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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Deputy Ring again for raising the issue. I know he is meeting the Minister in the morning but my Department will also bring the issue to her attention due to her absence here tonight.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Local Heritage and Government, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. I thank the Deputy for the question of the application of the residential zoned land tax, RZLT, to farmlands. The Finance Act 2021 inserted Part 22A, on RZLT, into the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. The RZLT is designed to prompt residential development by landowners,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Deputy. I know about the issues he raised and I see he feels very strongly about them. The matter has been raised previously in the House, and the Tánaiste has responded directly specifically regarding, as the Deputy said, the tiers for different zoning matrices within towns. I will ask the Minister to contact him directly to discuss the specifics he raised as I am not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Services (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Family friendly.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Services (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue, to which I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Health. Cancer Connect was set up in 2011 and provides a free transport service for people attending Cork hospitals for cancer-related appointments, including radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The driving is done entirely by volunteers who give their time to the valuable service. Fundraising is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Services (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Deputy. My initial response would have been a good one if the question had been about the Irish Cancer Society, which, of course, it was not. It related to a totally different matter, but this is not the first time I have been asked to come to the Chamber and read out a prepared statement relating to something for which I am not responsible that is not related to an issue a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) can sit a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16349/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) who has secured an apprenticeship in Listowel post-leaving certificate, for which a driving licence is a requirement can sit their test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16984/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The property at Jamestown Road, Dublin, comprising an area of 7.1 acres, is currently used by the Office of Public Works (OPW) as a Building Maintenance Services (BMS) Metalworks Workshop and for the storage of furniture, archaeological salvage and events items.  The property is registered to the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (CPW). In 2006, the ownership of the site was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works commenced construction of the Fermoy North flood relief scheme in 2009, and the scheme was completed in 2011. The Scheme comprises grass embankments, permanent walls and demountable flood barriers, and pumping stations, and is designed to protect 77 properties on the north side of Fermoy against the 1-in-100-year flood event. Damages avoided in such an event are in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 434 and 435 together. The Commissioners own or manage a limited number of residential properties, primarily within national parks or historic estates.  It is the policy of the Office of Public Works (OPW) that clear criteria must be deployed when identifying persons suitable for holding a tenancy in a residential property owned or controlled by the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Officials in my Department are currently collating the information requested and it will be provided directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Botanic Gardens (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: As stated in previous correspondence (PQ 473/22 & 44185/22), the National Botanic Gardens is primarily a scientific collection of living plants. These form a significant living collection of rarities, some of which are the only example of their kind in cultivation. Unlike a public park, the plant collection requires greater oversight, in line with international botanic garden...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for leading and coordinating the implementation of localised flood relief schemes to protect Ireland against significant flood risk from rivers and the sea. Since 2018, the Government has committed €1.3bn, to 2030, to deliver some 150 additional flood relief schemes identified as part of the OPW’s Catchment Flood Risk...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: As a consequence of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the infrastructure developed by my Office, acting on an agency basis, for the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine and the Department of Health/HSE, was required to conduct checks and controls.  Compliance with the Union Customs Code (UCC) remains a key driver for the need for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The contract for the construction of the new Public Sector Data centre has been placed and works commenced on site in March 2023. The works are due to be completed in Q2 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to advise the Deputy that substantial completion for the Military Road Project now known as Walter Scott House was achieved on 22nd October 2022. Gardaí have moved into the facility and it is is fully occupied and operational. 

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Repointing and re-grouting are progressing well with the work undertaken by the Office of Public Works District Works Crew.  It is a labour intensive task necessary but necessary to dry out the building before internal works can commence.  All going well, it is anticipated at this time that re-grouting works will be complete in 2024. In tandem with this, work has commenced on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: This property was the subject of PQ 55497/21 and PQ 7920/23 submitted by the Deputy. The position regarding Vernon Mount House remains the same. The House and it’s immediate curtilage registered under Folio CK136041F is owned by a private company Vernon Mount House Restoration Ltd. This company is live, its annual returns are up to date and the CRO status is Normal.The house is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Apr 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: 518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision on an application by a school (details supplied) could be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16965/23]