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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (17 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme was introduced by the Government in 2017 to address the very serious flooding of those homes that flooded in the Winter of 2015/16, including those homes flooded by turloughs.  To be eligible for assistance under this once-off Scheme, a homeowner had to meet a number of conditions, including that floodwater entered and damaged the building...

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

Patrick O'Donovan: The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) is the registering authority for property in Ireland, established under the Property Services (Regulation) Act, 2011.  The PSRA fulfils this mission through licensing and regulating Property Services Providers (i.e. auctioneers or estate agents, letting agents and management agents).  The remit of the PSRA includes, licensing all...

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

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has engaged with NAMA, its debtors and receivers,  on a number of occasions since its establishment in relation to  properties that were secured to Nama.  It will be appreciated by the Deputy that due to the sensitive nature of the work carried out by NAMA all engagement was necessarily on a strictly confidential basis.  Due to the passage...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defective Building Materials (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works carefully and professionally specifies its building materials and supervises their use and installation with qualified architects and engineers. We have not detected any mica problems in Donegal or elsewhere in OPW designed and supervised projects.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW in partnership with Cork County Council are engaging proactively to progress a preferred option for a flood relief scheme at Ballymakeera/Ballyvourney, that will provide proposals for a Public Exhibition. This exhibition will inform a scheme that is technically, environmentally and economically acceptable to proceed to detailed design stage. Environmental consultants have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the information requested will involve the retrieval of Title Deeds and files, particularly relating to certain older properties, with the subsequent collation of the information. The Office of Public Works will revert directly to the Deputy as soon as the relevant data has been compiled.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: As set out in my reply of the 8thof February 2022, the Commissioners of Public Works have advised that there are currently five surplus sites in County Galway, which were assessed in line with central Government policies on the disposal of surplus properties. The expected date of transfer for each of the sites is set out below. Location Property Status ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW disposes of surplus property assets in line with DPER Circular 11/2015: Protocols for the Transfer and Sharing of State Property Assets and Circular 17/2016: Policy for Acquisitions and for Disposals of Surplus Property. Once a decision is made to sell a property to another State body, an independent, non-negotiable property valuation is carried out by the Valuation Office. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to place a holding reply on this PQ, pending clarification of details. A direct response will issue to Deputy Farrell.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The retention of the proceeds of disposals is dependent on funding required by the OPW to fund the purchase of other property assets. The OPW seek specific delegated sanction on an annual basis from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, based on annual funding requirements and investment proposals. Any amounts receipted over and above the delegated sanction are returned to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works (CPW) that the total purchase price of the four sites in Drogheda, Co. Louth was €9,700,000. The sites were purchased from Drogheda Borough Council for the Decentralisation Programme that was suspended by Government in 2011. The location, current and future proposed use of the four sites is as follows: 1. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW’s approach to managing vacant properties and sites is to establish if the property is required for State use, including the potential for it to be re-purposed for either Government Departments or the wider public service. A number of strategic properties or sites are retained in anticipation of potential State use/development in line with service demands arising from Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Flood Risk Management Plans launched in May 2018 included a recommendation to progress the design, planning and construction of a flood relief scheme for Bantry. A Steering Group, comprising of representatives from the Office of Public Works and Cork County Council, is in place and is progressing this Flood Relief Scheme to protect some 198 properties. The Bantry Flood Relief...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: 377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to initiate a scheme from within his Department’s capital resources to provide a wastewater treatment plant for the town of Askeaton, County Limerick, outside of the capital programme provided for under the Irish Water multi-annual investment plan given that it has been reported locally (details...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Further to my replies to your queries on 9th September and 2nd November 2021, we have now received legal advice from the Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO) regarding the lease on the Community Centre at Kilgarvan. Discussions are ongoing with the relevant parties to come to a mutually agreeable solution.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Electric Vehicles (10 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Information in relation to the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging points available to staff across the OPW portfolio is not centrally collated. EV charging points are currently installed by the OPW subject to demand and funding. There are a number of charging points available at the OPW head office in Trim and at it's primary Dublin office. The OPW is developing a policy with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised that the Chairman with responsibility for the Office of Public works will respond directly to the Deputy on these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised that the Chairman with responsibility for the Office of Public works will respond directly to the Deputy on these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised that the Chairman with responsibility for the Office of Public works will respond directly to the Deputy on these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised that the Chairman with responsibility for the Office of Public works will respond directly to the Deputy on these matters.