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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is committed to enhancing the visitor experience at our national heritage sites, and Trim Castle, a National Monument in State care, is one of Ireland’s most significant medieval landmarks and a key priority in this regard. The development of a new Visitor Experience Centre at Trim Castle is part of a broader strategy to improve access,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Public Sector Climate Action Mandate applies to the OPW. In 2020, the Government committed to halving Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and the achievement of net zero by 2050. This commitment became law through the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, which requires all public bodies to support these climate goals in their work. The plan...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) are proactively progressing with a number of flood defence schemes in the Cork North Central area in partnership with Cork City Council. During the course of the development of the Lower Lee Flood Relief Scheme, it was agreed between the OPW and Cork City Council that the Council would progress the Morrison’s Island Public Realm and Flood Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works working in partnership with Cork County Council are engaging proactively to progress a preferred option for a viable flood relief scheme for Baile Mhuirne/Baile Mhic Íre that will protect 90 properties, 72 residential and 18 commercial, against the 1 in 100-Year flood. Cork County Council is currently preparing a brief for review and comment by the OPW to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The information requested, as of 31st January 2025, is as follows: 1. Secretary General - €228,679 2. Chief State Architect - €194,653* 3. Assistant Secretary - 4 posts - salaries ranging from €162,097 - €186,701 4. Director role - 2 posts -salaries of €134,959 and €144,068** 5. Principal (Higher) - 2 posts - salaries of €129,763 and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The OPW has an extensive programme of flood risk management works across Clare during 2025. Clare County Council are currently leading the delivery of five flood relief schemes in County Clare, in the townlands of Springfield, Kilkee and Shannon, Bunratty and Kilrush. These schemes are funded by the OPW from the Government's €1.3bn investment in flood measures under the National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The OPW has responsibility on behalf of the State for managing and maintaining a substantial and complex estate - comprising approximately 2,500 properties including office buildings, Garda properties, heritage properties, visitor centres and national monuments. The OPW also has responsibility for the funding and delivery of flood relief projects across the country and works with local...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authorities (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I have requested that Officials within my Department to liaise with Dublin City Council to seek the relevant information sought, and I will revert to the Deputy when the information is obtained.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for caring, maintaining and operating the country’s most important heritage sites. The mission of OPW Heritage Services is to conserve and protect the nation’s built heritage in our care whilst providing public access, interpretation and encouraging the public to visit and engage with our Nation's heritage. The OPW strives to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) remains committed to the ongoing investment, development, and management of Scattery Island and Ennis Friary, County Clare, with plans in place for further works in 2025 and 2026 to enhance these important heritage sites. Scattery Island Scattery Island, or Inis Cathaigh, is located approximately 20 kilometres east of the mouth of the Shannon Estuary and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) have leased a property at 111 George’s Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire since 1994. This property was used to meet various State requirements during the lease term and most recently was used by the Revenue Commissioners. The property was last used in February 2024. As the OPW no longer have a requirement for the property they are in the process of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 485 together. The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility, on behalf of the State, for managing and maintaining a substantial and complex estate of approximately 2,500 properties. This extensive and diverse portfolio of State properties includes office accommodation for all Government Departments, the property estate for An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for caring, maintaining and operating the country’s most important heritage sites. The mission of OPW Heritage Services is to conserve and protect the nation’s built heritage in our care whilst providing public access, interpretation and encouraging the public to visit and engage with our Nation's heritage. The OPW strive to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (19 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW), as the lead agency for flood risk management, is coordinating the delivery of measures towards meeting the Government’s National Flood Risk Policy. The Government has committed €1.3 billion to the OPW for the delivery of flood relief schemes over the lifetime of the National Development Plan to 2030, including for the Camac and Poddle Flood...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defective Building Materials (19 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: A flood relief scheme has begun for the Buncrana-Luddan area. Nine properties at Elm Park are included in the scheme's overall area that is to protect thirty two properties at risk from flooding. The scheme is currently at Stage I Scheme Development and Preliminary Design stage which is currently expected to be completed in November 2025, and construction of the scheme is due to begin in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (27 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: Bunratty Castle is a National Monument in the Guardianship of the Minister for Heritage and Clare County Council now has responsibility for the management and operations of the Castle. The OPW is engaging with the Council on matters relating to conservation going forward. In general, the OPW does not provide funding directly to other parties such as Local Authorities. As such, all funding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (26 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 to 110, inclusive, together. The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility on behalf of the State for managing and maintaining a substantial and complex estate - comprising approximately 2,500 properties. This diverse portfolio of State properties includes office accommodation for all Government Departments, the property estate for An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (26 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: Conna Castle is under the management and ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW). It is a five-storey tower house with several flights of stone steps leading to the upper floors. Previously, the Castle operated under a keyholder access arrangement, which was discontinued following the last significant phase of works. In recent years, various works have been carried out at Conna Castle,...

Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

Kevin Moran: I thank the Deputies for their contributions to the important debate on value for money in public expenditure. I agree that there has been a comprehensive and robust discussion. I thank the Deputies for proposing this debate and giving me the opportunity to assure the people of Ireland that the Government has put value for money at the heart of decisions on public expenditure by listing out...

Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

Kevin Moran: Excuse me, I did not interfere with Deputy Tóibín. He stood there and portrayed everything we are doing on this side of the House as wrong. Shame on him for portraying that.