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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

Kevin Moran: I do not get excited.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

Kevin Moran: I am just letting the Chair know that I do not either.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Development (11 Dec 2018)

Kevin Moran: I am grateful to the Senator for giving me the chance to come into the House to speak about this issue. Desmond Castle in Kinsale, or the French Prison as it is sometimes known as, is one of the heritage sites managed by the Office of Public Works, OPW, that perhaps are not well publicised and which deserve a little more attention. They are excellent historical properties in their own...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Development (11 Dec 2018)

Kevin Moran: As I said, tier 2 and tier 3 sites are the hidden gems of the OPW that I am trying to bring to attention for the local community and also for tourism purposes. Once we get word back from the conservation architect, we will know the extent of the work that needs to be done. We are in a position to apply to Fáilte Ireland for funding. That is a positive message to bring back to the...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (16 Jan 2019)

Kevin Moran: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Kevin Moran: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. I acknowledge the presence of Debbie Cole in the Gallery. She has been campaigning for legislation on this for 20 years. As they did on Committee Stage, Deputies Clare Daly and Wallace have opposed sections 4 and 5. The Government is not proposing any amendments to the Bill and is therefore opposing the proposed amendments. Sections 4 and...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Kevin Moran: Deputy Wallace spoke about this being a rubbish Bill. He is mumbling on and the only thing he keeps bringing up is Deputy Jim O'Callaghan. Deputy O'Callaghan supported the Bill on Committee Stage which is why it is here in the House today. I am mystified as to how Deputy Clare Daly, who has been a champion for women's causes all her political life, chooses to oppose a Bill that seeks to...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Kevin Moran: I remind the Deputy that she criticised many Ministers on a local flooding issue in her area in Portrane, and when I told the Deputy-----

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Deputies went off their amendments as well.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Kevin Moran: I went up to Portrane and sorted out people in the Deputy's constituency. I looked after ordinary people. That is what the Bill is about. It is about looking after the Debbie Coles of the world who have been campaigning for this legislation for 20 years. I am astounded by some of the Deputies who have spent so long in the House and have not brought forward any decent legislation.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: In May 2018 I launched flood risk management plans for 29 river basins in Ireland. I identified a total of 118 flood relief projects to protect the main flood risk areas throughout the country. The plans and projects are a key part of the overall flood risk management strategy set out in the national development plan 2018 to 2027, involving a total investment of €1 billion over the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: I fully appreciate from where the Deputy is coming. He has raised the issue several times in the Dáil. I respect the people he represents. However, I have outlined the position in allowing for minor works to take place. I disagree with the Deputy. They actually work. We are open to the county council seeking help on the work in the interim for the benefit of the people for whom the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: The county council is working with my Department on the larger scheme. As I said, we are still open to this. It is some time since Cork County Council came in on minor works. We changed the minor works application to allow substantial moneys to go to the local authorities to help with this issue while we deal with the overall bigger scheme. Cork County Council has had plenty of engagement...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: On 3 May, I was delighted to launch 29 flood risk management plans and announce investment of €1 billion in flood risk management as part of Project Ireland 2040. These plans are the output from the catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme, the largest flood risk study ever carried out in the State. They set out the measures proposed to address flood risk...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: I appreciate where the Deputy is coming from on this matter. We work together and have regular phone calls on it. He will acknowledge our commitment regarding the money. Since I started in this job, the amount has increased from €40 million to almost €70 million, and we will increase it further to €100 million. However, spending that money can be difficult at times....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: On the Deputy's first question on relocation, he referred to County Roscommon, which I have visited on many occasions. As for Lough Funshinagh, plenty of people have made promises. I have delivered in terms of the funding to the local authority to come in looking for a scheme, and we will make that happen. The Deputy talks about the relocation scheme. I have sat in kitchens with people...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: On an overall authority, I totally disagree with Deputy Eugene Murphy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: We must agree to differ. I can only commend the co-operation I am getting from all State agencies on the Shannon, from the ESB to the National Parks and Wildlife Service, which many Members in this House have criticised. They have worked closely with me. We made things happen. In Portrane, people were talking about houses falling into the sea for years. We sat down with the different...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: Currently, the round tower in Kells, County Meath, is not accessible to the public. Last year, however, the Office of Public Works, OPW, started a project to facilitate visitors. Some early work has been done to clear the tower of decades of accumulated bird debris and to carry out building surveys. These surveys will facilitate the development of a design solution that it is hoped, once...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: As for my role in heritage, the Deputy will be aware that on my first appointment, I let children and persons with disabilities and their carers into the heritage sites for free. I am very much committed to heritage. This is a site I have visited. This is a site on which the Minister of State, Deputy English, has me wound up to make something happen and we made something happen towards...