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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has not invested in the preservation and maintenance of the office buildings known as 44 and 45 O'Connell Street, as the future use of the property has been under consideration. The properties are currently vacant. Their future use is being considered in line with OPW’s policy on surplus vacant property, which is as follows: 1. Identify if the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: It is inferred from the Deputy's Question that she is referring to the historic estate in State care, specifically National Monuments & Historic Properties, rather than the entire portfolio of all buildings managed by the OPW. The Office of Public Works is responsible for the conservation, management and presentation of: - approximately 1,000 National Monuments that are in State...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (18 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works is responsible for the conservation, management and presentation of: - approximately 1,000 National Monuments that are in State ownership or guardianship at 768 locations - 32 other significant Historic Properties. The conservation and presentation of these sites to the public involves a range of activities including major and minor conservation projects, ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: Officials in my Department have informed me that correspondence from the legal representatives of the person referred to by the deputy has been received recently. This correspondence is being considered and a response will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Commissioners of Public Works, on behalf of the State, manage a large and diverse property portfolio, which ranges from office accommodation to visitor centres, Garda stations, among others. The acquisition of property is subject to a range of factors including the suitability of a property to meet a particular requirement. At present, the Commissioners of Public Works have no...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: I do not have any opening remarks to make.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: We hope to get it back into the Dáil fairly shortly. I stress to members, as I have in the Dáil, that it has taken three years to get the Bill to where it is today. I fully appreciate the amendments before us, but tens of thousands of people have campaigned for this, and some of them have been on the Deputy's doorstep and mine. We are a minority Government and do not know what...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: I may have to.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Government is opposing these amendments. The basic objective of the Bill is to propose added protection for people in mortgage arrears in respect of their principal private residence. This amendment will not help such people in any way for the simple reason that the receivers are not appointed to a principal private residence. Receivers are generally appointed to buy-to-let properties...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: It is a breach.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: Yes. I stress that those people would be in breach of contract. We can fight about this all day long, but a mortgage contract entered into with a bank has to be honoured. As I said, I do not know of many cases where that is happening, but it may be happening.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy will know as well as I do that there are different terms for mortgages. That would clearly be a breach of the contract.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Government is opposing these amendments. The intention behind the amendments is unclear, but may arise from the desire that the Bill should have retrospective effect. To that end, the amendment seeks to insert a new section with the words "any proceedings brought by a mortgagee, irrespective of when the mortgage was created". I consider the amendment unnecessary, as it is clear from...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Bill applies to all mortgages covered by the 2009 and 2013 Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Acts.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (20 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: Is the Chair implying that Deputies were bold yesterday?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of Public Works Properties (20 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: Following the closure of the Garda station on Roche's Road, Wexford, on 22 September 2017 the OPW sought alternative State use for the property. There is no central government requirement for accommodation in the former Garda station and no alternative State requirement for the property has materialised following engagement with Wexford County Council, the Health Service Executive, HSE, and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of Public Works Properties (20 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy referred to the closure of the old Garda station. I was there for the opening of the new Garda station. It was a proud day for Wexford and a proud day for the Government, which supplied the resources for a new state-of-the-art station. I have been working on the issue of the old Garda station. Deputy Howlin and others have approached me about this matter. We have sought...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of Public Works Properties (20 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: I do not agree that the OPW has allowed the building to decline. We are seeking an alternative user to take over that building. We are working on this. As I pointed out earlier, several Deputies have come to me with different ideas and approaches. I have worked with them. We have not been able to get anybody to take that building. St. Brigid's Day Care Centre is now interested. We are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (20 Jun 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy will acknowledge the Office of Public Works, OPW, has no responsibility for oversight or regulation of the insurance industry in relation to flood risk insurance, or to insurance matters generally. The Government’s strategy is that in return for its investment in flood defence schemes in the most at-risk communities, households and businesses should be able to access flood...