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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: Arrangements are being made for scaffolding to be erected on the site at Mooghaun Fort to allow the specific trees that need to be felled to be identified so that the viewing platform can be installed. Contact has also been established with Coillte who will carry out the work on the trees and the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht which needs to provide the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Convention Centre (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: The National Conference Centre (NCC), now known as the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD), was procured by means of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Contract awarded to Spencer Dock Convention Centre Dublin Limited (SDCCD). Under the terms of the Contract, SDCCD were required to design, build and finance the Convention Centre and also to operate and maintain it, under licence, for a period of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: Under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, as amended, the Office of Public Works is responsible for the maintenance of arterial drainage schemes completed under the Act. This responsibility does not extend to the construction of new bridges on existing schemes. The OPW is investigating whether the access structure in question forms part of an arterial drainage scheme under its care.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: Details of the current applications from Leitrim, Roscommon and Galway County Councils under the OPW's Minor Flood Mitigation Works Scheme are given in the table below. The applications are being considered currently in accordance with the scheme eligibility criteria and having regard to the overall availability of resources for flood risk management. Galway County Council Project...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (15 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has to date approved funding of €891,000 to Kerry County Council under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme for coastal protection measures in the county. It is open to Kerry County Council to apply for further funding under the Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the revised eligibility criteria for coastal...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I have referred to some of the remarks made by Senator Barrett. I do not disagree with him. My personal view is that more needs to be done on expenditure than tax but we must get the balance right. With regard to capital expenditure we had many vanity projects in the past 15 years. At one point we spent ¤9 billion a year on capital projects. What value did we obtain from these? The...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: The previous Government and this one-----

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: The previous Government and this one over a period of three years have reduced by ¤2.5 billion the amount we spend when public salaries and pensions are summed up. We do not sing about this and we need to. We need to explain to the public the enormous reductions in public sector pay and pensions of ¤2.5 billion made over a three-year period. It is enormous. When we speak internationally...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: It has been done with the support of Fianna Fáil. On the question Senator Harte asked about the Credit Review Office, I agree we need to do more but some very important things are happening in the micro-finance area. I have seen cases in my constituency of people who could not get money from the banks obtaining micro-funding for very small businesses. The temporary loan guarantees are...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank my colleagues for their very informed and constructive contributions to this very important debate. Senator Harte summed it up very well when he spoke about the economic war through which we are living. This is an economic war and is about the survival of the country. When I studied economics the people who taught me made it clear that when an economy has a debt to GDP ratio of...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: We have shown that by taking money out of the economy in a fair way and getting the balance right between tax and expenditure, we can still resuscitate the economy. The good news - if there is any good news - is that there is only ¤8.5 billion to go, but arguably it is the most difficult ¤8.5 billion because so much of the low-hanging fruit has been taken out already.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I did not interrupt the Senator.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thought the Senator realised his party lost the election, but it has still taken him nearly two years to realise it.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I want to make something clear to the Senator because he is a very slow learner in this regard. We will ensure that the economy comes out of the negative territory in which his party left it. We will ensure the economy grows in so far as we can. As I have repeatedly said, the economy is a bit like a cork bobbing up and down on a huge ocean. More than any economy in western Europe we are...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I fully agree.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I got a copy of it.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am grateful for the opportunity to address the House on the theme of where the economy stands. The Government's policies are beginning to bear fruit and the economy is showing signs of growth, which is the first step towards our national recovery. The aim of Government policy is to improve living standards for all. A growing economy and an improved jobs market are essential...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311 and 315 together. Ba mar seo leanas a bhí cúrsaí caiteachais san Ionad: Eilimintí Neamh-Phá Pá 2011 €62,187 €165,891 2012 €52,831 €140,496 (go críoch Dheireadh Fómhair) Baineann na figiúirí pá le baill foirne agus foireann treorach atá fostaithe san Ionad....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: Designs for the interpretive panels to be erected in the grounds at Durrow church will be finalised early in 2013. The fabrication of the panels will be tendered following receipt of the final design and it is hoped that the panels will be in place for the 2013 summer season. The original contract for 2010 was cancelled.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works will publicly advertise a tender for the management of the facility in the week commencing 3rd December 2012. The security service for the facility will be a part of this tender. There have been no recent tenders for the management of this facility.