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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (4 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: There are 13 completed schemes in the Shannon River Basin District (RBD), which are providing protection to over 2,600 properties. There are a further 24 schemes currently being progressed in the Shannon RBD, and these include the Springfield/Clonlara (Co. Clare) flood defence scheme, which is currently at construction and is expected to reach substantial completion in 2023. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (5 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: A response will issue directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (5 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: A response will issue directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waterways Issues (5 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW is aware of erosion of the dune habitat at Derrynane. Whilst there is evidence of erosion at the site, there is also evidence of accretion. It is also important to have regard to the longer-term coastal evolution in the area. An analysis of mapping and imagery indicates that the current extent of the sand dune habitat at Derrynane greatly exceeds that of 1840 and 1915. The area, which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (5 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Castletown House plays an important role in hosting concerts and cultural events. The OPW worked with pianist Annalise, Helen Hancock and Christopher Moriarty to have a performance on Saturday, 30 September 2023. The management of Castletown regrets very much that the concert had to be cancelled but it proved impossible to guarantee access to the site for the attendees due to a community...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (5 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works has been engaged in dialogue with the private landowners at Castletown Estate and attended mediation, as requested by private landowners. The details of the process are confidential. This mediation concluded on 29 September 2023. The OPW is disappointed that it was not possible to reach agreement. It should be noted that it has long been the policy of the OPW to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Corcomroe Abbey is a National Monument in the care of the Office of Public Works. One of OPW's primary goals is the protection of this and other National Monuments to the best of its ability. There is a number of sites where OPW facilitate Humanist Weddings and Civil Ceremonies. These venues were chosen after consultation with the Civil Marriage Registration Authorities in Ireland as...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: 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: Compulsory Purchase Orders (10 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Commissioners of Public Works have the ability to initiate a compulsory purchase of lands and buildings under the following legislation:Barrow Drainage Act 1927 and 1933:Enacted to make provision for the formulation and maintenance of a scheme of arterial drainage on the River Barrow and its tributaries. Section 7 of the Act empowered the Commissioners to compulsorily acquire lands or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The attached table gives details of buildings in the ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW) in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown area. The OPW does not hold details of buildings in the ownership of other State bodies. The day-to-day utilisation of these buildings is managed by the occupants. Building Name Address Eircode Occupier/Use ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The property referred to by the Deputy is owned by the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and is leased to the Edmund Rice Schools Trust Limited on a 99 year lease.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am cognisant of and very sympathetic to the issues facing the residents of Burnfoot who remain in homes at risk of flooding and those that have been relocated to alterative homes for safety reasons after the flood event in the area in August 2017. The Burnfoot Flood Relief scheme is currently at Stage I (Scheme Development and Preliminary Design) which is due for completion at the end...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW have already engaged with representatives from Donegal County Council and Fáilte Ireland and are in the process of forming a Sustainable Management and Visitor Experience Stakeholder Group for Grianán of Aileach. After the inception meeting, it is envisaged that a Project plan can be developed. This plan will include clearly defined milestones, meeting dates, and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coast Guard Service (10 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG), a Division of the Department of Transport, has 44 Coast Guard Units based in 58 Coast Guard Stations around the country. The IRCG building programme, which includes the provision of new or upgraded facilities at a number of locations across the country, is managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of the Department of Transport, from planning design...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland are the owners of the properties listed on the table below. All of the properties are in use/occupied with the exception of two former Garda stations, which are now surplus to requirements by An Garda Síochána, and are presently being prepared for sale in Q1 2024, and Unit 153 Shannon Business Park which is under consideration by the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (11 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Ba mhaith liom a chur in iúl duit go bhfuil an íocaíocht a bhaineann le cúrsa Ábhar Oidí do mhí Lúnasa don té atá luaite ag an Teachta próiseáilte ag Rannóg na gColáistí Gaeilge agus seolta chuig Rannóg Airgeadais ar an 5ú Deireadh Fómhair. Bheifí ag súil go mbeadh an t-airgead ina cuntas...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (11 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Faoin tráth seo, tá 80% de na héileamh íocaíochtaí i leith na gcúrsaí a reáchtáil na Coláistí Gaeilge i samhraidh 2023 próiseáilte ag Rannóg na gColáistí Gaeilge agus seolta chuig Rannóg Airgeadais de chuid na Roinne. Tá 14% le próiseáil go fóill agus 6% nach bhfuil...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Compulsory Purchase Orders (12 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Commissioners of Public Works have the ability to initiate a compulsory purchase of lands and buildings under the following legislation:Barrow Drainage Act 1927 and 1933:Enacted to make provision for the formulation and maintenance of a scheme of arterial drainage on the River Barrow and its tributaries. Section 7 of the Act empowered the Commissioners to compulsorily acquire lands or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Compulsory Purchase Orders (12 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I provided the Deputy in response to PQ 43632 the statutory powers that allows the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland to initiate a compulsory purchase of lands and buildings. The information requested for a schedule of such compulsory purchases over the past five years is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (17 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: A potential flood relief scheme was recommended for Clifden as part of the National Flood Risk Management Plans, published in 2018. Following the launch of the Plans, the Office of Public Works (OPW) confirmed to Galway County Council (GCC) that it would fund the costs of developing and implementing a scheme for the town. The proposed scheme, includes the provision of flood defence walls...