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Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (29 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: The decentralisation project to Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, is currently awaiting review and decision from Government. In this regard the letting of the land is not a consideration at present.

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (29 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: Since 2009, the National Procurement Service (NPS) has been responsible for producing annual statistical information in relation to above-EU threshold procurement activity by the Irish public sector and providing these statistics to the European Commission. Current thresholds (valid from January 2010 to December 2011) above which tenders must be advertised in the Official Journal of the...

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (29 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: The site at St. Mary's Church, Thomastown, consists of the ruins of a thirteenth century church and a nineteenth century former Church of Ireland church, currently used as a private dwelling. The nineteenth century church is located within the boundary of the thirteenth century church. Both churches are situated within a walled graveyard. The thirteenth century church is a national monument...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: The River Tolka Flood Relief Scheme was undertaken by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on behalf of Dublin City Council, Meath County Council and Fingal County Council, who acted as the contracting authority and who undertook all public consultation before and during the construction works. The relevant councils also brought the works through the planning process. The final element to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works constantly benchmarks the rent it pays against rent paid for similar buildings in the private sector. Property consultants CBRE were commissioned in 2008 to benchmark OPW rental performance against market outcomes. The consultants found that overall, OPW are achieving comparable value for money. OPW has adopted a twin track approach to reducing the annual rent...

Flood Relief (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and giving me the opportunity to set out for the information of the House some issues regarding the Camac and Poddle rivers. Many residents of Dublin city suffered trauma on the night of 24 October. I take the opportunity to express my personal sympathy and concern to the victims of the flooding, in particular those who lost family members, and...

Flood Relief (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: I again thank the Deputy for raising the issue. Mine is a funding Department which gives out money based on applications received. Within the Department there is considerable expertise in engineering and hydrology. We will work with the local authorities concerned. I understand the Deputy's frustration at the length of time it is taking to have the report published. In each of the...

Community Legal Services (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: The Minister for Justice and Equality has asked me to thank Deputy Flanagan for providing him with the opportunity to debate this matter. The Minister understands that the Northside Community Law Centre, NCLC, which is based in the Northside Civic Centre, Dublin 17, has been in operation since 1975 and that it was the first community law centre in the Republic of Ireland. The Minister notes...

Community Legal Services (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: I appreciate the point the Deputy makes regarding the extraordinary work that goes on in the centre and the impact it has had on so many people who need recourse to legal advice but do not have means to get that privately. I understand from the reply that discussions are not ongoing and that the view of the Department of Social Protection is that this money is not being ring-fenced. I...

Community Legal Services (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: It needs to be. I advise the Deputy to raise it directly with both Ministers. I will certainly make sure that both Ministers are fully informed of the important contribution he has made here and the case he has put so eloquently for the law centre and its work.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works leases three buildings where the accommodation is presently unallocated. The cost of maintenance and security is included in expenditure attaching to service charges and the pertinent details are as follows: Westward Town Centre, Sligo, Co Sligo, service charge per annum: €2,630.16; Phoenix House, Conyngham Road, Dublin 8, service charge per annum: €85,000;...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: The use of rainwater harvesting systems in buildings is a relatively new practice in Ireland. It is not OPW policy to install such systems in all new buildings. However, for the last number of years the installation of these systems has been considered as part of the design process for new buildings. Rainwater harvesting systems have been installed in a number of projects to date including...

House Prices (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and for her reflective remarks concerning the proposal the chief executive officer of NAMA has made to the Minister for Finance. My understanding from the Minister is that the chief executive of NAMA has sought his agreement to the introduction of a deferred consideration mortgage initiative by the agency in respect of its domestic...

House Prices (23 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Deputy for the points she has made in this short debate. She has done a great service to the House in raising these issues. On behalf of the Minister for Finance, I remind the House that the matter is under consideration. When NAMA wrote to the Minister it sought his agreement and that of the Government to the proposed initiative. In all of these matters, a balance must be...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: 1The prototype bronze sheet was dismantled and the pieces are held in OPW stores in Dublin. The research material was put to use by Leinster House and it is currently available on the Oireachtas website. It can be accessed by searching the Members Database under the title 'Chronology of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas 1919 - 2011'.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (22 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: 1The Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently undertaking the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme which is designed to identify and assess areas, both coastal and inland, at risk of significant flooding. The purpose of the Programme is to: - produce detailed flood mapping in order to identify and map the existing and potential future flood hazard and risk areas;...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (22 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: Galway County Council has appointed consultants to carry out an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed flood relief scheme for the Dunkellin River (from Craughwell to Kilcolgan) and the Aggard Stream, and to complete the detailed design of the scheme to enable the necessary statutory consents to be obtained. In order to further the consultative process, another Public...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (22 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: Tender documentation for the fit-out of premises being acquired for An Garda Síochána in Glanmire is currently in preparation. Subject to a satisfactory outcome to the planning application process, it is expected that tenders for the works will be invited in the first quarter of 2012. To ensure competitive tendering, it is not proposed to disclose the project budget prior to requesting...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (22 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 to 212, inclusive, together. The table answers Questions Nos. 209 to 211, inclusive. Information on contract placement is available currently for the years 2008-2010 relates to above-EU threshold contracts only and is contained in the tabular statement below. Data in respect of 2011 will not be available until the third quarter 2012 as this data is...

Regulatory Bodies (17 Nov 2011)

Brian Hayes: I thank Deputy McCarthy for raising this very important matter. As the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, stated in the Seanad some time ago, he does not propose to change the NAMA legislation at this stage. NAMA has advised that in agreeing business plans with debtors, it normally looks for a reduction of 50% to 75% in overall costs and that any remuneration paid to debtors comes from...