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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: This PQ is being answered under PQ 38317/25 - identical question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: A concert series was held in the Phoenix Park on Friday, 20 June, to Sunday, 22 June 2025. These events were attended by approximately 180,000 people from across Ireland. The organiser of the event was 'Aikens Promotions' who commenced building the concert site on Wednesday 11 June and returned the site to the Office of Public Works on Saturday 28 June, subject to identified remedial...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: 'Bord Bia Bloom' is an annual event organised by An Bord Bia which takes place over the June Bank holiday weekend each year. To ensure that the traffic arrangements do not have an excessive impact on surrounding estates, a traffic management plan was put in place that included input from all of the statutory agencies, Bord Bia and the Office of Public Works. This included encouraging...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: There is no consideration being given to a casual trading licence for selling ice cream in the Phoenix Park as this service is already provided via concession at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and the tea rooms beside Dublin Zoo. These are high footfall areas within the Phoenix Park, and no additional locations are currently under consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Architectural Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 352 and 353 together. I am advised that the GPO site, including the retail unit area of the GPO Arcade, will be transferred from its current owners, the Department of Culture, Communications & Sport to the Office of Public Works. The OPW is in the process of assessing the redevelopment potential for the entire GPO complex in a manner that will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: 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 Síochána and numerous properties for many State Agencies....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The number of WTE staff, by job title, currently employed by OPW and working at the John F. Kennedy Arboretum as of July 4, 2025, is set out below in tabular form. Job Description WTE WTE Total Staff Clerical Officer 1 1 Craft Foreperson (Horticultural) 1 1 ...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I assure him that the OPW and Kerry County Council are committed to progressing short-term flood relief measures for Listowel and Killocrim. Following a flood event in Listowel in November 2024, Kerry County Council engaged consultants to provide a report on the flood event and its findings were presented to the municipal district on 30 April...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: That is unfair. A report has to be complied with. It has gone to Kerry. In fairness to the council, it is examining it and will come back to us. We are working together. There are no people working apart. Both the council and my officials are working on this. It is not as straightforward as the Senator thinks. Nobody in my Department gave a commitment to move machines to the affected...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The local authority and my officials are working together.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coast Guard Service (16 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Irish Coast Guard, a Division of the Department of Transport, has 44 Units based in 58 coast guard stations. The Coast Guard building programme, which includes the provision of new or upgraded facilities at a number of locations across the country, is managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of the Department of Transport. These projects are funded by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coast Guard Service (16 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG), a Division of the Department of Transport, has 44 Units based in various Coast Guard Stations around the coast of Ireland. The IRCG Building Programme, which includes the provision of new or upgraded facilities at a number of locations across the country, is delivered by the Office of Public Works (OPW), on behalf of the Department of Transport, who fund the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (16 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I can confirm that a dedicated email for my office is already in operation and all Oireachtas members are welcome to make contact at the email address provided below. The Deputy is welcome to email my office with any queries related to the Office of Public Works and my staff will then be in a position to seek a response from the most appropriate person. Alternatively, as I stated at the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (16 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: 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 Síochána and numerous properties for many State Agencies....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works, as the lead agency for flood risk management, is coordinating the delivery of measures towards meeting the Government’s National Flood Risk Policy. To date, the OPW has invested some €570m in 55 completed schemes that are providing protection to over 13,500 properties and an economic benefit to the State in damages and losses avoided estimated to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authorities (16 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme was introduced by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on an administrative, non-statutory basis in 2009. The purpose of this demand driven scheme is to provide funding to Local Authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works or studies to address localised fluvial flooding and coastal protection problems within their...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: Lough Funshinagh is a designated special area of conservation turlough and has experienced increasingly severe flooding in recent years. Roscommon County Council has implemented temporary flood defences, including road raising and water level management. The council is being supported by an expert working group comprising representatives from the Office of Public Works, OPW, the National...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I will come back in.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I acknowledge and appreciate all the work that has been done, particularly by the people and those in the farming community who live around Lough Funshinagh. It was great to go down there to switch on the pumps. It is great now to see the work on the interim solution coming to fruition, particularly as I was involved with the work on it when I was in government previously. The long-term...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I appreciate everything the Deputy said. She is on the ground and knows exactly what she is talking about. She knows more than those of us who are in government. The pressure came from the Taoiseach to the Tánaiste right down to every Minister who had a role in this. As I said, delivering the scheme is important. I do not know if the Deputy had time to go and visit, but the day...