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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (7 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works has progressed to detailed design phase for plans to refurbish the existing visitor centre at Dún Aonghasa. The design scheme includes provision of new and enhanced visitor interpretation for the Monument and the upgrading of ancillary facilities and landscaping work connected to the visitor centre. The wider project also provides for investment in new signage...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy is right with regard to households and the impact flooding has on businesses and amenities. The day I visited with the Deputy, I saw first-hand the impact it could have on communities. These communities are leading through a bottom-up approach. They are being supported in no small way by Údarás na Gaeltachta, chomh maith le Roinn na Gaeltachta a bhí in aonach linn...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Coastal Erosion (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Without getting in to the specifics of this issue, Deputies will have heard me say often that the single biggest threat to this country is from the sea. Coastal communities are living in the terrifying situation that we have witnessed in the past number of years where the Atlantic and the south seas unleash unbelievable, horrific amounts of energy on to communities. The damage it causes and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Coastal Erosion (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Officials from the OPW, with Cork County Council which is the lead agency for the protection of the bank, were present on the day. I know discussions are continuing. It would be disingenuous for me to say we will be able to protect every acre of land into the future. That is not possible. It is no accident that most people in this country live in coastal communities. It is a settlement...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Ta Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí, i gcomhpháirtíocht le Comhairle Contae Chorcaí, ag dul i ngleic go réamhghníomhaíoch leis an rogha is fearr a chur chun cinn le haghaidh scéim faoisimh thuilte inmharthana do Bhaile Bhuirne agus Baile Mhic Íre, a chosnóidh 90 réadmhaoin ó riosca suntasach ó thuilte. Cork County Council, which will...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Níl an OPW ag seasamh siar in aon chor. It would not be unusual for us to appoint local authorities as the lead agents in some schemes and for us to be the lead agents in other areas. In County Limerick, which is my home area, Limerick City and County Council is the lead authority for a number of the schemes we are developing. The OPW leads in some cases. It is not the case that we...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Coastal Erosion (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which is of huge importance to our Department and the Government as a whole. The Government has established an interdepartmental group on managing coastal change to scope out an approach to the development of a national co-ordinated and integrated strategy to manage the projected impact of coastal change on our coastal communities, economies,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Monuments (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: With a national monument of this nature, ducting and underground cabling can be quite a difficult issue, especially if it involves high-resolution cameras. There is no power source at that location. Taking all that into consideration, the only commitment I will give is that we will re-engage with Clare County Council and An Garda Síochána on this. If we put up cameras, there...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Monuments (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 117 together. The matter concerning the proposed installation of CCTV at Clare Abbey has been previously raised in discussions with the local authority and local stakeholders and in my presence as well during a visit to the abbey. The deployment of security measures across the national heritage estate is kept under constant review by OPW. Security...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Monuments (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Deputies. Returning to Deputy Carey's original comment with respect to County Clare, the OPW has put a fairly big footprint in the county in the past number of years with the work we have done in Cloonlara, Ennis, Springfield, Lahinch and Kilkee on the flood risk side, notwithstanding all of the other issues we have. I acknowledge both Deputies for the support they have given...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Monuments (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: If that is unparliamentary language, a Cathaoirligh Gníomhaigh, I will-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Offshore Islands (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tá caomhnú agus cosaint an Bhlascaoid Mhóir fós ríthábhachtach d’Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí. Tá feabhsaithe beartaithe ag an oifig don séasúr atá le teacht i mbliana agus cinnteoidh sé sin go bhfuil rochtain shábháilte ag cuairteoirí. Cuirfear tús arís le seirbhísí báid do...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Offshore Islands (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tuigimid in Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an oileán, ní hamháin d’oidhreacht agus do stair áitiúil iarthar Chiarraí ach de bharr an tsaibhris bithéagsúlachta atá ar an oileán freisin. Ar an ábhar sin, tá sé an-tábhachtach domsa, ní hamháin mar Aire Stáit le...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Offshore Islands (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am reminded that during my last visit to the island with Deputy Griffin, the Dáil on the island was pointed out to me. The Cathaoirleach Gníomhach will be familiar with this too. I then asked about the name of a strand that was within sight and earshot where more than one or two seals were roaring and bawling. The person who was with us said, "Well, we call that the Seanad"....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Budgets (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: As a consequence of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the infrastructure developed by my Office, acting on an agency basis, for the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine and the Department of Health/HSE, was required to conduct checks and controls.  Compliance with the Union Customs Code (UCC) remains a key driver for the need for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Risk Management (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised that the Glashaboy River Flood Relief Scheme is being progressed by Cork City Council. The Office of Public Works (OPW) in partnership with Cork City Council are engaging proactively to progress the flood relief scheme for Glanmire.   The Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme was confirmed in January 2021 by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform under the Arterial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Risk Management (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 133 together. I am advised that further to the Deputies questions on this matter, Galway City Council, as Project Sponsor and Contracting Authority, is leading the development of the Coirib go Cósta – Galway City Flood Relief Scheme, with technical advice and funding being provided by the Office of Public Works. The primary objective of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Risk Management (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Engineering and environmental consultants appointed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) and local authorities, under the current national programme of major flood relief schemes, as part of the National Development Plan, do assess the potential to enhance local public realm and environment within reasonable costs as part of a scheme’s overall design for at risk communities. While...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Monuments (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am aware that Louth County Council's County Development Plan includes an ambition to upgrade the public realm in the vicinity of St Laurence’s Gate in Drogheda. No further details or scheme have been made available to my Office. The local authority are best placed to update the Deputy on its own plans in this respect and the Office of Public Works will be happy to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Sites (2 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Oldbridge Estate was purchased by the State in 2000, due to its national significance as the site of the historic Battle of the Boyne. Following extensive renovation and development, the Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, located in Oldbridge House, opened to the public in summer 2008. In 2022, a Conservation Management Plan of the Estate was commissioned by OPW, to include Oldbridge...