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Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to and granted planning permission for Ireland's tallest building. At 140 m, the five-star hotel will have 34 stories. It is a €150 million development at Custom House Quay. Once upon a time the land at Custom House Quay was publicly owned and this project shows clearly why we should keep publicly owned land in public ownership. This...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: How much time do we have?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: I have questions for the Minister of State on the OPW's plans for the River Lee and the River Bride in Blackpool on the north side of Cork city. Professor Phillip O'Kane from the department of civil engineering in UCC, speaking at the Irish National Hydrology Conference last year said that an effective tidal barrier for the Lee could be built at a cost of €70 million. What is the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: I am asking about the proposal for the entire 14.5 km along the Lee.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: I ask Minister of State to comment on Professor O'Kane's suggestion that a tidal barrier could be built for significantly less.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: Let us talk about 2009 and let us talk about-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: As I have limited time, I will move to my second question. The Minister of State has spoken about flooding caused by rain in 2009, which is a key issue. There is no debate about that. However, there is a debate about the best and most cost-effective way of dealing with it. I again refer to Professor Phillip O'Kane of the department of civil engineering in UCC whose paper submitted to that...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: The answer to that question is "No".

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: I respectfully suggest the Minister of State might familiarise himself more with the lines of argument here. This is a key argument that has been put forward, not just by the Save Cork City campaign but also by eminent and respected academics from UCC's department of civil engineering. Their argument is that given sufficient warning of weather events, the dam system the ESB already has in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: Many traders in Cork city centre support-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: -----Save Cork City's proposals including the proposal for a tidal barrier. We will move on to the issue of-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: -----Blackpool and the River Bride. In 2016, it was estimated that the proposed culverting of the River Bride in Blackpool would cost €12 million. Can the Minister of State inform us of the latest estimate for the cost of that culverting plan?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: That sounds about right to me.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: The OPW obviously carries out cost-benefit analyses on any such schemes. The original benefit was estimated at €18 million, which was greater than the estimated cost of €12 million. The current estimated cost is well over the €18 million mark. It may possibly be the first time in the history of the OPW that the proposed cost of a scheme is greater than the estimated...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: My final question relates to the River Bride. I am not sure that the costs have gone up only marginally. The original costing was €12 million. An increase to €20.5 million is not quite a doubling but it is not far off it. In 2016, a cheaper alternative was identified. This alternative could potentially be very effective. Alternative upper catchment management is proposed...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: We have arranged for a debate to take place about the keeping of files on the families of children with autism who had the temerity to take legal action against the State and I welcome the fact that we have a debate. To have a proper session on that, we need to have - if the Deputy speaking now might excuse me - a situation where the Ministers who are in the Cabinet who are or have been...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: Níl.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: It is not agreed. I want to see all the former Ministers for Health in the Cabinet taking questions in the debate. I want to put the matter to a vote if that is not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2021)

Mick Barry: The four Ministers in the Cabinet, namely, the current Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen, Donnelly, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste. The latter three are all former Ministers for Health.