Written Answers Nos. 361-365
363. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any recent reviews have been carried out in relation to extending the special amenity area along the Liffey Valley in Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16623/26]
View answerThe Liffey Valley Park Strategy, published in 2006, presents a vision for a 'necklace' of amenities along (mainly) public lands by the River Liffey, to provide recreational opportunities for the public and help to conserve the biodiversity and amenity value of the river corridor. The Strategy sets out a vision for the creation and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure to contribute to healthy active lifestyles, and supports the heritage, economic and tourism potential of the areas concerned for local communities and tourist visitors alike. Fingal County Council, Kildare County Council, Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council are the Local Authority partners with key roles in delivery of the Strategy. Lands at St Catherine's Park, Lucan, were acquired by the OPW in 2006 with a view to their forming the nucleus of a Liffey Valley Park. Responsibility for developing these lands, and the implementation of the wider Liffey Valley Park, was passed to the local authorities involved with Fingal County Council taking the lead in this project. Lucan House and Demesne were brought into public ownership by South Dublin County Council in 2024, to be used as a public amenity. There are multiple other partners who contribute to the delivery of the Strategy, including ESB, Uisce Eireann, local communities and stakeholders.
364. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the companies currently on the Office of Government Procurement framework to provide hospitality staff for OPW events and functions; the amount paid to each company for such services in 2025, in tabular form. [16492/26]
View answerThe Office of Government Procurement has established a Framework for the provision of Catering and Hospitality Services. The list of companies on this framework is provided in the table below.
My officials have reviewed potential OPW expenditure under this framework in 2025 and can confirm that no business area within the OPW drew down services from this framework for the provision of hospitality staff during 2025.
Accordingly, there were no OPW payments to these companies for such services in 2025
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Lot Number |
Lot Description |
Framework Members |
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1 |
Onsite Catering Services - Dublin, Louth, Meath, Wicklow, Kildare |
Campbell Catering Limited trading as Aramark Food Services BaxterStorey Ireland Limited Carroll Food Services Ltd CCSL – Corporate Catering Services Ltd KSG Catering Ltd Master Chefs Hospitality LTD MCG Facilities Management Ireland Limited OCS One Complete Solution Limited Sodexo Ireland Ltd The Q Café Company Ltd. |
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2 |
Onsite Catering Services - Laois, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath |
Campbell Catering Limited trading as Aramark Food Services BaxterStorey Ireland Limited Carroll Food Services Ltd CCSL – Corporate Catering Services Ltd KSG Catering Ltd Master Chefs Hospitality LTD MCG Facilities Management Ireland Limited OCS One Complete Solution Limited Sodexo Ireland Ltd The Q Café Company Ltd. |
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3 |
Onsite Catering Services - Limerick, Clare, Kerry, Cork, Waterford, Tipperary |
An Excellent Choice Ltd Campbell Catering Limited trading as Aramark Food Services BaxterStorey Ireland Limited Carroll Food Services Ltd CCSL – Corporate Catering Services Ltd KSG Catering Ltd Master Chefs Hospitality LTD MCG Facilities Management Ireland Limited OCS One Complete Solution Limited Sodexo Ireland Ltd The Q Café Company Ltd. |
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4 |
Onsite Catering Services - Galway, Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Roscommon |
Campbell Catering Limited trading as Aramark Food Services BaxterStorey Ireland Limited Carroll Food Services Ltd CCSL – Corporate Catering Services Ltd KSG Catering Ltd Master Chefs Hospitality LTD MCG Facilities Management Ireland Limited Sodexo Ireland Ltd The Q Café Company Ltd. |
365. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list all schemes, funding programmes, capital funds, grant streams or other expenditure headings administered by his Department in 2025 and 2026 which result in allocations, awards, or spending that can be identified with a specific geographical location including county, district, town, or project site, to group these by funding stream or programme heading; to indicate, for each scheme, whether details of allocations or awards are published online; and if so, where such information may be accessed. [16556/26]
View answerThe following is the list of funding programmes administered by my Department in 2026, by location and with a link to the website of the body receiving the funds.
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Programme |
Body funded |
2025 Payments |
2026 Budget |
Location |
Publish Online |
Website address |
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A.4 Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
ESRI |
€3,900,000 |
€3,900,000 |
Dublin |
N/A - Annual Grant |
www.esri.ie/ |
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A.6 Technical Costs of Regional Assemblies |
Regional Assemblies |
€1,908,000 |
€2,214,000 |
Ireland |
N/A - Annual Grant |
www.nwra.ie/ www.emra.ie/ https://southernassembly.ie/ |
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A.7 SEUPB North South Programmes |
SEUPB Administration / SEUPB Peace Plus |
€5,004,000 |
€6,940,000 |
Border Region |
N/A - Annual Grant |
www.seupb.eu/peaceplus/overview |
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A.8 European Union Interreg |
Intereg |
€158,000 |
€190,000 |
Europe wide |
N/A - Annual Grant |
https://interreg.eu/ |
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A.9 Construction Innovation Support |
TU Dublin - Build Digital Project |
€494,000 |
€500,000 |
Dublin |
N/A - 5 year Grant |
www.builddigitalproject.ie/ |
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A.13 Institute of Public Administration (IPA) |
IPA |
€6,350,000 |
€7,884,000 |
Ireland |
N/A - Annual Grant |
www.ipa.ie/ |
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A.15 Implementation of Protected Disclosure Act |
Transparency International Ireland |
€369,000 |
€369,000 |
Ireland |
N/A - Annual Grant |
https://transparency.ie/ |
