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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Land Swaps (25 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: In 1994 Wexford Borough Council agreed to transfer land at Crescent Quay/Anne Street, Wexford Town to the Commissioners of Public Works in return for a site at King Street, Wexford Town, owned by the Commissioners. New Government Offices accommodating a number of Government Departments were constructed on the Crescent Quay/Anne Street site by the Commissioners of Public Works The legal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Tenders (25 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: An open competition was held in July 2011 to establish a Framework for the provision of Managed Print Services (MPS) to the public sector. The Request for Tender for MPS was advertised, in accordance with the EC Procurement Directives, on e-Tenders and in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). 15 tender responses were received, of which seven tenderers were selected to be...

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: I will be ready when representatives of the IFA come knocking on my door. I was also asked about Dunkellin in south Galway. The real problem in that area is presented by the local topography and it is a very difficult issue to sort out. We are working with Galway County Council, with which we have developed a very good relationship on foot of the significant flooding that has occurred in...

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am not so certain about that, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I was asked if this was all my fault. I was in a shop in my constituency recently and I happened to say to the lady selling me the newspaper that it was a very wet day. She turned to me and said it was all my fault. It is amazing how quickly the public understands who is now responsible for the mess others have created. I thank...

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: -----who did a fine job in the Department. One of the great advantages of having the CFRAM process, which is long, tortuous and takes five years between the draft, the preliminary, the agreement and the lodging of plans, is that for the first time, we will have some national standard when it comes to the provision of flood maps. That will have a huge impact in terms of future development...

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am not contradicting the science; I am just trying to be objective about it and not political like the Senator. With all due respect, the Senator would have had more to say at the start of the debate than at the end of it if he had been better informed. On the question Senator Sheahan raised concerning Mallow and Fermoy, he is absolutely right that very significant investment has occurred...

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: It happened yesterday.

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: I agree.

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: It would not be as cheap to relocate the Senator.

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Senator could join the Government.

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: It solved the problem.

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: I was referring to this summer.

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: That was this summer.

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am very grateful for the opportunity to address the Seanad on matters relating to flooding and flood prevention for which I am responsible as Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works. The summer of 2012 was a very poor one with cold and wet weather across all areas of the country. Preliminary reviews by Met Éireann confirm what we all experienced at individual...

Topical Issue Debate: Bank Branch Closures (19 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: As the Deputy will be aware and notwithstanding the fact that the State is a significant shareholder in AIB, the Government must ensure that the bank is run on a commercial, cost effective and independent basis to ensure the value of the bank as an asset to the State, as per the memorandum on economic and financial policies agreed with the European Commission, the European Central Bank and...

Topical Issue Debate: Bank Branch Closures (19 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Deputy made a number of valid points. Having raised the matter in public, it falls on AIB to reply to him directly, as it has responsibility for the rationalisation programme that has been announced. The Deputy expressed forcefully the local opinion of some of the decisions that have been taken. I understand that where it has been decided to close a branch or part of a branch, a branch...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: While their usage is not mandatory for non-commercial Semi State bodies, such bodies may continue to avail of any of the national contracts put in place by the National Procurement Service (NPS).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Tenders (18 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: Managed Print Services (MPS) is a unique office print solution, where a supplier provides an all inclusive service based on an on-going per click charge, that includes the provision of print/imaging devices at no capital cost to the public sector body. The supplier in effect, provides the full infrastructure required for all day-to-day office printing. Research carried out by the National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (18 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has placed a contract for the repair of one of the bridges that is currently closed off. This work is scheduled to be completed during October, 2013. A procurement process has been initiated for the erection of a new bridge to replace the other existing bridge that is beyond repair. The dredging of the pond is an item of work that OPW has scheduled to take place...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Refurbishment (18 Sep 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am advised by the Office of Public Works (OPW) that preparation of design and contract documentation for this project is at an advanced stage. The project is one of a number of priorities identified by An Garda Síochána to the OPW and will be progressed to tender and construction stages when funding becomes available. The project will continue to be kept under review in that context.