McNamara
109. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that are being taken to implement the right to work from home in the Civil Service; the systems that are in place to ensure there is no resultant diminution of the output of the Civil Service; the way the impact on civil servants and the output of the Civil Service is being monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2614/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Richard O'Donoghue
110. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Department of Rural and Community Development was allocated voted capital and current expenditure of only €331 million or 0.45% of the overall voted allocation in 2022 at a time when regional and rural infrastructure is creaking at the seams and many rural services are subpar or non-existent when compared with urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2526/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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National Development Plan
Bernard Durkan
111. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to be in a position to continue to implement the national development plan in all of its aspects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2350/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Mairéad Farrell
112. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he will take to ensure fewer cost overruns in major public works contracts going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2280/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Ruairí Ó Murchú
113. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made in relation to flood risk management at Annagassan and Termonfeckin in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2148/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Freedom of Information
Ged Nash
114. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will publish legislation informed by the recent review of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2205/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Charles Flanagan
115. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the proposed development of the new Garda station in Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60253/22]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Electric Vehicles
Brian Leddin
116. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider developing a scheme, separate to grants provided by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, to support home help, home care and domiciliary carers who are car-dependent due to their work to purchase electric vehicles in order to support this sector and contribute to the Government’s climate goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2437/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Civil Service
James O'Connor
117. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the criteria which are applied for promotion relating to interdepartmental staff in the civil service; if any concerns have been identified for interdepartmental staff promotions within the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2275/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Pádraig O'Sullivan
118. 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. [2162/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Éamon Ó Cuív
119. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend of capital across all Departments, including capital allocations deferred to 2023; the steps that he intends on taking to ensure that the total capital allocation in this year’s Revised Estimates Volume is expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1372/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Ged Nash
120. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total additional cost to the Exchequer in 2022 of the inflation co-operation framework in respect of the delivery of projects under public works projects; if the framework will be reviewed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2206/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Public Expenditure Policy
Bernard Durkan
121. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will consider to maximise the benefits of reform in the context of public expenditure, with particular reference to ensuring any factors contributing to a challenge might be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2349/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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National Monuments
Fergus O'Dowd
122. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the future use of a location (details supplied), following his visit to Drogheda in 2022 and his Department’s constructive engagement on the matter; if he will provide details of Louth County Council’s plan to develop the site to become a public realm for tourism and events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1345/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Ethics in Public Office
Pearse Doherty
123. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current progress of the Report of the Review of Ireland’s Statutory Framework for Standards in Public Office; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2281/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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National Development Plan
Richard Boyd Barrett
124. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department has in ensuring the national development plan fulfils plans for expansion of acute, primary and community care in line with Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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EU Funding
Catherine Connolly
125. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the new projects to be delivered in the northern and western region following the recent allocation of €217 million under the European Regional Development Fund programme; the details of any engagement between his Department and the Northern and Western Regional Assembly in the development of the 2021 to 2027 programme and, in particular, with regard to reducing regional inequality in Ireland, as highlighted at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1885/23]
Déar, 19 Ean 2023
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Freedom of Information
Peadar Tóibín
126. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the review of the workings of the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [1601/23]