Results 261-280 of 1,754 for speaker:Kevin Moran

Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Data (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: I assure the Deputy those maps have not been made public and that insurance companies are not using them. At the same time, I know what the insurance companies are doing. The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, and I met representatives from Insurance Ireland in the past couple of months. As Deputy Calleary is aware, my job is to defend and protect homes throughout the country. This matter...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 19 and 25 together. The core strategy for addressing areas at potentially significant risk from flooding is the Office of Public Works (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. The Programme, which is being undertaken by engineering consultants on behalf of the OPW working in partnership with the local authorities, involves the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: The primary objective of Government policy on coastal protection is to ensure that in areas identified as being at greatest risk of damage or loss of economic assets through coastal erosion or flooding, appropriate and sustainable measures are identified by Local Authorities to protect those assets. Where such measures are economically justified on cost benefit grounds and compatible with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: The problem of coastal erosion at Portrane is being addressed by Fingal County Council. The Council applied for and was approved funding of €57,800 in 2012 under the Office of Public Works' Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme to carry out a Coastal Erosion Risk Management Study of Portrane to Rush. This study was completed and the Council has been working on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: The core strategy for addressing areas at potentially significant risk from flooding is the Office of Public Works (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. The Programme, which is being undertaken by engineering consultants on behalf of the OPW working in partnership with the local authorities, involves the production of predictive flood mapping for each...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the following former Garda stations have been sold by them since 2011 with a total value of €3,228,000. Former Garda Station County Sale Amount 2014 Inchigeela Cork €55,000 Mallow Road Cork €260,000 Lettermore Galway €63,000 Cloone Leitrim €50,000 Grangemockler Tipperary €103,000...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Expenditure (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: The total costs incurred by my Office on vacant former Garda Stations in the last complete year - from 1/1/2016 to 31/12/2016 - was €224,500. These costs include any maintenance or other actions considered by OPW to be necessary to protect the structure and value of the property asset and/or for health and safety reasons. Unfortunately, a break-down of this cost by County is not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: The Minister for Finance has overall responsibility for the Government’s flood insurance policy. To assist insurance companies to take into account the protection provided by completed OPW flood defence schemes, the OPW has a Memorandum of Understanding with Insurance Ireland, the representative body of the insurance industry. This Memorandum sets out principles of how the two...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: The allocation for flood relief works in the 2017 Estimates is €60.788 million, of which €45.019 million relates to capital expenditure on flood relief projects and €15.769 million relates to maintenance works on completed arterial drainage schemes. The total amount spent in the year up to 13th December was €53.348 million. It is anticipated that the full...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Data (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: The capital allocation for expenditure on flood relief in any year is included as a global figure in the Vote of the Office of Public Works (OPW) as part of the annual Estimates process. This amount is not broken down on a county or Local Authority basis. The details of the OPW capital expenditure on flood relief projects, both on major schemes and Minor Works projects, from 2011 to end of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Data (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: The capital allocation for expenditure on flood relief in any year is included as a global figure in the Vote of the Office of Public Works (OPW) as part of the annual Estimates process. This amount is not broken down on a county or Local Authority basis. The details of the OPW capital expenditure on flood relief projects, both on major schemes and Minor Works projects, from 2011 to end of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin Moran: The Interdepartmental Flood Policy Coordination Group, that I chair, was established in 2005 and initially met on four occasions between March 2006 and September 2009. During this period, members coordinated on the delivery of many elements of the Outline Implementation Plan for the 2004 Flood Risk Management. These included the publication of planning guidelines, actions in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin Moran: I understand that the Deputy’s question relates to the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group. The Group was established in early 2016 by the Government across all of the State Agencies involved with the River Shannon. The Group is building on the existing work and commitment of all the State Agencies involved in flood risk and continues to enhance the ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin Moran: I am advised that the Office of Public Works (OPW) has completed a review of the Coastal Erosion and Flood Risk Management Study of Mal Bay which includes the area of Spanish Point as submitted by Clare County Council. The OPW has recently written to the Council with its detailed comments on the study and requesting some further information.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin Moran: I am advised that the Office of Public Works (OPW) has completed a review of the Coastal Erosion and Flood Risk Management Study of Mal Bay which includes the area of Quilty as submitted by Clare County Council. The OPW has recently written to the Council with its comments on the study and requesting some further information.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 286 together. The Office of Public Works and the Chief State Solicitor’s Office continue to progress the acquisition of the preferred site for this project as a high priority and expect the process to reach a conclusion shortly. ‘Contracts for Sale’ have been executed by both parties and final completion of the legal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Closures (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin Moran: I have been advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the following Garda Stations closed in the past twenty years in counties Cavan and Monaghan and are still in State ownership: County Cavan - Bawnboy - Former Garda Station – Closed 2013 – 1 of the 6 Garda stations announced to be reopened - Redmills – Former Garda Station – Closed 2013 - Awaiting...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin Moran: The core strategy for addressing areas at potentially significant risk from flooding is the Office of Public Works (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. The Programme, which is being undertaken by engineering consultants on behalf of the OPW working in partnership with the local authorities, involves the production of predictive flood mapping for each...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin Moran: Coastal erosion is a natural and ongoing process which takes place around the national coastline. Coastal erosion may threaten human life, infrastructure such as roads, and may undermine and cause damage to properties. However, it should also be recognised that coastal erosion also has beneficial effects to the local environment, such as providing natural nourishment and supply of sediment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cycling Facilities Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works is commissioning an independent report to examine the feasibility and implications of the suggested changeover of the cycle trails and footpaths along Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park. The report will be available in the first quarter of this year.