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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (28 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: A review of the Graduate Architect Scheme is currently in progress and is expected to be completed shortly. The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland pay graduate architects directly and set the pay scale for their graduates. The OPW reimburse the RIAI for this service. Pay increases for graduate architects are not a matter for individual Departments or Offices to negotiate as consistency...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public works can confirm that refurbishment works, with costs in excess of €5,000, were carried out to Garda Stations in Meath Garda division in 2022 and to-date in 2023. The Garda Stations along with the nature and status of the works is outlined in the table below. Meath Division Garda Stations Description of works where the costs were in excess...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commemorative Events (23 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW, in partnership with Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, undertook a comprehensive restoration of the Custom House Visitor Centre in 2021. This venture was one of the key ‘Decade of Centenaries’ legacy projects and was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the burning of the Custom House in May 2021. The total budget...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Harbours and Piers (23 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have been advised that the Office of Public Works approved funding of €90,000 in 2015 under its Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme to Galway County Council in respect of a Coastal Erosion and Flood Risk Management study for Inishbofin Island as a whole, including the issues of concern at the East End Pier. Galway County Council has since commissioned and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Cathaoirleach, and I am pleased to before the committee again to present the 2023 Revised Estimates for the OPW. The gross allocation for 2023 is just shy of €617 million, which comprises €126 million for flood risk management and €491 million to be invested in estate management. The structure of the OPW Vote remains unchanged. However, in line with the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Deputy Doherty for his question. He is right; I was in Donegal shortly after the meeting last year. I met with the CEO and director of services. I was in a number of locations across the county, not only seeing the projects that have yet to be commenced within the CFRAM programme, but those that are well under way. It is worth pointing out that the Office of Public Works already...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: That decision has already been made. By including it in CFRAM, we, the Government and everybody accepts the towns and cities that need to be protected, including Limerick, Cork, Galway and Enniscorthy. They are all over the country. We have to operate on the basis of presenting an application, which, in this case, is led by a local authority, to a planning authority, whether that is An...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Yes, it would.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I asked the county council if it was satisfied with the level of resources it had from OPW support when I was there last year and it made it clear that it was. It was leading most of the CFRAM delivery in County Donegal, with the exception of one, which I think is in Burnfoot, which we are leading ourselves. We know that Donegal is a highly vulnerable county. So are Galway, Mayo and Kerry....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: As I said before, I think in advance of that, once Donegal County Council has completed its business case, the OPW will not be found wanting. We have not been found wanting with respect to any application that has come from the council, including about the appointment of staff. All the staffing levels will be required to collect the preliminary data in advance of any scheme being designed....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Hold on a second. I have correspondence.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: If the Deputy is going to ask me a question, let me answer it. We have engaged with Donegal County Council and we want to support it. It has to produce a business case to us that will allow us to approve the appointment of another engineer who will be able to specifically work on this scheme. When that is done, the OPW will not be found wanting. With regard to the presentation where...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I did not say that.