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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: I have just one question. On page 60, subhead B12, national recovery and resilience plan, there was €61 million in 2024 in capital expenditure, which is down to €30 million in 2025. What was that €61 million originally for? What was the outturn in 2024 and what is the €30 million in 2025 for?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: What was being done there?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: What works are being done?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Is the €30 million this year for the same projects?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Could I get a breakdown of the 2024 actual expenditure and the split between the projects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: I wish to draw the attention of the Minister of State to three issues even though he may not have the answers. He may have some knowledge of the third issue, so perhaps the meeting could go into private session at that stage. The three issues relate to my hometown of Baltinglass in west County Wicklow. First, locals have expressed concerns about the safety of the structure of the 12th...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: I know, and I expected that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: If the Minister of State and his officials have any knowledge, then they can raise their hands and we can go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Second, the monks did a lot of work on the nearby River Slaney about 1,000 years ago to divert. There is a weir connected to the river. It is suffering erosion and is in danger of being washed away. This is an historic feature of the Slaney. It is right beside the abbey. The monks diverted the river for milling works. I have written to the OPW on this issue. I want to find out who is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Tidy Towns has written to the Minister of State as well. Third is a bigger issue in many respects, although all these issues are important. I wish to bring the Minister of State’s attention to this fact and history. The Baltinglass area has nine hillforts. It has by far the highest density of hillforts in the entire country. A lot of research work was done by professors and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Before I go further, as this is the first time I have taken the Chair, I will make the following declaration. I do solemnly declare that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my knowledge and ability execute the office of Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Committee of Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach and without fear or favour apply the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: I ask the Minister of State to provide a note to this committee from tomorrow's meeting on Castletown House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Other members have done that here today. We realise we will only get answers later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: That is fully understood.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: You are not an oracle. You cannot answer everything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: I thank the Minister of State and his officials. That concludes the joint committee's business in public session for today. The meeting now stands adjourned until Wednesday, 9 July when the committee will meet in private session at 2.30 p.m.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (2 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding an application for a sports hall made by a school in 2018 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36542/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: 13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government following the publication of the national planning framework, if he will advise when the local authorities will receive their revised population figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35827/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: Following the publication of the national planning framework, NPF, will the Minister of State advise when the local authorities will receive their revised population figures? It is important that these guidelines are rolled out to county councils as soon as possible to allow them to amend their county development plans and local area plans. Because of the delay, I have seen a planning...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Edward Timmins: On a related matter, I want to bring up the issue of headroom. At this stage, no guidance has been issued on this. From my experience of development plans, the previous directive from the Office of the Planning Regulator was 0% headroom, which is very misguided. It is imperative that there is a considerable percentage headroom because in practice many sites will not be developed for...