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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (29 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: A Flood Relief Scheme for Douglas and Togher is currently being advanced by Cork County Council with funding to be provided by Office of Public Works (OPW). It is understood that the Council has signed a contract for consultants in the last two weeks to take the development of a scheme forward through design, planning and construction. While it is expected that a new culvert will be the...

Topical Issue Debate: Drainage Schemes Status (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: As I said, the steering group is in place. A copy of the letter to which the Deputy referred was given to me earlier by the Minister of State, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, who informed me of the very serious concerns among people in the area. If and when we receive an application from Galway County Council under the minor works scheme, it will be considered on the basis of the existing...

Topical Issue Debate: Drainage Schemes Status (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: I thank Deputy Kitt for raising this important issue. I confirm that I have been in discussions with the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, about this issue for some time. As the Deputy knows, I have visited the area and I have seen the scale of the problem. I suspect one of the reasons my predecessors have also been there and seen the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: In the context of the Government Reform programme, under which State Bodies are collaborating in their approach to property issues, Fingal County Council offered the Town Hall premises in Balbriggan tothe Office of Public Works (OPW) to accommodate a much needed new integrated local Social Protection (INTREO) office to serve the town and surrounding area. The Commissioners of Public Works...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: This location is not part of a drainage scheme for which the Office of Public Works has statutory responsibility. It is open to Galway County Council to apply for funding under the OPW Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the eligibility criteria including a requirement that any measures are cost beneficial, and having...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works last week commenced repair works on two flood defence breaches at Ardcanaught and Garrane East on the Maine embankments in Co. Kerry following the tidal storm surge of 3 January. The OPW has statutory responsibility for these embankments. Further repair works at other affected locations will be undertaken through the course of the coming year, as resources permit. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has no statutory responsibility for maintenance of embankments at the location mentioned. It is a matter for Kerry County Council in the first instance to investigate and address coastal protection issues generally in the County. It is open to the Council to apply for funding under the Office of Public Works' Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The stated policy for closed Garda Stations, including Moyvane, is to identify if other State bodies, including government departments and the wider public sector has a use for the property. If no State requirement is identified or if a decision is taken not to dispose of a particular property the OPW will consider community involvement subject to the receipt of an appropriate business case...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has no responsibility for maintenance of former Land Commission embankments and sluices and it is not the intention that it would take responsibility for them. OPW has no responsibility for any embankments at Incharee, Glosha and Cromane Lower. The investigation and addressing of coastal protection problems at these locations are matters for Kerry County...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (23 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together. Climate change is of relevance to the work of the Office of Public Works (OPW) in the areas of flood risk management and reducing energy usage in the OPW's portfolio of buildings both new and old. The OPW has not commissioned research relating to climate change adaptation or mitigation for flood risk management or energy usage in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The core strategy for addressing flood risk in the Shannon Basin is the River Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Assessment & Management Study. The CFRAM Study is being conducted by Jacobs Engineering on behalf of the OPW and I am advised that good progress is being made on the project. A total of 66 areas along the Shannon, have been designated as Areas for Further Assessment under the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The investigation and addressing of coastal protection problems are matters for the Local Authorities concerned in the first instance. It is open to the Local Authorities to apply for funding to deal with coastal protection under the Office of Public Works' (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: As outlined to the Deputy in the reply to Parliamentary Questions 1595 and 1598 of 15 January, 2014, the Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht report on Shannon flooding dealt with and included recommendations on a number of issues across a range of Government Departments and State Bodies. The Office of Public Works (OPW) responded to the Committee by way of a written...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The investigation and addressing of coastal protection problems at this location are matters for Fingal County Council in the first instance. In February, 2013 the Office of Public Works approved funding of €57,800 to the Council under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme to undertake a coastal erosion and risk management study for Portrane/Rush. This...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: Castledonovan Castle, while it is a National Monument in private ownership, is in the care of the Office of Public Works (OPW). It is located near Drimoleague in Co. Cork. The OPW has been engaged in an ongoing scheme of works at this castle for several years. This has been undertaken using the OPW's direct skilled labour force based in Cork and the issue of tendering out the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: Details of the applications approved, refused or under consideration for funding under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme submitted by Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council from 2009 to date are outlined in the following tables. Dublin City Council Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme Funding Applications Approved 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (21 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The investigation and addressing of coastal protection problems are matters for Galway City and County Councils in the first instance. It is open to the Councils to apply for funding to deal with coastal protection under the Office of Public Works' (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection Measures (21 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The coastal protection works at Inch beach were completed in 2007 and were part funded by a number of Government departments. These works were completed in advance of the Office Of Public Works assuming responsibility for coastal flooding and coastal protection in January 2009. OPW has no prior involvement with this project. Kerry County Council applied retrospectively for funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Architectural Heritage (21 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works is currently assembling the data requested which covers many years and will reply to the Deputy directly when to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tourism Industry Issues (21 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The number of visitors to Castletown House and the fee generated from such visits in the past 5 years are set out in the following table. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Visitors 36,153 34,228 24,359 36,160 251,890 * Income €22,655.45 €44,005.48 €38,352.29 €48,708.40 €50,309.85 Since 2013, visitors to the parklands and the cafe are also included in recorded...