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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (21 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: Following a preliminary assessment, it has been agreed with Kerry County Council that the Office of Public Works (OPW) will carry out a Feasibility Study to assess flood risk management options for Sneem as a separate Study to the South Western Catchment-based Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Study. The collection of the data that is needed to support the work of the Study is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (21 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296, 298, 302 and 303 together. The investigation and addressing of coastal protection problems at these locations are matters for Kerry County Council in the first instance. It is open to the Council to apply for funding to deal with coastal protection under the Office of Public Works (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (21 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) mobilised staff last week to this area, where it has statutory responsibility for maintenance of embankments. OPW will prioritise the repair of breached embankments at Ardcanaght and Garrane first. Embankments from Keel to Shanakeale will be addressed in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (21 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 and 301 together. The investigation and addressing of coastal protection problems at these locations are matters for Kerry County Council in the first instance. It is open to the Council to apply for funding to deal with coastal protection under the Office of Public Works (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme. Any...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (21 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: There is no assistance directly available from the Office of Public Works to private landowners and businesses for damages following the recent coastal storms. Private insurance policies may cover damages in this regard. The Department of Social Protection has in place a Humanitarian Assistance scheme for homeowners and applications can be made through Community Welfare Officers. This...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The core strategy for addressing flood risk in the Shannon Basin is the River Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Assessment & Management Study. The CFRAM Study is being conducted by Jacobs Engineering on behalf of the OPW and I am advised that good progress is being made on the project. A total of 66 areas along the Shannon, have been designated as Areas for Further Assessment under the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The investigation and addressing of coastal protection problems are matters for the Local Authorities concerned in the first instance. It is open to the Local Authorities to apply for funding to deal with coastal protection under the Office of Public Works' (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: As outlined to the Deputy in the reply to Parliamentary Questions 1595 and 1598 of 15 January, 2014, the Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht report on Shannon flooding dealt with and included recommendations on a number of issues across a range of Government Departments and State Bodies. The Office of Public Works (OPW) responded to the Committee by way of a written...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The investigation and addressing of coastal protection problems at this location are matters for Fingal County Council in the first instance. In February, 2013 the Office of Public Works approved funding of €57,800 to the Council under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme to undertake a coastal erosion and risk management study for Portrane/Rush. This...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: Castledonovan Castle, while it is a National Monument in private ownership, is in the care of the Office of Public Works (OPW). It is located near Drimoleague in Co. Cork. The OPW has been engaged in an ongoing scheme of works at this castle for several years. This has been undertaken using the OPW's direct skilled labour force based in Cork and the issue of tendering out the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: Details of the applications approved, refused or under consideration for funding under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme submitted by Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council from 2009 to date are outlined in the following tables. Dublin City Council Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme Funding Applications Approved 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has no responsibility for maintenance of former Land Commission embankments and sluices and it is not the intention that it would take responsibility for them. OPW has no responsibility for any embankments at Incharee, Glosha and Cromane Lower. The investigation and addressing of coastal protection problems at these locations are matters for Kerry County...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (23 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together. Climate change is of relevance to the work of the Office of Public Works (OPW) in the areas of flood risk management and reducing energy usage in the OPW's portfolio of buildings both new and old. The OPW has not commissioned research relating to climate change adaptation or mitigation for flood risk management or energy usage in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Drainage Schemes Status (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: I thank Deputy Kitt for raising this important issue. I confirm that I have been in discussions with the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, about this issue for some time. As the Deputy knows, I have visited the area and I have seen the scale of the problem. I suspect one of the reasons my predecessors have also been there and seen the...

Topical Issue Debate: Drainage Schemes Status (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: As I said, the steering group is in place. A copy of the letter to which the Deputy referred was given to me earlier by the Minister of State, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, who informed me of the very serious concerns among people in the area. If and when we receive an application from Galway County Council under the minor works scheme, it will be considered on the basis of the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: In the context of the Government Reform programme, under which State Bodies are collaborating in their approach to property issues, Fingal County Council offered the Town Hall premises in Balbriggan tothe Office of Public Works (OPW) to accommodate a much needed new integrated local Social Protection (INTREO) office to serve the town and surrounding area. The Commissioners of Public Works...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: This location is not part of a drainage scheme for which the Office of Public Works has statutory responsibility. It is open to Galway County Council to apply for funding under the OPW Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the eligibility criteria including a requirement that any measures are cost beneficial, and having...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works last week commenced repair works on two flood defence breaches at Ardcanaught and Garrane East on the Maine embankments in Co. Kerry following the tidal storm surge of 3 January. The OPW has statutory responsibility for these embankments. Further repair works at other affected locations will be undertaken through the course of the coming year, as resources permit. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has no statutory responsibility for maintenance of embankments at the location mentioned. It is a matter for Kerry County Council in the first instance to investigate and address coastal protection issues generally in the County. It is open to the Council to apply for funding under the Office of Public Works' Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Hayes: The stated policy for closed Garda Stations, including Moyvane, is to identify if other State bodies, including government departments and the wider public sector has a use for the property. If no State requirement is identified or if a decision is taken not to dispose of a particular property the OPW will consider community involvement subject to the receipt of an appropriate business case...