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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Ballincollig Weir is on the River Lee and is adjacent to the Regional Park in Ballincollig.  The original weir was built in the 1790’s in order to divert water to the Gunpowder Mills, but appears to have had work carried out in more modern times.  The weir had apparently been in disrepair for many years before a breach occurred in December 2014, which has left the weir in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works has facilitated limited, controlled access to St Laurence Gate in recent years, for community events such as the All-Ireland Fleadh, Heritage Week and the Drogheda Arts Festival. On these occasions, access was strictly by ticket only which had to be booked in advance due to the physical constraints within the monument and the significant health and safety...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (24 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to investigate and address. All Local Authorities may carry out flood mitigation works, using either their own resources, or by applying for funding under the OPW Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under this scheme, applications are considered for projects that are estimated to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Archaeological Sites (24 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I would be happy to visit Árann to visit Dún Aengus to see the site and I look forward to doing so, Diary permitting, before the summer recess.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The status of schemes currently being implemented, as well as those proposed, for Cork County, is set out below. In respect of the Bandon, Skibbereen and Clonakilty Flood Relief Schemes, which have all reached substantial completion, I refer the Deputy to the responses issued to questions 251, 252 and 253 on the 9thSeptember 2021. Bantry The Bantry Flood Relief Scheme is being progressed by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Promotion (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Deputy MacSharry for raising this issue. I am taking this Topical Issue matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin. I should clarify the respective roles of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and its agency Fáilte Ireland in respect of national tourism development. The Department's role lies primarily in the area of national...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Promotion (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy answered his last question himself. He asked what the Government's role is and if it relates to policy. I answered that question. The first sentence in my initial response was that the role of the Department relates primarily to policy. I am a former Minister of State in the Department with responsibility for tourism. The role of the Department is the formulation of policy and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Island Communities (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Unusual.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Island Communities (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: In the Minister's original response, it is clear that whether by cable car or by boat, Cork County Council has a responsibility to provide access to the island. It is not acceptable to just cut it. Cutting it without consultation is not acceptable. It is the statutory authority that is obliged under the law, which we passed in this House, to provide access to that island for those...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Island Communities (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is in the Minister's response to this as well.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Irish Water (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will certainly raise the issue the Deputy has articulated with the Minister of State, Deputy Burke. I recall that when the issue of group water schemes being taken in charge was discussed in a previous Dáil, a lot of the issues raised by the Deputy I also raised as a Deputy on the Government side. It is a pity that the Deputy's party was not as supportive of group water schemes...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Irish Water (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am glad the Deputy has accepted it.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Island Communities (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Heather Humphreys. I am aware of the concerns expressed by the residents of Dursey, the farming community which has animals on the island and those that promote tourism in the region regarding the recent decision by Cork County Council to withdraw the existing cable car service to Dursey Island in order to carry out maintenance works....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Irish Water (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will take this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke. I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and providing me with the opportunity to address this matter. I understand that Irish Water has taken in charge more than 170 group water schemes since it took over responsibility for public water services from the local authorities in January 2014. Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The grade and pay-scale of all OPW architectural grades is contained in the following table. Grade - Nos. Administrative Officer ARCHITECT - PPC 41 Higher Executive Officer ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT GRADE 1 8 Higher Executive Officer ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT GRADE 1 PPC 3 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The grade and pay-scale of all OPW engineering grades is contained in the following table. OPW does not employ any chemical engineers. Grade Payscale Number employed at 14.02.2022 Principal Officer ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER OPW  7 Assistant Principal ENGINEER GRADE 1 CIVIL 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (17 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme was introduced by the Government in 2017 to address the very serious flooding of those homes that flooded in the Winter of 2015/16, including those homes flooded by turloughs.  To be eligible for assistance under this once-off Scheme, a homeowner had to meet a number of conditions, including that floodwater entered and damaged the building...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) is the registering authority for property in Ireland, established under the Property Services (Regulation) Act, 2011.  The PSRA fulfils this mission through licensing and regulating Property Services Providers (i.e. auctioneers or estate agents, letting agents and management agents).  The remit of the PSRA includes, licensing all...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has engaged with NAMA, its debtors and receivers,  on a number of occasions since its establishment in relation to  properties that were secured to Nama.  It will be appreciated by the Deputy that due to the sensitive nature of the work carried out by NAMA all engagement was necessarily on a strictly confidential basis.  Due to the passage...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defective Building Materials (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works carefully and professionally specifies its building materials and supervises their use and installation with qualified architects and engineers. We have not detected any mica problems in Donegal or elsewhere in OPW designed and supervised projects.