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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: 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....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The number of WTE staff, by job title, currently employed by OPW and working at the John F. Kennedy Arboretum as of July 4, 2025, is set out below in tabular form. Job Description WTE WTE Total Staff Clerical Officer 1 1 Craft Foreperson (Horticultural) 1 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy may find my response to him in PQ 31699/25 useful. In the days since my last response, Heads of Terms have been agreed between the OPW and Kerry County Council. Legal work on the lease continues and a draft will be sent to Kerry County Council as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: In October 2024, the Office of Public Works approved €5.8m in funding for Cork County Council to make Individual Property Protection (IPP) available free of charge to an estimated 923 home and business owners who were impacted by Storm Babet (October 2023) in Midleton (749) and East Cork (174). The Midleton and East Cork IPP Scheme, which is a Cork County Council scheme opened for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 27 together. The initial portion of the road in question is in the ownership, and under the management, of the local authority. As this portion of road is in the charge of the local authority, the OPW can use this portion of road as an ordinary road user without the need for a formal agreement. The road in question has never been leased by the OPW...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: While the Office of Public Works recognises the importance of the Phoenix Park for dog owners , there are no plans to introduce an enclosed designated dog-friendly park as the Phoenix Park is primarily a historic designed landscape. The OPW welcomes dogs on a lead accompanied by responsible owners across the vast majority of the Phoenix Park except for a small number of areas with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: Donegal Castle is a National Monument in State Guardianship. It is situated in the centre of Donegal town, on the River Eske. Red Hugh O’Donnell built the castle as his personal fortress in the fifteenth century. When fleeing to Spain, he set it on fire rather than risk it falling into English hands. However, English captain Sir Basil Brooke became the castle’s new Lord in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: This PQ is being answered under PQ 38317/25 - identical question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: A concert series was held in the Phoenix Park on Friday, 20 June, to Sunday, 22 June 2025. These events were attended by approximately 180,000 people from across Ireland. The organiser of the event was 'Aikens Promotions' who commenced building the concert site on Wednesday 11 June and returned the site to the Office of Public Works on Saturday 28 June, subject to identified remedial...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: 'Bord Bia Bloom' is an annual event organised by An Bord Bia which takes place over the June Bank holiday weekend each year. To ensure that the traffic arrangements do not have an excessive impact on surrounding estates, a traffic management plan was put in place that included input from all of the statutory agencies, Bord Bia and the Office of Public Works. This included encouraging...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: There is no consideration being given to a casual trading licence for selling ice cream in the Phoenix Park as this service is already provided via concession at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and the tea rooms beside Dublin Zoo. These are high footfall areas within the Phoenix Park, and no additional locations are currently under consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Architectural Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 352 and 353 together. I am advised that the GPO site, including the retail unit area of the GPO Arcade, will be transferred from its current owners, the Department of Culture, Communications & Sport to the Office of Public Works. The OPW is in the process of assessing the redevelopment potential for the entire GPO complex in a manner that will...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: As the Deputy knows, I have visited Midleton and know too well the strain that is on the people there and the other groups, particularly in the other areas that have been flooded. No one knows that better than I do. Since my taking up this role, we have gone from five schemes to 13 schemes, with 11 at construction and two more to follow this year. That is a huge jump. The OPW is working...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue today. I am fully aware that flooding has a significant impact on people, families, businesses and communities. I refer in particular to the widespread flooding caused by Storm Babet in October 2023. To date, the OPW has completed 55 flood relief schemes nationwide. These are providing protection to over 13,500 properties, and an...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (3 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The OPW can confirm that OPW officials made contact with the property owner by phone on 17th June 2025 with a view to meeting him on site at Leacanabuaile, National Monument No.414 on Thursday 19th June 2025. A further phone call was made to property owner on the morning of the 19th June 2025 in which the property owner stated that he was unable to meet on site due to work commitments....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (3 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy may find my response to PQ 31699/25 useful. The OPW has been a core stakeholder in the conservation of An Blascaod Mór since 1988. Ionad an Bhlascaoid, (the Blasket Centre) was developed with assistance from the locally based voluntary group, Fondúíreacht an Bhlascaoid in 1992/3. It was officially opened in April 1994. The State purchased the majority of the...