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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (11 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: Under the terms of the licences granted by the Commissioners of Public Works (OPW) to third parties in relation to the installation of telecommunications equipment on the masts at Garda Stations, the Licensees are responsible for any planning applications. OPW has not made any applications for planning permission in respect of telecommunications masts at former Garda Stations.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme (11 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: The core strategy for addressing areas at potentially significant risk from flooding is the Office of Public Works (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. The Programme, which is being undertaken by engineering consultants on behalf of the OPW working in partnership with the local authorities, involves the production of predictive flood mapping for each...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (11 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: The Commissioners of Public Works licensed the former Garda Station in Rush to a Community Group for a period of five years commencing on 9th February 2015. Under the terms of the licence, the Commissioners reserve the right to terminate the occupancy at any time by giving one month’s written notice to the Licensee. The Commissioners are not obliged to provide alternative...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Flood Risk Management (11 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: I wish to thank the Senator for raising this matter today and I am pleased to provide an update on the status on the preparation of the CFRAM programme and when it is expected to be published. The CFRAM programme is the largest flood risk management programme ever undertaken by the State. The programme is focusing on 300 areas for further assessment, AFAs, including 90 coastal areas, mainly...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: I thank the Acting Chairman for giving me time to speak on the very important issue of budget 2018. Flooding is a huge issue that falls under the remit of my Department. Not one Deputy spoke about flooding during the budget debate. Nobody has come to my door to talk about flooding. Deputy Canney has not spoken yet. I assure the House that I have a sum of €432 million, which is a...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: They found reasons not to do it.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: The Independent Alliance put our stamp on Government and we are helping the people when it comes to flooding. Why? It is because I feel it from the heart. I have seen people suffer. Another achievement before we came in here was to get a balanced budget. The people were fed up taking money out of their pockets. This budget has stopped that for the first time under the stewardship of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (12 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: The OPW and the CSSO continue to progress the acquisition of the preferred site for the proposed project as a high priority and expect the process to reach a conclusion shortly. It is not possible to provide exact timelines for the procurement and construction of the new station until the site acquisition process is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (12 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: Local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each local authority to investigate and address. If this issue relates to the recent flood event in Donegal and subsequent clean-up, financial assistance with the cost of the clean-up is a matter, in the first instance, for Donegal County Council. The Office of Public Works' (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Closures (17 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 165 together. Stepaside Garda Station is in the full ownership of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland and it was closed on 14th March 2013 as part of the rationalisation programme of An Garda Síochána, as announced in the 2013 Policing Plan. I am advised that the Commissioners appointed a company called Camelot to manage and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Closures (17 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works (CPW) that the policy with regard to non-operational (vacant) State property, including the former Garda stations is to: 1. Identify if the property is required/suitable for alternative State use by both Government departments and the wider public sector. 2. If there is no other State use identified for a property, the Office of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (17 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: The Interdepartmental Flood Policy Co-ordination Group is considering the potential costs and benefits associated with the introduction of any potential individual property protection scheme. The Group is being informed by two different pilot projects, which are currently underway in Thomastown and Graiguenamanagh in County Kilkenny and Crossmolina in County Mayo. In respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (17 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: The river referred to by the Deputy does not form part of any Arterial Drainage Scheme, which would fall under the remit of the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the 1945 Arterial Drainage Act. The OPW therefore has no responsibility for the maintenance of this river. Local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to investigate and address, and Donegal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (17 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated. A detailed response will issue to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (17 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: The following table sets out the budget allocation and expenditure in the Flood Risk Management area since 2014. The capital figures relate primarily to expenditure on the OPW’s capital works programme on major and minor flood relief projects. The current figures relate primarily to expenditure on the OPW’s programme of maintenance on completed arterial drainage schemes. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: Refurbishment of flood defence embankments commenced at Gurrane on 27/07/17. The proposed works was extended further downstream on the Maine Estuary due to deterioration of the flood defence embankment over the last 12 months. Consequently this resulted in additional work on the project consuming substantially more subsoil material to construct this section of embankment than was...

Seanad: Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: I thank the House for the invitation to give an update on flooding and flood protection. I have issued a statement which is being circulated to the Members of the House to give them an idea of where we are in terms of my Department. At the outset, however, I offer my condolences to the families of Fintan Goss, Michael Pyke and Clare O'Neill, who were lost in the events over the past few...

Seanad: Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: I thank the Senators for their kind words. I want to bring them back to the days prior to the negotiations with Government. When the deal was done and we took the bold move to go into government, I met the then Taoiseach. I could have gone for almost any job I wanted and I would have got it. I looked for one job. I looked for the Office of Public Works, OPW, with responsibility for...

Seanad: Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: It is not official yet and I am hoping and praying that it will not come. If it is official and it comes, we are talking about 40 mm of rain. Some nights I might lose sleep worrying about rain because I know how tight the position is in Mayo and Athlone. My good friends here have spoken about Limerick and Cork. My door is open if any Senators want to meet me or invite me to go visit their...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (24 Oct 2017)

Kevin Moran: The Apartment in question was provided as part of major restoration works carried out at Kilkenny Castle between 1997 and 2001. The apartment constituted a very minor part of these works and it is extremely difficult at this remove to extract and identify precisely how much the apartment element cost. The overall cost of the major works was approximately €5m.