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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coast Guard Service (31 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Department of Transport Irish Coastguard Service (IRCG) are responsible for the financing of Coast Guard Station Projects. The Office of Public Works (OPW) provides advice on the design of such projects and manages their delivery in line with the requirements. Greystones is the number 1 priority project for the Coast Guard and funding approval is in place. The OPW are actively...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Traffic Management (31 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 to 197, inclusive, together. The Office of Public works is currently implementing the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Study Post-Consultation Report in phases. This report is based on an extensive public consultation process. In February of this year, the speed limit within the Park was reduced from 50 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (25 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Pyrite has been detected in one building in the ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW)  in County Clare. A routine inspection earlier this year raised concerns in respect to cracking observed in the external façade.  The OPW appointed external consultants to investigate the cause of this cracking and the consultant’s report has confirmed the presence of pyrite in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (25 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Additional time is needed to collate the required information. The OPW will respond to the Deputy directly on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Additional time is needed to correlate the required information. The OPW will respond to the Deputy directly on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am grateful for the additional detail you have provided, and since your last PQ my officials have also examined available public information. This is a complex situation involving land registered to a dissolved company. There is as yet no acknowledgement that this land has devolved to the State under the provisions of Section 28 of the State Property Act 1954 (“the 1954...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Garda Stations and the nature of the works to be carried out are outlined in the table below and include only works valued in excess of€50,000. I can confirm that the Office of Public Works has scheduled refurbishment works to Garda Stations within the Dublin Region to be carried out in Q3 and Q4 of 2022. Garda Station Nature of the works ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The property referred to by the Deputy has been identified as a surplus vacant property and its future use is currently under consideration in line with OPW’s policy on surplus vacant property, which is as follows: 1. Identify if the property is required/suitable for alternative State use by either Government Departments or the wider public sector. 2. If there is no other State use...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that there are currently 72 vacant properties (buildings). Over half (48) of these are former Garda stations and residences, most of which closed under the 2012/2013 policing plans of An Garda Síochána. The Office of Public Works (OPW), like other State bodies, is obliged to follow central Government policies and protocols on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Re-interment of Volunteers (24 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Additional time is needed to correlate the required information. The OPW will respond to the Deputy directly on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (24 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: A key function of the Office of Public Works (OPW) is to provide office accommodation for Government Departments / Offices. In this regard, OPW holds a portfolio of property throughout the country to meet the various operational needs of the Civil Service, the Gardaí and various other State Bodies. The accommodation is provided in a mixture of State owned and leased offices and the OPW...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (19 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Local flooding and coastal erosion issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to investigate and address. Under the OPW Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme, applications are considered for projects that are estimated to cost not more than €750,000 in each instance. Funding of up to 90% of the cost is available for approved projects....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (19 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW is committed to providing card payment facilities at all sites with an admission charge, however, there are instances where poor connectivity and/or features of the site’s infrastructure render the provision of such facilities more complex. Currently there are seven such sites where work remains ongoing in terms of finding appropriate technological solutions that will enable...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (19 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works undertakes such projects on behalf of the Department of the Taoiseach and the proposal was forwarded by the Office of Public Works to this Department for its attention. There has been no update on the matter at this present time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (19 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works is responsible for the conservation, maintenance, presentation and promotion of Ireland’s most iconic heritage properties, including Ireland’s two Unesco World Heritage Sites, 800 National Monuments, 32 National Historic Properties and over 5,000 acres of gardens and parklands. The care of the estate is delivered through a variety of ways and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (18 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Rosslare Coastal Erosion and Flood Relief Scheme is being led by Wexford County Council, with funding provided by the Office of Public Works. The proposed works will contain both coastal protection and flood relief elements. Nicholas O’Dwyer were appointed as consultants for this scheme in December 2021. The Steering Group Meetings are being held on a monthly basis with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Iveagh Gardens close at 7:30 pm. The opening hours were extended in 2020 as they previously closed at 6:00 pm. There are no plans to further extend these hours.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (12 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Local flooding and coastal erosion issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to investigate and address. Where necessary, Local Authorities may put forward proposals to relevant central Government Departments, including the Office of Public Works, for funding of appropriate measures depending on the infrastructure or assets under threat. Under the OPW Minor...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (12 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: 189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he received a submission from Limerick City and County Council on the pyrite mediation scheme including the home of persons (details supplied); when he will make a determination on the submission that the Limerick City and County Council made; and when it is likely that the new scheme will be in force. [23898/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works commenced construction of the Fermoy North flood relief scheme in 2009, and the scheme was completed in 2011. The Scheme comprises grass embankments, permanent walls and demountable flood barriers, and pumping stations, and is designed to protect 77 properties on the north side of Fermoy against the 1-in-100-year flood event. Damages avoided in such an event are in...