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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: Miscellaneous buildings are included in the list. I want to ask about the meteorological station in Kilkenny. The comment is that it was an intra-State transfer. Does that mean that the county council asked the OPW for the building, or does it mean that the OPW asked and is transferring the building to it? Did the county council express an interest in it or was agreement reached in some...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: There is the Garda station in Castlecomer which, again, I would love to see in use for the community. I do not know whether the county council asked the OPW for it. If the Minister of State does not have a direct answer on both properties, perhaps they might let the committee know in due course.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: There is a community group that would be interested in using that Garda station. Deputy Pearse Doherty said there was also a community group in his constituency. What is the up-to-date position on the flood relief scheme in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: Will the Minister of State remember the scheme?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: There has been a significant difficulty in Graiguenamanangh for years and a solution has to be found soon.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: I would like to receive an overview in writing from the Minister of State. Are the two engineers devising the scheme? How long will it take to deliver it?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: The Minister of State does not know how long the process will take to complete.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: Please do. I want to ask about vacant properties and rents. Are there many vacant properties? I know that the OPW manages them for some Departments, but are they often left with properties such as office accommodation?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: Deputy Pearse Doherty made a point about insurance that I also mentioned to the Minister of State at our last meeting. The Kilkenny flood relief scheme was one of the biggest in the country. In spite of the size of the scheme and the fact that the area has not flooded since, residents of John's Quay in Kilkenny city still find it difficult to get insurance cover. I raised the specific...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: Recently I asked a parliamentary question about the use of glass blocks in Garda stations. I raised some issues in that regard. I do not expect the Minister of State to know the answer now, but I will send him further information. I would like the correspondence to be dealt with as efficiently as possible. Further questions have been raised with me about the quality of the blocks used and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (7 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2019: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new set of regulations and standards is being drawn up for temporary prefabs being purchased or leased for school purposes; if the new standards or regulations will apply to the prefabricated buildings already produced and in the system; the way in which the regulations and standards are to be applied; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a concessionary post of administrative principal will be approved for schools (details supplied); the progress to date in respect of each school; the timeframe for a final decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11664/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the services which will be provided for a person (details supplied); if psychiatric, dietary and occupational therapy services will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11635/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the ownership of the land now being used for the national children's hospital prior to the land in question being acquired for the site. [11667/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: 435. To ask the Minister for Health if a MRI scan will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [12142/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: 479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process by which the areas of natural conservation were identified; the methodology used; if an appeal process is in place for landowners left out of the scheme who are of the view they fit the criteria for inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11665/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: 616. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the action he has taken arising from a report (details supplied); the options for funding being considered; if there is a timeframe for a final decision; if he is working with all of the volunteer centres affected by the underfunding of the services; if an interim agreement on funding will be reached to support the centres while a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: 653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if carer's allowance or benefit will continue to issue to a person (details supplied); the other financial supports available to the person; if the history of the benefit paid will be provided; and the reason benefit was not continued. [11662/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: The joint committee has agreed that COM (2019) 64 does not warrant further scrutiny. Full details will be published on its website.