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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Bank Branch Closures (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Senator is rightly using his time in this House to articulate the concerns of people in this area. He is also setting down a very strong marker for the bank in respect of what may occur following the rationalisation decision. He is fully within his rights to raise this matter publicly on the floor of this House. I would like to believe that, following this exchange, the bank will, at...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Bank Branch Closures (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: Could I put on the record of the House the official reply so that we might have an exchange of questions if it is of some use because I am well aware of this issue? I have already dealt with it in this House in connection with County Kerry and in the other House in connection with one or two other areas. I understand the Senator's frustration as a representative of the people given the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: National Monuments (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. Elizabeth Fort, which I visited recently, is an Elizabethan star fort at Barrack Street in Cork city. Located close to St. Finbarr's cathedral, it is of considerable historical significance and possesses commanding views of the city and its surroundings. A functioning Garda station, known as Barrack Street Garda station, is located within the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: National Monuments (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Senator for his very kind remarks. The OPW is keen to move this issue on. Significant public investment was made in the ramparts some years ago by the OPW and of late people have not had an opportunity to see the views of Cork. I have taken a particular interest in this. Given the fact that we do not have the money to have tour guides there I am more than happy for Cork City...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: Maybe the Deputy should organise to be part of that.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has no responsibility for the maintenance of the river concerned. However, Kerry County Council has been in contact with the OPW South West Region to arrange for a visit by OPW engineers to see the site and this should take place in the near future. As stated in my response to the Deputy's previous Parliamentary Question in this matter tabled on 10th...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) appointed engineering consultants, RPS, in March 2012, to undertake the North Western – Neagh Bann CFRAM Study. The study is making good progress and is on target to meet its output targets. Under the study, which involves public consultation at key stages, flood risk and flood hazard maps will be drawn up by December 2013 and Flood Risk Management...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has no responsibility for the maintenance of the river concerned. However, Kerry County Council has been in contact with the OPW South West Region to arrange for a visit by OPW engineers to see the site and this should take place in the near future. As stated in my response to the Deputy's previous Parliamentary Question in this matter tabled on 10th...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) appointed engineering consultants, RPS, in March 2012, to undertake the North Western – Neagh Bann CFRAM Study. The study is making good progress and is on target to meet its output targets. Under the study, which involves public consultation at key stages, flood risk and flood hazard maps will be drawn up by December 2013 and Flood Risk Management...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (18 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am very much aware of the difficulties some people have been experiencing in securing insurance cover for flood risk at affordable prices or at all. In areas where flood defence and alleviation works have been carried out, I cannot accept that any property protected by significant public capital investment would not be able to receive a quotation for insurance at reasonable cost. In...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Upward Only Rent Reviews (18 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The list of premises currently leased by the Commissioners of Public Works which contain an “upwards only” rent review covenant, and the annual rent payable in each case is set out below. The Commissioners do not currently hold data relating to leases held by other State Bodies or Departments. The Commissioners of Public Works have not received any correspondence or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (18 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am very much aware of the difficulties some people have been experiencing in securing insurance cover for flood risk at affordable prices or at all. In areas where flood defence and alleviation works have been carried out, I cannot accept that any property protected by significant public capital investment would not be able to receive a quotation for insurance at reasonable cost. In...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Upward Only Rent Reviews (18 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The list of premises currently leased by the Commissioners of Public Works which contain an “upwards only” rent review covenant, and the annual rent payable in each case is set out below. The Commissioners do not currently hold data relating to leases held by other State Bodies or Departments. The Commissioners of Public Works have not received any correspondence or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Office of Public Works: Discussion with Minister of State (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I will make a brief comment on that. This is a big issue within the Department because, as the Chairman is aware, we are responsible for bringing forward major capital schemes on flood alleviation. This is a huge part of what we do, in conjunction with local authorities, which effectively become the funding agents, but we fund them on many schemes. We started a process of negotiation with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Office of Public Works: Discussion with Minister of State (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: It is a very robust. It is up to international standard. It is a disgrace that those communities, businesses and homeowners then find insurance companies will not insure them. I have said this directly to the insurance companies. The insurance companies need to understand the serious intent on our part to resolve this issue. They have claimed in the past that it is a lack of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Office of Public Works: Discussion with Minister of State (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I will take up that letter with the Irish Insurance Federation. It makes the argument that it is not aware of huge numbers of people who cannot obtain insurance. However, everywhere I go, and Deputies who speak to me on this issue say, there are very clear cases where people cannot get insurance cover. We need to bring this issue to a conclusion. In September, we gave the federation the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Office of Public Works: Discussion with Minister of State (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: We are not aware of any, but there could be some. We will come back to the Deputy on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Office of Public Works: Discussion with Minister of State (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: That just shows the Deputy's power.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Office of Public Works: Discussion with Minister of State (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: In effect, the problem is that our organisation does much work for other Departments at an agency level. Those Departments could take a decision not to advance a project in which our architects and surveyors would be involved. Those decisions would rest within the other Departments as we do a good deal of work for those Departments. The key area of genuine risk would be if we were to stop...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Office of Public Works: Discussion with Minister of State (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Deputy for his remarks. The whole question of property management is a key part of the public sector reform programme, about which the Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin, has spoken to this committee and the Committee of Public Accounts. We will be in a much better space when we get the memo through, which will help this organisation to move people around, with agreement, but in a...