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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (24 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Firstly, can I reassure the Deputy that the move to a five-day week offering for Kilmainham Gaol is a very temporary measure. It is with great regret that my officials had to take this short-term measure as a last resort in the context of a recruitment shortfall which has resulted in a reduced staffing roster at the Gaol. Unfortunately, the current arrangements arise from the recent...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (24 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Available records for this query exist from 2014. 12 tour guides who formerly worked in Kilmainham Gaol, on both seasonal and permanent contracts, are now working in other OPW heritage sites.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (24 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: It is planned to recruit a further 6 permanent guides for Kilmainham Gaol this year and these new posts will be advertised in March. However there will still continue to be a role and requirement for seasonal guides at Kilmainham Gaol to address variations in visitor numbers. As a result, the OPW will continue to operate the model at Kilmainham Gaol involving both fulltime permanent and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Road Projects (24 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Responsibility for road maintenance in the Gaeltacht is the responsibility of the relevant local authorities as is the case with the rest of the country.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Coastal protection and localised flooding issues are matters, in the first instance, for each local authority to investigate and address. To assist Local Authorities in managing the coastline for coastal erosion, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has undertaken a national assessment of coastal erosion (including erosion rates) under the Irish Coastal Protection Strategy Study (ICPSS) and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (23 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works (OPW) that they, like other State bodies, are obliged to follow central Government policies on the disposal of surplus properties including former Garda station properties. The arrangements involved are set out in the following Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (DPENDR) Circulars:Circular 11/2015: Protocols for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Archaeological Sites (23 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Castlelyons Abbey, Co. Cork is a National Monument under the Guardianship of the State. The Office of Public Works is planning on carrying out masonry repairs and conservation of the monument subject to the receipt of Ministerial consent from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The works will be scheduled once Ministerial consent has been granted. Due to some...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Coastal protection and localised flooding issues are matters, in the first instance, for each local authority to investigate and address. To assist Local Authorities in managing the coastline for coastal erosion, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has undertaken a national assessment of coastal erosion (including erosion rates) under the Irish Coastal Protection Strategy Study (ICPSS) and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (18 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have seen at first hand the devastating impact flooding has for home owners, businesses and communities. Following the flooding that occurred in November 2023 during Storm Debi, I am advised that Galway County Council have been assessing the impacts and seeking advice from OPW on measures to mitigate the impact of further flooding in Clarinbridge. A meeting is to take place shortly to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (18 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW remains committed to acquiring the additional lands that formed part of the original estate, where they become available, in order to reunite the historic demesne. The State tried to acquire these lands in 2022 and were outbid by the current landowner. The OPW has had commercial negotiations with the landowners over the past nine months. These discussions have included the purchase...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle agus leis an Teachta. Mar is eol don Teachta, tá an-chuid oibre déanta ag an Roinn agus ag Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge ar an ábhar sin agus, go háirithe freisin, ina measc, leis an údarás féin chun na toghcháin a thabhairt ar ais arís. Tá sé...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the current SEAI housing insulation scheme (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1461/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have asked my officials in the OPW to look into this matter and I have been advised that they will response directly to the Deputy this week

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coast Guard Service (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have asked my officials in the OPW to look into this matter and I have been advised that they will response directly to the Deputy this week

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Ennis Friary, founded by the O’Briens of Thomond who once ruled much of north Munster, dates to the early 13th century and is home to a unique collection of stone panel carvings dating to the 15th century. Since care of the Friary was vested in the OPW in the late 19th century, concern has been expressed about the vulnerability of the stone carvings. Following the preparation and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: It is my understanding that the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) has launched a new National Fleet Database (NFD) that will contain the insurance details and licence plate numbers for all commercial fleet and motor trade vehicles on Irish roads. The State Claims Agency (SCA) has confirmed to the OPW that there is no requirement for the OPW to update the National Fleet...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: My officials are currently evaluating each Heritage Site regarding lifts for public use to get to each floor for public viewing. Once the information has been collated I will respond directly to the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: On foot of PQ No. 157 of 14th November 2023 the Office of Public Works (OPW) investigated the matter and can confirm that the location concerned does not form part of any Arterial Drainage Scheme which falls under the remit of the OPW under the 1945 Arterial Drainage Act. The OPW therefore has no responsibility for the maintenance of the channel, nor any authority to carry out any works...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Requests such as this are of a very sensitive and delicate nature and there are a number of matters to consider, both in terms of the significant practicalities involved and the ethical issues. While the general area of the site of graves in Kilmainham is relatively well known, there is no detailed plan showing definitively exactly where individuals were interred and even were it to be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Architectural Heritage (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Oldbridge Estate is the site 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, and welcomes 30,000 annual visitors to the Visitor Centre and almost 500,000 people annually to the parklands. In 2023, the OPW completed two major studies into...