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State Forestry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: -----that monopolies, whether public or private, are bad for competition and consumers. It is the fundamental responsibility of any Government where it sees a monopoly to do its best to break it up in the interests of the people. I accept what colleagues have said that there is a very strong connection between the forests and the people, not only in terms of leisure activities and...

State Forestry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: So do banks.

State Forestry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: I do not think they would be buying the forests if I did.

State Forestry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: They might do better with the forests.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Tenders (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: In March 2012 in conjunction with Minister for Small Business John Perry and I launched a Report on Opportunities in Public Sector Procurement.  The Report, compiled by DCU, was a result of Ireland’s first national survey of public procurement practice, carried out by the National Procurement Service (NPS) of the OPW, with over 4,000 suppliers and 600 public procurers contributing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: July 2012, following a government decision to make eight of the National Procurement Service (NPS) contracts mandatory, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issued ‘Circular 06/12: Public Procurement (Framework Agreements)’. The purpose of this Circular is to inform all public bodies of the mandatory requirement to utilise central contracts, put in place by the NPS,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: There is on-going progress in respect of the River Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Assessment & Management (CFRAM) Study which is the core strategy for addressing flood risk in the Shannon Basin. That assessment is being carried out by Jacobs Engineering, consultants for the Shannon CFRAM Study. In brief the current stages of the assessment covers Data Collection & Surveying,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Tenders (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: Leveraging the public procurement spend for the benefit of the economy as a whole has assumed increasing importance in these challenging economic times. Public procurement is discussed at policy level not only in terms of achieving cashable savings but also in terms of offering growth opportunities to small indigenous suppliers who have born the brunt of the downturn in the domestic and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: I would point out that the investigation of coastal erosion, in the first instance, is a matter for the relevant local authority concerned. My Office is not aware of studies or surveys in the County Cork area specifically identifying the threat to farmland from coastal erosion. The South Coast Report of the Irish Coastal Protection Strategy Study (ICPSS), published by OPW in 2011,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: The table below schedules 267 leases with a term of 15 years or more managed by OPW for the provision of office space for the various Government Departments/Agencies. Table 1 COUNTY BUILDING NAME ADDRESS 1 CARLOW Carlow Gov Off Church St Church Street CARLOW Carlow Prob & Wel Service Quinn House CARLOW Carlow Vehicle Reg Off 6 - 8 Lower Staplestown Road CARLOW Carlow Temp Decent...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Communications Mast Issues (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Commissioners of Public Works are currently addressing the property management implications arising from the Garda Station rationalisation programme. The Office Of Public Works is currently examining each property to identify, in the first instance, if there is any State requirement for the properties, their potential for disposal and/or the utilisation of the properties by community...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: As the Deputy is aware in 2011 the Government introduced new arrangements for the appointment of State board members. Under the new arrangements Departments now invite expressions of interest from the public in vacancies on the boards of bodies under their aegis on their websites. It is open to all members of the public regardless of gender, political affiliations or geographically location...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: The conveyancing of the property at Derrynane from the Commissioners of Public Works to Kerry County Council has been a complex legal process. The key issue is establishing title documentation. I understand that the matter has progressed significantly in conjunction with the Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO) and I am informed that draft contract documents have now been prepared by the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flooding Issues (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works does not provide direct financial assistance to individual households affected by flooding. Households experiencing exceptional financial distress as a result of flooding can apply for Humanitarian Aid which is administered by the Department of the Social Protection. Details on Humanitarian Aid and Urgent Needs Allowances are available on that...

Topical Issue Debate: Unfinished Housing Developments (28 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: On 7 February last the Oireachtas passed the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013, appointing joint special liquidators to IBRC with immediate effect to wind up its business and operations. At this early stage of the special liquidation the liquidators are engaged in intensive processes which involve, inter alia, asserting control over the businesses, processes, systems and personnel...

Topical Issue Debate: Unfinished Housing Developments (28 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: To suggest this is something new is not honest. It has been well known since the passing of the Act that a number of issues would arise in the special liquidation process. Deputy Barry Cowen has mentioned two: one in connection with credit unions and the other in connection with development levies. The Houses of the Oireachtas have provided powers to the special liquidator to do his job,...

Topical Issue Debate: EU-IMF Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Deputies for raising the matter and note their interest over many months in pursuing this issue with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan. What the Government is seeking to achieve with its European partners to underpin Ireland's exit from the programme is complex and is not simply a matter of requesting the same policy tools as have applied in the case of Greece. We...

Topical Issue Debate: EU-IMF Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: The adjustment this year for our budget is €3.5 billion. The equivalent adjustment in Greece is about €9 billion, despite the write-down it has already obtained. This is Greece's third run at this. On the other arrangements put in place by the Eurogroup, there was significant private and public sector involvement. We have always said we will examine all the options and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Closures (28 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works is progressing arrangements to allow another state body to use the former Whitehall Garda Station on a permanent basis.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Expenditure (28 Feb 2013)

Brian Hayes: The current combined annual cost of the leases for the Harcourt Square complex is €5,405,000. The Office of Public Works is currently undertaking a rationalisation programme of its leased estate and the release of information relating to lease expiries is not considered appropriate at this point in time. I can confirm that these leases include upward only rent review clauses.