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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (1 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: 78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the protocols in place with the Residential Tenancies Board to respond to property owners who contact the board (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10510/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Museum Projects (28 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. announced her approval to proceed to the design phase of the Natural History Museum redevelopment project on 4thJanuary 2023. During this phase of the project the OPW will be working with the National Museum of Ireland and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (28 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW's Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme provides funding to local authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works or studies, costing up to €0.75 million each, to address localised flooding and coastal protection problems within their administrative areas. Under this scheme, the OPW has provided funding to Mayo County Council for the construction...

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 a routine inspection early last year at Shannon Garda Station raised concerns in respect to cracking observed in the external façade of the building. The OPW appointed external consultants to investigate the cause of this cracking and the consultant’s report confirmed the presence of pyrite in the external leaf of the building. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (28 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The information sought by the Deputy is being compiled by the Office of Public Works that will provide an answer to the Deputy regarding the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (28 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) arterial drainage maintenance programme comprises 11,500km of river channel and approximately 800km of embankments. This provides drainage for 260,000 hectares of agricultural lands, as well as a level of protection from flooding to infrastructure, including in excess of 21,000 properties, 2,400 kilometres of roads and 77 towns and villages. The...

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...