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- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister of State. I will take his word about there being historical issues and how some others do not fall under the OPW. Those of us in the public eye are aware that issues like these that are in the media could cause reputational damage to any organisation. The Minister of State referred to cross-checking and double-checking. What are the new procedures that the OPW has...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: In 2020, I asked the Minister of State about the vacant buildings that the OPW held. As he said, there are 2,500 properties. At that time, just over 80 buildings were vacant. How many are vacant now? If the Minister of State does not have the exact figures, that is fine. I do not expect him to have the parliamentary question from 2020 in front of him or to have all the answers. A few of...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: What is the figure?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: Did the Minister say there were 94 vacant properties? In the reply to my parliamentary question in 2020, I was informed that the number was 80. That means there has been an increase.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: What I might do is-----
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: So it has dropped by 12.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: So the figure had been 80. I will not ask for these details now because-----
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: When the Minister of State mentioned Garda stations, it reminded me of the issue of the Military Road and the new Garda headquarters. It is said to be too small by quite a distance to hold all the gardaí who are supposed to move from Harcourt Square. Could I get an update on that and the risk of a loss if they are not moved out of Harcourt Square in time?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: I do not believe everything I read in the papers.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: Will everyone be out of Harcourt Square by the end of the year?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: What date does An Garda Síochána need to be out of Harcourt Square?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: So there will be no overspill at all and no additional budget allocation because of overspill. Is the Minister of State 100% certain?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: What are the contingencies and how much are they?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: I do not mean how many. I meant-----
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: The Minister of State is fully confident about that. He indicated that there would be contingency plans with other buildings. How many other buildings would that apply to and how much would it cost?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: Could the Minister of State furnish the committee with that detail after the meeting?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: The Minister of State knows nearly as much about flooding in Galway as I do. I am in Galway city but the Minister of State and I have had many conversations about Clifden. I know how much it impacted him at that time. Could he give me an update regarding Galway city? I know he visited there in November.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: The Minister of State has said that he hopes the scheme will be delivered by 2025. If it is delayed then how much time does he think we have in, for example, Galway city? How long will the current plan be sustainable for? If the situation progressively worsens with climate change does he think such a scenario will have an impact? If the scheme is delayed further than 2025, how much time...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: I am very aware of the impact that flooding has had on Galway city and Clifden. As the Minister of State said, we need to do everything to protect communities in the Claddagh, and the businesses around the Spanish Arch and Salthill, that are so affected by flooding every time there is a storm. As the Minister of State said, these storms are becoming ever more frequent and that causes a huge...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022) Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister of State.