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Seanad: Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: I am sorry. It should not have happened.

Seanad: Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: There will be a solution.

Seanad: Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: Thank you, Acting Chairman, for the opportunity to come to the Upper House to brief colleagues on a very important issue that has affected so many people in this country since the first week of January. As we speak, it is affecting people in the south west in particular. There is no doubt that we are going through an unprecedentedly difficult weather period which has affected many homes and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works and Dublin City Council have agreed in principle that the management and maintenance of the Croppies Acre Memorial Park will be undertaken by the Council. OPW and Dublin City Council are reviewing the Council's proposals regarding improved access to the park prior to formalising a licence arrangement, following which the park is expected to re-open to the public.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has not undertaken any specific study into the extent to which arable farmland has become flooded over the past ten years. The Office of Public Works is responsible for the maintenance of drainage schemes completed under the Arterial Drainage Act 1945 and also of flood defence schemes completed and/or under construction. This includes maintenance of 11,500 km of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Arterial Drainage Acts provide for the payment of compensation by the Commissioners of Public Works for any loss or damage arising from interference with land during the construction of any drainage works under the Act. However, there is no provision for payment of compensation in respect of flooding of farm land. I have no plans to introduce any provision for payment of compensation by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Emergency Works Scheme Funding (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239 to 242, inclusive, together. The Office of Public Works has commenced repair works on breaches of embankments in the vicinity of Callinafercy Pier, Milltown, Co. Kerry following the tidal storm surge of 3 January as these flood defences are within the Maine Catchment Drainage Scheme, for which OPW has a statutory maintenance responsibility. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has not to date received an application from Clare County Council under the Minor Flood Mitigation and Coastal Protection Scheme in respect of the location referred to. It remains open to the Council to submit a funding application under the Scheme. Any application received will be considered in accordance with the scheme eligibility criteria, which include a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Refurbishment (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has surveyed Greystones Garda Station and is awaiting the report of its Fire Safety Officer prior to preparing a full scope of works to address the accommodation and fire safety issues in this Station. This scope of works will then be submitted to An Garda Síochána for comment and agreement on a timeframe for implementation. The likely cost is not yet known.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: Good progress is being made by the Office of Public Works working with its consultants Jacobs Engineering, local authorities and other stakeholders to deliver the Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM). The CFRAM is taking a strategic approach that recognises the need, in line with international best practice, to move to a more sustainable, planned and risk-based...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The flood defence works on the River Wad at Donneycarney, which are being undertaken and managed by Dublin City Council as the Contracting Authority commenced in late 2013 and are currently approximately 25% complete. The main elements of the works are being carried out by the Office of Public Works on behalf of the Council using its own labour force. It is expected that the works will be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works 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: Garda Stations Closures (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: In July 2013, I received representations on behalf of the three groups in question applying for the use of the former Garda station in Ardagh. I responded to those representation to confirm that the property was among forty former stations that the Commissioners had identified for disposal. Ganly Walters Auctioneers have been appointed to sell the property by public auction in March 2014....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Closures (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Commissioners of Public Works considered the proposal submitted by the association to use the former Garda station at Rathowen, County Westmeath. An assessment of the property by my officials found it to be unsuitable for assignment to the community because of the existing complexity of the shared services arrangement with a neighbouring property.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (6 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Commissioners of Public Works have written to the Castletownshend Community Association confirming that they are prepared to licence the former station to this community group. The licence is currently being drafted and will be forwarded to the group in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Jewish Museum (6 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 73 together. At the request of An Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern TD, the Office of Public Works (OPW) provided professional support to the Irish Jewish Museum in relation to its proposed redevelopment of the Museum premises up to planning permission. Arising from a recent decision of An Bord Pleanala, planning permission has been granted. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (6 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) undertakes minor maintenance works at the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park to protect and conserve fabric. In time, when funding allows, the Office plans to undertake works which will, at the very least, facilitate visitor access.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (6 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has responsibility for 24 National Monument sites and 1 National Botanic Garden site in Co. Wicklow. A full list of these sites is provided below. - National Monument Site Description Guide Service Footfall 1 Aghowle Church & Cross No Not available 2 Piper's Stones Stone Circle No Not available 3 Baltinglass Abbey Abbey No Not available 4 Crossoona...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (6 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: The River Laune is not a designated channel under an OPW arterial drainage scheme and therefore the Office of Public Works (OPW) is not responsible for its maintenance. The channel is in a Drainage District and its maintenance is a matter for Kerry County Council. If the flooding problem in the location mentioned is due to a lack of maintenance by the Council then the OPW would not approve...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (6 Feb 2014)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 79 together. 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 counties indicating it...