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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 61 together. I'm delighted to inform you that the Blasket Islands are already open for the season. It has been permitted to land on An Blascaod Mór/Great Blasket Island since 1stApril 2023, but due to adverse weather conditions, the ferry service did not commence until 9thApril. The Office of Public Works provide a guide service every day that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Clare Island Abbey MA085-013001- is a National Monument (No. 97) in state guardianship. General maintenance of the abbey and graveyard is carried out on a monthly basis by OPW staff from the Dromahair depot, Co. Leitrim. This includes ongoing repair of the masonry fabric of the abbey exterior, localised repair of lime harling when required (full re-application approximately every 4-5...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am happy to advise that all works associated with the Claregalway Flood Relief Scheme have been successfully completed with the task of producing Post Scheme Flood Mapping for the area outstanding. I can update with respect to this task that the consultant appointed to design the Claregalway Flood Relief Scheme is currently producing updated flood maps that represent the flood hazard...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Stations (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: As Deputy Ó Laoghaire points out, I am taking this on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donnell. It is important to note that the non-availability of any particular fire station does not mean that fire risk management, including fire service response, is diminished. The systemic approach to fire risk management, which has been the policy in use in this country for a more...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Stations (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am taking this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy O'Donnell. The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: To go back to the points of Deputies Lahart and Brophy, I reiterate that a person applying for a licence under section 254 of the Act must provide the planning authority with such plans and other information concerning the position, design and capacity of the appliance, apparatus or structure as the authority may require. I am not getting into the ins and outs of a particular planning...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Thank you for your indulgence, a Cheann Comhairle. I have two responses that overlap so I will try to condense them. I beg the Deputies' indulgence in that regard. I thank the Deputies for raising the issues. In regard to the Topical Issues before the House on 5G digital masts, two procedures are in place depending on where the telecommunications infrastructure is to be located. In...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Directives (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I was told I was dealing with the third Commencement matter in the name of Senator Lombard.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Directives (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: If the Members who should be here turned up, we would not have this problem.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I apologise to Senator O'Loughlin. I am not sure what happened at the start. A priority for the Government is to ensure that all children have an appropriate school place and that the necessary supports are provided to our schools to cater for children with special educational needs. It is important to remember that the vast majority of children with special education needs are supported...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have a fair few family members in west Cork. Even though Cork is an adjoining county to my own county, I would be in Dublin faster than I would be down to see some of them. The distances are not only great, but they are complicated. I can only imagine what it must be like to be the parent of a young child from Baltimore, Ballydehob, Schull, Goleen, Bantry or any of the places on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works has developed plans for the restoration of the Magazine Fort, Phoenix Park, and has received the necessary planning permission from Dublin City Council in 2022. The Office of Public Works has already tendered for Phase 1 of the restoration works i.e. the Structural Stabilisation and Repair Works to the rampart walls, along with some other buildings which have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is managing the HIV and AIDS national monument project on behalf of the Department of the Taoiseach, which chairs the Oversight Committee. The OPW project team is currently working on development and delivery of the project with artists Anaisa Franco and Michael R. DiCarlo, whose proposal ‘Embraced Loop’, was selected following a two-stage open...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Telecommunications Infrastructure (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (CPW) have issued licences to install telecommunications equipment on masts at Garda Stations to the following companies, all of which are licensed by ComReg to provide services in Ireland.Three Ireland (Hutchison) Ltd.Three Ireland Services (Hutchison) Ltd. (formerly O2 Ireland Ltd)Vodafone Ireland Ltd.Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd. (now known...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is undertaking five major flood relief schemes in County Clare, which are at various stages of design or construction. The Council is managing localised flood and coastal risks through the OPW's Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. The OPW also has arterial drainage responsibility in County Clare. The details are set out below. Shannon...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Additional time is needed to collate the required information. The OPW will respond to the Deputy directly on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Department recently announced that recognised households within Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge can now seek recognition to host up to sixteen students. Applications from households already registered within the scheme, and from new households registering for the first time, wishing to host additional students are currently being assessed by the Department. All households...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am informed by Údarás na Gaeltachta that the treatment facility in Ros an Mhíl is operating within, and fully compliant with, the terms of its approved discharge licence. I understand that the discharge is tested twice a month and that the results are made available to Galway County Council. The sewage transfer from An Tulach to Ros an Mhíl is carried out in...