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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Office of Public Works (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I cannot do that and the Deputy knows that. I cannot negotiate on the floor of the Dáil on a commercially sensitive matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Office of Public Works (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Excuse me, I am replying to the Deputy. I cannot do what she has asked. Three meetings were held on 3 June, 24 August and 23 September. Another will take place and if subsequent meetings have to take place, the OPW will do that in a constructive fashion. We will do that on the basis that we want to get resolution to this matter. While this has been investigated by the Committee of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the former Garda stations in Ardagh and Ballinalee County Longford are vacant. There are no vacant former Garda stations in Co. Westmeath. In May of this year, my officials wrote to 12 local authorities advising them of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme funding that is available from the Department of Community and Rural Development....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 90 together. The Phoenix Park is a historic landscape of international importance and one of the largest designed landscapes in any European city. The Park extends to 1752 acres and represents a unique natural and cultural landscape that is both a historic park and a city park and which provides a setting for a range of activities and amenities. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am delighted to advise that essential works at Carlow Castle have been completed and the site is available to the public since 29thOctober 2021. There was a need to put some localised fencing in place to keep visitors at a distance from the face of certain walls within the castle complex. These areas were highlighted as potential hazards during the recent work and until further structural...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Government has allowed for €1 billion of capital investment in Flood Risk Management to 2030 as part of the National Development Plan. This allocation is to allow the OPW, in collaboration with Local Authority Delivery Partners, to continue implementation of its comprehensive programme of investment in flood relief schemes nationally. The Office of Public Works has planned...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: A Programme for Government included for a ‘pilot programme of station re-openings’ throughout the country, including Leighlinbridge Garda Station. Tenders for the refurbishment works were issued to contractors in July and submissions returned in August 2021. The evaluation of tenders submitted is now complete. This matter is the subject of ongoing discussion between An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) prime responsibility in this area is the management of flood risk.The OPW does not have responsibility for the preparation of a national coastal erosion strategy. The OPW's prime responsibility in this area is the management of flood risk. However, the Government has established an Inter-Departmental Group on Managing Coastal Change to scope out an approach...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW has an on-going relationship with the former Rivers Agency (now part of the Dept. for Infrastructure, Rivers, Northern Ireland) (DfI Rivers), which is the Competent Authority for the implementation of the 'Floods' Directive in Northern Ireland. In 2009, the OPW and Dfl Rivers agreed to establish a Cross-Border Co-ordination Group to co-ordinate the implementation of the ‘EU...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The SkibbereenFlood Relief Scheme was substantially completed on 6th June 2019.All known defects arising from the construction have been remedied, with some delays as a result of Covid-19. Planning for the operation and maintenance of the scheme is ongoing in conjunction with Cork County Council, who will act as agents of the OPW in carrying out the statutory operation and maintenance of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 111 together. The Government has noted the study by the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group that supports a programme of strategic maintenance to help mitigate flooding along the Shannon and a further study on the removal of a series of constrictions or ‘pinch points’ through the Shannon Callows that can help...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised that flood defences in the Spanish Arch and docks area of Galway city are being developed as part of the Coirib go Cósta – Galway City Flood Relief Scheme. Galway City Council, as Project Sponsor and Contracting Authority, is leading the development of the Scheme, with technical advice and funding provided by the Office of Public Works. The Project is currently in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disability Services (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Due to the detailed nature request of this request, I will reply direct to Deputy Cairns

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Arklow Flood Relief Scheme is being progressed by Wicklow County Council, with support and full funding provided by the Office of Public Works under the OPW’s Capital Flood Relief Programme. As part of this scheme, Wicklow County Council intends to undertake engineering works along the Avoca River to mitigate the risk of flooding, including in the Ferrybank area. A planning...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Flood Risk Management Plan (FRMP) for the Shannon River Basin, launched in 2018, includes a recommendation to progress a flood relief scheme for Ballinasloe. A Project Steering Group, comprising representatives from the Office of Public Works as Contracting Authority, and Galway County Council as project partners, is in place to progress the Scheme under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The re-opening of Bawnboy Garda Station is part of the 'Pilot Programme of Station re-openings'. The tender evaluation for Bawnboy Garda Station is now complete. This matter is the subject of ongoing discussion between An Garda Síochána and the Office of Public Works. The programme for the works will take about 12 weeks to complete.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Due to the detailed nature of the request I am advised that my colleagues will respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Vacant Sites (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Public Works (OPW) manages and maintains a substantial and complex estate - approximately 2,500 properties and sites valued at around €3.3 billion. It is a diverse portfolio that includes office accommodation for all Government Departments, the property estate for An Garda Síochána and numerous properties for many State Agencies....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Flood Risk Management Plan (FRMP) for the Erriff - Clew Bay - Blacksod – Broadhaven river basin launched in 2018 includes a recommendation to progress a flood relief scheme for Clifden to alleviate fluvial flooding from the Owenglin River. In March 2021, Galway Co. Council, acting as the Contracting Authority for the project, invited tenders for the appointment of a consultant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Natural Water Retention Measures (NWRM) Working Group was established to advise the National Technical Implementation Group of the Water Framework Directive on the use of NWRM as part of a broader suite of mitigation measures that could contribute to the achievement of environmental objectives set out in the second River Basin Management Plan. The working group met three times in 2019 and...