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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: From my perspective, and I am on the record of the House as making the point, when the State, through the Exchequer and the taxpayers, puts large sums of money into protecting communities from flooding, whether in Mallow, Fermoy or elsewhere in County Cork, in Clonmel in County Tipperary or in any other town in the country, and these investments are proven to work, there is a reciprocal...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Where schemes work and have been finished for years, as a citizen, taxpayer and representative of the people, I would expect that Insurance Ireland would provide insurance. Where that is not the case, I think it is a legitimate question-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is not a matter for the OPW. Those working at the OPW are engineers, not underwriters. It is not our job to assess insurance. That is the responsibility of an entirely different part of the Government.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Where we finish schemes, we do so with local authorities. Where schemes are finished, and there is plenty of evidence of this around the country, that is a legitimate question that needs to be asked. However, it is one for an entirely different Department. Insurance Ireland has a role to play in this. There needs to be a bit of honesty attached to it. Where hundreds of millions of euro -...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister and I visited Bantry after the devastating flood last year. We are both well aware of the torment the town faced at that time. The reality is that interventions cannot come soon enough for Bantry. The flood risk management plan was launched in May 2018 and includes a recommendation to progress the project-level development and planning of a flood defence scheme for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Antisocial Behaviour (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Commissioners of Public Works have previously been in discussions with Clare County Council and members of the local community regarding vandalism at Clare Abbey and the desecration of graves at the site. I had the opportunity to meet with the Council and the local community along with my officials from the OPW at Clare Abbey in December 2020. Following my visit the discussions took...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am pleased to provide an update on the progression of the Glashaboy River Flood Relief Scheme at Glanmire / Sallybrook, Cork. This scheme was confirmed on 18thJanuary 2021 by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, pursuant to Section 7 of Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf. The confirmation is subject to the conditions that were agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Harbours and Piers (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: An Blascaod Mór is a nationally significant heritage site due to the important literary and cultural output of its tiny community in the first half of the 20th century and the substantial collection of books – nearly 100 in all - that have been written about life on the Blasket Islands in the past century. An Blascaod Mór is also part of the Blasket Islands Special Area of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: As indicated to the Deputy in a previous Parliamentary Reply, the Office of Public Works has facilitated limited, controlled access to St Laurence Gate in recent years, for community events such as the Fleadh and Art’s Festival. At these occasions, access was strictly ticketed due to the physical constraints within the monument and general health and safety concerns. Facilitating this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that my officials in the OPW have had several discussions with the Department of Community and Rural Development in relation to vacant buildings owned or under the remit of the OPW. As the Deputy may be aware, the Office of Public Works (OPW) manages and maintains a substantial and complex estate - approximately 2,500 properties -– valued at around €3.3 billion. It...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme main construction contract was substantially completed on 6th June 2019. All identified defects arising from the construction have been remedied, albeit with some delays as a result of Covid-19. Planning for the operation and maintenance of the scheme is ongoing, in conjunction with Cork County Council, who are acting as agents of the OPW in carrying...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 35 and 47 together. The Office of Public Works (OPW) submitted the Crossmolina Flood Relief Scheme documentation to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for Statutory Confirmation under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 and 1995 on 28thSeptember 2020. As part of the Confirmation process, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), appointed...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW’s involvement with An Blascaod Mór goes back to 1988 with Ionad an Bhlascaoid, (the Blasket Centre) being developed with assistance from the locally based voluntary group, Fondúíreacht an Bhlascaoid in 1992/3. The Centre was officially opened to public in April 1994 and the centre plays a critical role in the cultural life of Dún Chaoin and is an important...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Court Accommodation (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works Heritage Services Division has recently received a number of tenders for the repair of the railings at Carlow Courthouse. On September 16th2021 the Conservation Procurement Unit issued both the letter of intent and results letters. A standstill period of 14 days came into effect from Friday 17thof September. The Commissioners of Public Works would hope to be in a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Through the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme, detailed engineering analysis, assessment and extensive public consultation was undertaken for 300 communities throughout Ireland, including 90 coastal areas, which in 2012 were identified as being most likely to be impacted by future coastal and fluvial flooding. One key output of the CFRAM Programme were the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The works at Lough Funshinagh were initiated by Roscommon County Council. In response to the Deputy’s question, I have asked Roscommon County Council to contact you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Government has allowed for €1 billion of capital investment in Flood Risk Management over the period 2018 to 2027 as part of the National Development Plan. This allocation is to allow the OPW, in collaboration with Local Authority Delivery Partners, to continue implementation of its comprehensive programme of investment in flood relief schemes nationally. This programme currently...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Projects (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Oldbridge Estate is situated on 500 acres in Co. Meath taking in much of the original historic battlefield of the Battle of the Boyne. It was acquired by the Irish State for the purpose of conserving and presenting the location of this pivotal event in Irish history, for current and future generations. The site is of deep historical and political significance to many communities on the island...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised that Flood defences in the Spanish Arch and docks area of Galway city are being developed as part of the Coirib go Cósta – Galway City Flood Relief Scheme. Galway City Council, as Project Sponsor and Contracting Authority, is leading the development of the Coirib go Cósta – Galway City Flood Relief Scheme for the city, with technical advice and funding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (23 Sep 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Coastal erosion is a natural and ongoing process, which takes place around the entire coastline. The Office of Public Works (OPW) does not have responsibility for the preparation of a national coastal erosion strategy or plan. The OPW's prime responsibility in this area is the management of flood risk. However, the Government has established an Inter-Departmental Group on Managing Coastal...