Results 201-220 of 11,861 for speaker:Brian Hayes

Topical Issue Debate: Tax Credits (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: As the Deputy will be aware, any change, obviously, will occur in the finance Bill which is published directly after the annual budgetary process in October and November. The Government must ascertain in discussions with Revenue how this measure has progressed this year. My understanding is that somewhere between 13,000 and 15,000 people have been affected by this change. It is also worth...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has taken the lead role in discussions with Insurance Ireland with a view to improving the availability of insurance cover in areas where the OPW, or local authorities with OPW funding, have carried out major flood defence schemes. There have been some unexpected issues on the industry side requiring finalisation but I am confident that, in the coming weeks,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Status (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has not paid compensation for loss of income due to flooding arising from works carried out by the Office under the provisions of the Arterial Drainage Acts in the Claregalway/Cregmore area. Compensation was paid in respect of loss or damage arising in connection with interference with property during the construction of the works, as provided for in the Acts....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Government has allocated a total of €225 million (€45 million per annum on average) over the period 2012 – 2016 for capital expenditure on flood risk management. This significant allocation, coming on top of capital expenditure of €270m in the 1996 – 2011 period, reflects the priority which is attached to addressing the problem of flood risk nationally....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: Work on developing a flood relief scheme for Cork City has been underway for some time. The Scheme covers the area from Inniscarra Dam to downstream of the City on the River Lee, and it will also include proposals for Blackpool and Ballyvolane which are affected by tributaries of the River Lee. As I announced in Cork two weeks ago, the emerging preferred Scheme will be brought before the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: I met with many local representative and local authority officials during my visit to Kerry on the 6th and 7th of January, during which I inspected flood damaged caused by the storms. The Office of Public Works (OPW) engineering staff are liaising with Kerry County Council engineering staff on an ongoing basis in relation to the flooding issues arising from the events of the 3rd and 6th of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307 and 309 together. The Office of Public Works (OPW) has expended €355 million on capital flood relief activities between 2000 and 2013 with €307 million being spent on flood defence works and €48 million on other flood relief programme areas of work such as the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. Of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has taken the lead role in discussions with Insurance Ireland on the format and protocols for the provision of information to the industry on completed OPW major flood defence schemes with a view to improving the availability of insurance cover in areas where the OPW, or local authorities with OPW funding, have carried out such schemes. There have been some...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is working in partnership with its consultants, local authorities and other stakeholders to deliver the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Study (CFRAM) Programme. This is a strategic approach that recognises the need, in line with international best practice, to move to a more sustainable, planned and risk-based approach to dealing with flooding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The contract works to refurbish Derrynane House are progressing well and are due for completion next month. Allowing time for exhibition set-up, etc, the target date for re-opening is April 21st.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: As indicated in my reply to the Deputy's Question on 6th February, 2014, it is a matter for Kerry County Council in the first instance to investigate and address coastal protection issues generally in the county, including remedial works required on foot of damage from the recent storms. The Office of Public Works (OPW) wrote on 10 January, 2014 to City and County Managers in coastal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: On four occasions during 2013 the Office of Public Works (OPW) undertook maintenance tasks on the Bulkaun River, Ballinrobe, County Mayo. This channel is part of the Mask-Robe arterial drainage scheme. The work largely involved weed cutting on various stretches of the river and clearing the bed of loose material at the Kilmaine Road bridge. It is also significant that, in 2012, OPW...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: I am advised that the River Naniken is conveyed by way of a culvert for a substantial part of its entire length and forms an integral part of the urban storm drainage system. I understand that the flooding problem in question is due to the inadequacy of the surface water drainage infrastructure in the area and the responsibility for addressing this problem rests with Dublin City Council not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: Dublin City Council commissioned the study referred to, the Dublin Coastal Flooding Protection Project Study, in 2005 with funding provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW). The Study examined the causes and impacts of flooding in the area from Portmarnock on the northern side of the City to Booterstown on the Southern side. The main aims of the Study were to: - Undertake a strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has taken the lead role in discussions with Insurance Ireland on the format and protocols for the provision of information to the industry on completed OPW major flood defence schemes with a view to improving the availability of insurance cover in areas where the OPW, or local authorities with OPW funding, have carried out such schemes. There have been some...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: As outlined in my reply to your recent written representation on the same subject, adverse weather conditions last year delayed some in-river surveys being carried out, hence the delay in the production of the consultants' Options Report. A review of the Hydraulic and Hydrology report is now underway, which will be incorporated into the main report. The full Options Report and Cost Benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Park Access (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The house and gardens at Mount Congreve are currently being managed and maintained by the Congreve Foundation. They have recently advised both myself and my Office of their intention to continue to maintain the gardens and to open them up to the public on a more regular basis.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The design of the River Dodder Flood Relief scheme has been undertaken by Dublin City Council, with the works being undertaken by the Office of Public Work's (OPW) direct labour force. The scheme was designed to provide protection against a flood event with an annual exceedance probability of 0.5%, commonly referred to as the 1-in-200 year event, which is the standard level of protection for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (13 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The investigation and addressing of coastal erosion and flooding problems in Wexford, including the location referred to by the Deputy, are matters for Wexford County Council in the first instance. If the Council decides that upgrading of existing defences or construction of new defences is required, it is open to it to apply for funding to the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the Minor...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (13 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: Dublin City Council was allocated funding of €135,000 in 2011 under the Office of Public Work's (OPW) Minor Flood Works and Coastal Protection Scheme for flood mitigation works in the area referred to by the Deputy. The identification of the works required to address the problem and the progression of those works is a matter for the Council. The OPW understands that Phase 1 of the...