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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (13 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 and 81 together. The Office of Public Works manages the conservation, presentation and preservation of some 780 National Monuments in the ownership and/or guardianship of the State using leading conservation practices to protect the fabric of these sites. In County Kerry, there are approximately 80 heritage properties in the care of OPW. The conservation of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (13 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for the maintenance of arterial drainage schemes completed under the Arterial Drainage Acts, 1945 and 1995, as amended. The OPW's South West Region will examine the flood risk at this area and will contact the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the restriction on persons who are over 70 years becoming bus drivers for the Bus Éireann school bus services while there is no such restriction in place for generic Bus Éireann public bus services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55574/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) were published in May 2018 and identified more than 100 flood relief schemes to be further developed for implementation. The related Flood Maps set out, for the first time, the predictive extent of the exposure to flood risk in each of the 300 communities assessed. These maps indicate areas that may be prone to flooding under different event scenarios...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parking Provision (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Commissioners of Public Works (OPW) lease part of a building in Cavan town that is allocated to the Department of Social Protection. This lease included the use of 15 car parking spaces on a site across the road from the office. Earlier this year the landlord advised the OPW that the car park site was being sold to the County Council, consequently staff would no longer be able to use the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The annual cost to recruit two additional fire and security engineers at grade 1 and two additional fire and security engineers at grade 2 is €325,592. This figure is based on recruitment at the 1st point of the pay-scale and employers PRSI costs only, as we cannot estimate with any certainty the non pay costs attributable to new recruits such as T&S, IT equipment, phones, heat...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Bray Head Church, also known as Raheen-A-Cluig Church, Newcourt, Bray, Co Wicklow is a National Monument in the Guardianship of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and is already in the ownership of Wicklow County Council. It is protected by the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014. The Office of Public Works is responsible for the protection and care of over 780 National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility on behalf of the State for managing and maintaining a substantial and complex estate of approximately 2,500 properties. This extensive and diverse portfolio of State properties includes office accommodation for all Government Departments, the property estate for An Garda Síochána and numerous properties for many State Agencies. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The development of the new Macroom Garda Divisional Headquarters is due to commence works on site in Q3 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that the organisation is currently developing a strategy in relation to housing, which includes a full review of its land portfolio. An tÚdarás is keen to contribute to the success of Housing for Alland an outline plan and approach for housing solutions using the organisation's lands is being developed, accordingly. This plan is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wastewater Treatment (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Údarás na Gaeltachta has advised that the it has had engagement with Uisce Éireann in relation to its wastewater treatment plants and that it has recently transferred two of its facilities at An Spidéal and Gaoth Dobhair to the stewardship of Uisce Éireann. An tÚdarás has upgraded 14 of its treatment plants over the past 3 years and plans to upgrade the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (7 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW will respond directly to the Deputy on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Comharchumann Ráth Chairn is the lead organisation which has responsibility for the implementation of the language plan approved for the Gaeltacht Language Planning Area of Ráth Chairn and Baile Ghib. A Language Planning Officer was appointed by Comharchumann Forbartha Ráth Chairn in 2019 to assist the organisation in implementing the plan of the Meath Gaeltacht. This post...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí agus Tacaíochtaí Gaeilge (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Mar an tÚdarás Náisiúnta Forbartha Turasóireachta, is é ról Fáilte Éireann/Fáilte Ireland tacú le fás inbhuanaithe fadtéarmach i rannchuidiú eacnamaíoch, sóisialta, cultúrtha agus comhshaoil na turasóireachta d’Éirinn. Cuimsítear i Straitéisí Turasóireachta...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Ag éirí as an athbhreithniú a bhí á dhéanamh ag Údarás na Gaeltachta ar an ábhar seo, tá scéim nua tacaíochta forbartha aige dá chliaint le tacú leo an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn sa ghnó. Díríonn an scéim nua tacaíochta ar struchtúr agus gníomhaíochtaí tacaíochta...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tugann an tábla thíos léargas ar statisticí Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge ó 2019 go 2023, ina n-áirítear an líon scoláire a d'fhreastail ar gach cúrsa agus an líon teaghlach atá cláraithe faoin scéim agus a chuir lóistín ar fáil sna blianta sin. Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Mar a cuireadh in iúl roimhe seo, is iad na heagrais forbartha pobail atá aitheanta mar cheanneagraíochtaí pleanála teanga atá freagrach as na pleananna teanga a fheidhmiú sna 26 Limistéar Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta (LPT). Tuigtear ó Údarás na Gaeltachta go bhfuil dhá Limistéar Pleanála Teanga as an 26 LPT ina...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Ranna (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is soláthar iomlán de €100.098 (€78.027m in airgead reatha agus €22.071 in airgead caipitil) atá curtha fáil i gClár C de Vóta mo Roinne do 2024 le hais €95.893m (€74.322m in airgead reatha agus €21.571m in airgead caipitil) don bhliain reatha. Foilseofar briseadh síos iomlán ar an gcaiteachas atá...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 78 together. Tacaíonn mo Roinn le hearnáil na gcoláistí Gaeilge, éarnáil a bhíonn ag feidhmiú ar bhonn tráchtála go príomha, trí dheontais laethúla a chur ar fáil do theaghlaigh cáilithe Gaeltachta a chuireann lóistín ar fáil do scoláirí a bhíonn ag...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tuigim ó Údarás na Gaeltachta go bhfuil an t-athbhreithniú ar phunann maoine na heagraíochta críochnaithe anois. Mar a thuigim, tá taighde déanta ar na féidearthachtaí a bhaineann leis an bpunann sna seacht gcondae Gaeltachta agus tá cainteanna ar bun ar bhonn leanúnach leis na cliaintchomhlachtaí atá ina...