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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why an application for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) was refused; if the matter will be reconsidered, given the small nature of the school site and external play area, the need to retain the general purpose room for children's fitness levels, the need to retain the multi-purpose room for storage, as existing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I can confirm that the Longford Government Offices at Ballinalee Road, Longford, are in the ownership of the Commissioners of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The Memorandum of Understanding between Insurance Ireland and the Office of Public Works (OPW), which was signed in 2014, recognises that both parties have a common interest and objective in ensuring that appropriate and relevant information on completed OPW flood defence schemes is provided to insurers to facilitate, to the greatest extent possible, the availability to the public of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Land Transfers (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I am advised by the Commissioners of Office of Public Works that the legal representatives of both the Commissioners and South Dublin County Council have substantially completed their examination of the legal issues relating to the waiving of the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform’s interest in the land at Knockmitten Park, in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, to South Dublin County...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Language (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The usual language of delivery of guided tours at the Co Meath sites is English. Tours can also be made available for Groups in different languages, including Irish, on request by pre-arrangement with the site. The Office of Public Works (OPW) maintains an Irish language capacity within the guide workforce to respond to such requests and any requirements can generally be facilitated without...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Expenditure (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The leases on the Harcourt Square complex date from the early 1980s and would have been subject to review at various stages. The information sought is being compiled at the moment as soon as it is available a reply will issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated. A detailed response will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waterways Issues (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The river concerned is part of River Boyne Catchment Drainage Scheme which was carried out by the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945. The OPW continues to have a statutory responsibility for the maintenance of this scheme. It appears that the hazard in this instance is the absence of any physical barrier on the public road near the bank of the river. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waste Management (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: An effective litter management system is in place in Doneraile Park and consistently high standards are maintained. The provision of bins and other measures to deal with litter will be kept under regular review.

Adjournment Debate: Arts Centres (9 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Heather Humphreys. In the context of the Government's infrastructure and capital investment plan for the period 2016 to 2021, Building on Recovery, the Minister has allocated a grant of €12 million to Cork City Council towards the development of a multifunctional event...

Adjournment Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I thank Deputy Eugene Murphy for his kind words. I look forward to working with him as Fianna Fáil's spokesperson on flood relief. I congratulate him on taking on that position. Like Deputy Murphy, my constituency has been well and truly doused with water since 2009 and again in 2012 and 2015, and I share his concerns. I am grateful to Deputy Murphy for raising this issue and for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Foreshore Issues (14 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland that they are not the owners of the piece of land in question. The Department of Housing Planning and Local Government has responsibility for foreshore and may be able to provide assistance.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Staff (14 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: A new supervisory position of Foreman was filled in June 2015. Staffing at the site will be kept under review in the context of overall staffing requirements within the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (14 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The OPW provides a guide service at six sites in County Kerry, Skellig Michael, Ardfert Cathedral, Listowel Castle, Ross Castle, Derrynane House and the Great Blasket Centre and has committed, and continues to commit, significant resources to these sites. A key-holding arrangement is in place at Carrigafoyle Castle, Co. Kerry and this year access for the public is being facilitated from 1...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (14 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: On foot of a full technical analysis in recent weeks it has been decided to extend the existing canopy onto the area in question. In the meanwhile the Office of Public Works (OPW) staff have erected stout netting to catch any material coming down. Archaeological excavations will need to be undertaken along the inside of the lighthouse wall to anchor the structure. The full documentation...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes (14 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: This location mentioned by the Deputy does not form part of any Arterial Drainage Scheme which would fall under the remit of the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the 1945 Arterial Drainage Act. The OPW therefore has no responsibility for the maintenance of the channel, nor any authority to carry out any works there. Local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: As stated by my predecessor, repair works on damaged flood defences on the River Maine Catchment Drainage Scheme are being prioritised at locations which suffered more severe damage than at Tulligbeg. Work is continuing on the preparation of environmental assessment reports which are necessary before repair works can be carried out at these priority locations. It is not expected that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The core strategy for addressing the significant flood risks nationally, and in the Shannon River Basin District generally, is the Office of Public Works' (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. There are 66 locations in the Shannon River Basin District and 300 locations nationwide that are being assessed under the Programme the purpose of which is to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (16 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The core strategy for addressing the significant flood risks nationally, and in the South West River Basin District generally, is the Office of Public Works' (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. There are 27 locations in the South West River Basin District and 300 locations nationwide that are being assessed under the Programme the purpose of which is to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: All applications received under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme are assessed on a case by case basis. In the case where an application is received that falls within an Area of Further Assessment(AFA) this will be considered having regard to the implications of the application on the preferred option emerging under the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and...