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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works understands that where watercourses or channels pass through private lands which are not part of arterial drainage schemes, maintained by the OPW, or not part of Drainage Districts, maintained by local authorities, the responsibility for the maintenance of those channels rests with the riparian owners. OPW is aware of legal advice recently received by Cork County...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: There are 78 State owned properties managed by the Commissioners of Public Works in Counties Carlow and Kilkenny broken down as follows with full details supplied on Table 1. - Carlow Kilkenny Properties 11 28 National Monuments 10 28 Historic Properties 0 1 Table 1: List of State Owned Properties/Sites Managed by the OPW in Counties Carlow and Kilkenny County Property Location Land...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 370 and 375 together. The matter remains unchanged from my previous reply in June. The CSSO has written to Kerry County Council on the 14th of October to address any outstanding issues and are awaiting the return of signed contracts from the Council solicitors in order to progress the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The contractors for the Bray flood relief scheme, SIAC Construction Limited, were appointed by Bray Town Council, as Contracting Authority under a design-build arrangement whereby aspects of the detailed design of the works are undertaken by the contractor. Substantial elements of the works have been completed by the contractors, including the construction of the new culvert and the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (6 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I apologise that the Minister, Deputy Howlin, is unable to come to the House to address the issue this evening. The policy of awarding bonus marks for Irish language proficiency in Civil Service competitions was introduced following the abolition of compulsory Irish in the 1970s. In developing pragmatic policies in support of Irish language...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (6 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: There is all-party agreement on the 20-year strategy. We all accept the necessity for it. We will, of course, have regard to any comments made by the coimisinéir in terms of the policy the Minister, Deputy Howlin, has outlined. The key issue for people who transact their business through Gaeilge is the capacity to speak to people who have the language. The point the Minister made in...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Deputy is provoking the Speaker of the House, I suspect.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: For the first time he is muted.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Deputy is right.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The simple answer is cost.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works is in the process of selling this property on the open market and has engaged estate agents to manage the sale. Any community group is welcome to bid for the property.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The management of coastal erosion in any particular area is a matter for the relevant local authority concerned in the first instance. Our records show that in June 2006 the Office of Public Works wrote to Coiste Forbartha na Sceilge confirming that Ballinskellig Castle was not a national monument in State ownership or care and that the OPW did not have any responsibility for its...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Staigue Fort is not in State ownership. It is in State guardianship and is therefore afforded legal protection in terms of its conservation and preservation in accordance with the National Monuments Acts, 1930 -1994. The land and approaches to the monument neither fall under the ownership nor the maintenance remit of the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (12 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Following an inspection of the site earlier this year, drainage maintenance staff from the Office of Public Works have recently unblocked the culvert at this location. Maintenance of the channel was carried out in 2012, and the next scheduled maintenance is in 2016. The works carried out by the OPW on the bridge at this location have not caused or contributed to the drainage problem. The...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Deputy Boyd Barrett would make a very good stand-in for "The Omen".

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Deputy McGrath is laughing. He was playacting.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Staff (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: All recruitment undertaken by the Office of Public Works is governed by the necessity to remain within the staffing limits directed by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform through the Employment Control Framework (ECF), together with level of funding made available to meet payroll costs. Recruitment of additional permanent staff is subject to the sanction provided via that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The management of localised flooding issues in any particular area is a matter in the first instance for the relevant local authority concerned. It is open to Kildare County Council to submit an application under the Office of Public Work's Minor Works & Coastal Protection Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the eligibility criteria, which includes a requirement...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Michael Noonan, who cannot be here this evening. The Government has put in place a comprehensive strategy to address the mortgage arrears problem, as the Senator outlined. A key part of this is the Central Bank's mortgage arrears resolution targets, MART, initiative. This process,...