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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Irish Government’s clear and consistent position has been that it is committed to the successful implementation of the current PEACE and INTERREG programmes and to a successor programme post-Brexit.  I am pleased, therefore, that the Government’s ambition for the programmes was reflected in the EU-UK Joint Report on Brexit in which both parties undertook to honour...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I would refer the Deputy to my response to PQ 49206/18 of 27 November 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been informed by the National Shared Services Office that the third instalment due to the person in question in respect of the part-unwinding of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Act 2015, was to have been paid on 1 January, 2018. However, due to an administrative error this payment was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Commissioners of Public Works confirm that the ivy was pruned in December 2018 as part of the winter works programme for Grangegorman Military Cemetery and that the gardening team monitor the ivy growth there on an ongoing basis.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Officials of the Office of Public Works (OPW) have been in regular contact with the Receiver of this property. The representative of the Receiver has advised that the property in question is currently not for sale. Both the Receiver and Estate Agent involved know of OPW's interest in the property and have advised that they will contact the OPW if and when the property is placed on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Hospital Equipment (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Digital Government Oversight Unit (DGOU), in the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, considers requests for approval of ICT-related expenditure by hospitals following an assessment of proposals by the HSE and the Department of Health. The Unit has not recently received a request for approval of expenditure on ViewPoint foetal assessment equipment and has no outstanding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The PEACE and INTERREG Programmes are managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), a North South Implementation Body established under the Good Friday Agreement. The current PEACE Programme, PEACE IV (2014-2020), has allocated €53.7 million capital funding to date under its Shared Spaces theme. The funding relates to larger individual capital build projects...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the PEACE and INTERREG Programmes have made a real and visible contribution towards supporting peace and reconciliation and promoting economic and social cohesion in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland for more that two decades. The programme are managed  by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), a North South Implementation Body established...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Deer Culls (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Commissioners of Public Works confirm that a detailed and comprehensive Risk Assessment was carried out prior to the deer cull which took place on the 9th January 2019. The risk assessment was carried out by Phoenix Park management and covered all aspects pertaining to the cull including public safety.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Deer Culls (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: OPW has a comprehensive operating procedure for the deer cull which includes the preparation of a detailed Risk Assessment in advance and the completion and implementation of a detailed safety plan designed to safeguard the public, Park users, staff and operatives involved in the cull itself. As is standard practise, and in line with the safety plan for the cull, signage notifying the public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Deer Culls (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Commissioners of Public Works confirm that, as part of the Standard Operating Procedures for the recent deer cull, An Garda Síochána at Cabra Garda Station was notified in advance and was aware that firearms would be discharged as part of this operation.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Deer Culls (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works has a Deer Policy for the Phoenix Park which has been endorsed by both the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the School of Biology & Environmental Science at University College Dublin. This policy addresses all aspects of deer welfare and management of the deer herd in line with international best practice. The Phoenix Park...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ports Development (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works has been mandated to secure the property required at Rosslare Europort and to undertake the necessary work to ensure that the additional infrastructure required as a consequence of the UK leaving the EU becomes operational in a timely manner. Planning requirements will be adhered to.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The amount spent on airline costs by my Department in 2018 was €91,400.38. Of this amount, €16,228.37 was recouped in respect of EU Council meetings and other recoupable meetings.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In answer to the Deputy's question, the amount spent on the purchase of newspapers in my Department in 2018 was €15,369.96. Staff in my Department are strongly encouraged to use online subscriptions to the relevant media outlets in order to reduce costs.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The table sets out the number of visitors. Total Visitors to Trim Castle Visitors who availed of a guided tour 2015 86,972 33,771 2016 101,127 36,319 2017 104,354 37,169 2018* 106,877 37,856 *2018 figures are provisional and subject to change

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. In May 2018 I launched 29 Flood Risk Management Plans for all the main river basins identifying a total of 118 flood relief projects to protect the main flood risk areas throughout the country. These Plans and projects are a key part of the overall flood risk management strategy set out in the National Development Plan 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Investment Projects and Programmes Office (IPPO) was established within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in 2018. This was on foot of the recommendations contained in the Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) Report and a commitment set out in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027. The IPPO is redesigning the requirements in relation to the different stages...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Industry (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Measures to address potential capacity constraints in the construction sector have been a priority for a number of years now.  A mid-term review of the 2016-2021 Capital Plan was published by my Department in September 2017. That review noted that the scale of increase in public capital spending will accentuate capacity pressures for that sector. The review highlighted the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department is engaging with the Department of Health on the topic of the National Children’s Hospital, and how the increased costs of the project will be managed within the overall agreed NDP capital allocations. To that end, the Government has decided that in relation to the 2019 increased costs, €50 million will have to be found within the 2019...