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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Jul 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The mandate of the Office of Public Works is manage the State property portfolio under its remit, flood risk management and maintenance, presentation and providing access to the State's portfolio of historic properties and national monuments. This mandate includes maintenance and presentation of Ireland's most iconic properties including Ireland's two World Heritage sites, 800 National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 Jul 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme - Ireland’s largest study of flood risk, was completed by the Office of Public Works in 2018. This studied the flood risk for two-thirds of the population against their risk of flooding from rivers and the sea. An output of the CFRAM Programme, the Government’s Flood Risk Management Plans provide the evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (11 Jul 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will respond Directly to the Deputy in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (11 Jul 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Following the severe flooding in north Louth last November, flood event drone footage was captured and surveying of the affected areas arranged. The Office of Public Works (OPW) met with Louth County Council engineers on 9th October 2023 to review the work completed to date on the Carlingford/Greenore Flood Relief Scheme and to plan for the scheme going forward. This included scoping...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Since the welcome announcement of €10m of funding from Shared Island for the enhancement of the visitor attraction at the Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre and Oldbridge Estate, the OPW has been working to progress this landmark project. The deputy may find my responses to PQ 1758/24 and PQ 15330/24 useful, as these outlines in some detail the vision for Oldbridge Estate. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (11 Jul 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Office of Public Works administers property held by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (the Minister) including property that devolves to the State under Part III of the State Property Act 1954 (the Act). Real property (land / buildings) under Part III of the State Property Act 1954 is usually property of a dissolved company. Part III of the Act grants limited...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (11 Jul 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will respond Directly to the Deputy in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 398 together. The OPW needs more time to collate the information and will respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: 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 during or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Office of Public Works (OPW) does not control the disused church called the Coolie Chapel, which is on the grounds of St. Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park. The church is under the administration of the HSE. The OPW cares for the grounds surrounding the church. The OPW has restored the perimeter wall and has undertaken work to repair gravestones in the curtilage of the church.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 425 together. I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the approach of the Office of Public Works (OPW) to managing vacant and surplus properties such as the former Garda station and residence at Brosna is firstly to establish if the property is required for alternative state use. This would include the potential for it to be re-purposed...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The OPW is committed to providing apprenticeships across a wide range of skills including offering apprenticeships in stone cutting and stone masonry, in carpentry and joinery, in wood manufacturing and finishing, in painting and decorating, in arboriculture and as a civil engineering technician, a commis chef or a metal fabrication and construction plant fitter. The main contractor for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Assets (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: 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. 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 Transfer and Sharing of State Property...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: 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. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 409 and 417 together. Following the passing of the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, the OPW was tasked with carrying out a programme of large-scale arterial drainage schemes, on a catchment basis. Between 1948 and 1992, the OPW implemented 34 Catchment Arterial Drainage schemes and 5 Estuarine Embankment schemes. Arterial drainage schemes progressed under the 1945...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The OPW needs more time to collate the information and will respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The OPW is currently carrying out a cost benefit analysis assessment for Wicklow Town Courthouse, on behalf of the Courts Service. The subsequent report will provide an order of magnitude budget to re-develop the Courthouse Campus, and will support the decision-making around options appraisals for the site. In the interim, following a request from the Courts Service to investigate the roof...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Iveagh Gardens are located in Dublin city centre with close access to a large variety of cafés and shops available to visitors near all entryways and within a short walking distance of the park to avail of refreshments. In addition, Dublin City Council has provided a coffee dock concession at the Clonmel Street entrance which is the busiest entrance to the Iveagh Gardens. Given the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Catering and Services Assistants OPW Number Female 16 Male 1 Total 17

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: A competition for the role of Chef had been advertised in Q1 2024, a panel is now currently in place, at present there is no requirement to run another chef competition before the end of 2024.