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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (12 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works has responsibility for the conservation, maintenance and presentation of 780 National Monuments in State ownership or guardianship. The statutory role of the OPW in respect of this estate is set out in the National Monument Acts 1931-2023. The OPW is funded annually through the Oireachtas to care for and conserve this estate which is largely located in rural...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (12 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) manages a significant part of the State’s property portfolio including office buildings and heritage properties / visitor centres. The day to day management of the office buildings is carried out by the occupying Government Department / Body and therefore the provision of free sanitary products in offices open to the public is a matter for each...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regeneration Projects (12 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: In November 2024, The Office of Public Works (OPW) submitted a Preliminary Business Case in relation to the new office development at the Opera Site in Limerick to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation and is under consideration by both the Department and the OPW. Pending approval of the Preliminary Business Case, it is intended...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (12 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Whitechurch Stream Flood Alleviation Scheme is being led by South Dublin County Council and the River Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme is jointly led by South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council. Funding for both schemes is provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) and is part of the Government’s commitment of €1.3 billion for the delivery of flood relief...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (12 Feb 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. In 2018, the OPW completed the largest study of flood risk ever undertaken by the State: the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. The CFRAM Programme studied 80% of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Appointments (12 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Commissioners of Public Works (OPW) own lands at Lissywollen on the outskirts of Athlone. In 2024, following a request from the then Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), the OPW granted a licence to that Department to carry out works to the site for the provision of accommodation for International Protection Applicants in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (11 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: Coastal protection and localised flooding issues are matters, in the first instance, for each local authority to investigate and address. The Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme was introduced by the OPW on an administrative, non-statutory basis in 2009. The purpose of the scheme is to provide funding to local authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (11 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: Durrow Abbey, Co Offaly is located eight kilometres to the north of Tullamore on the N52 road to Kilbeggan. Durrow Cross, Church, Graveslabs and Motte, located in the Durrow Demesne, are National Monuments (No. 313 and 678) in the care of the Office of Public Works. In addition, St Columba's Church is a National Monument in State care and houses the Durrow High Cross and it is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: Galway County Council, is the lead authority for the Clifden Flood Relief Scheme and appointed engineering and environmental consultants in 2021. A draft options report for a flood relief scheme to manage the flood risk for some 24 properties has been presented by the consultant to the Council. The draft options report for Clifden Flood Relief Scheme is currently under review by Galway County...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for leading and co-ordinating the implementation of Ireland’s national flood policy, which includes the development of a planned programme of feasible works for flood relief schemes. In 2018, to facilitate the development of a programme of works, the OPW completed a strategic study - the national Catchment Flood Risk Assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (11 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Grade Number in Grade 2025 Number in Grade 2024 Number in Grade 2023 Apprentice Carpenter and Joiner 13 13 9 Carpenter 18 18 18 Carpenter (Chargehand) 4 4 4 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: In October 2024, the Office of Public Works, announced €5.8m in funding to Cork County Council for the installation of Individual Property Protection measures to homeowners and businesses impacted by the October 2023 flood event during Storm Babet across Midleton and East Cork. The Individual Property Protection Scheme is intended to help reduce the impact of flooding, mitigating the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) in partnership with Cork City Council are engaging proactively to progress the Glashaboy (Sallybrook/Glanmire) Flood Relief Scheme for Glanmire. The Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme includes the construction of new walls and earthen embankments, upgrades to existing culverts, the replacement of an existing bridge with a reinforced bridge at Hazelwood Shopping...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (6 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) have responsibility for providing office accommodation for a large number of Government Departments and State Agencies within the State, including the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The RSA have a number of priority locations around the country where accommodation for a Driving Test Centre (DTC) is required, including within the Drogheda area. In the last...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infectious Diseases (6 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works was not informed by Dublin Zoo of this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Planning Issues (6 Feb 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: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Loughcrew Megalithic Cemetery, also known as Slieve na Cailliaghe “the Hills of the Witch” are a group of Neolithic passage tombs near Oldcastle in County Meath. There are about thirty passage graves across this megalithic landscape, in varying states of preservation. The Office of Public Works (OPW) provides a seasonal guide service during the months of May to September to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: Further to a Government Decision in December 2014, it was agreed in principle that the Office of Public Works (OPW) would enter into an agreement with Limerick City & County Council (LCCC) to relocate the Revenue Commissioners to a proposed new office building to be developed as part of the urban regeneration project at the Opera Site in Limerick City. In 2022 a further Memorandum for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (5 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for the maintenance of arterial drainage schemes and flood relief schemes completed under the Arterial Drainage Acts, 1945 and 1995, as amended. The area concerned does not form part of any Arterial Drainage Scheme which falls under the remit of the OPW under this act. The OPW therefore has no responsibility for the maintenance of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The premises referred to is State owned and is part of the Office of Public Works (OPW) property portfolio. The building is currently being actively used by An Garda Síochána, pending decisions on its long term usage, in light of office accommodation requirements across OPW’s client base, including An Garda Síochána, and wider Government policy.