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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (4 May 2017)

Seán Canney: The number of boats plying for the business to bring visitors to Skellig Michael has varied considerably over the years. At peak and prior to the OPW’s intervention in the early 1990’s when it moved to regulate the activity, there were up to 25 boats operating. This was considered to be unsustainable on conservation grounds and a system of restrictions on permits was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (4 May 2017)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 to 148, inclusive, together. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is delivering a multi-annual programme of capital investment in flood defence measures, with €430 million provided for in the Capital Investment Plan 2016 to 2021. Since 2009, a number of major flood defence schemes have been completed in the Shannon catchment area including Ennis Upper...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (3 May 2017)

Seán Canney: I am advised that an application for funding under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection scheme has been submitted by Cork County Council for a project at Ballintubber, Carrigtohill, Co Cork and is currently under consideration in the Office of Public Works (OPW). Cork County Council will be the implementing authority for the proposed works and the Council will be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (3 May 2017)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 212 together. The OPW continues to progress all legal matters relating to the acquisition of the site for the new station as a matter of high priority and has completed its role in the acquisition of the property. Until the acquisition process is fully completed it is not possible to determine or advise on the exact details on costs, location, stage or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (3 May 2017)

Seán Canney: There are no plans currently to do any works at Maynooth Castle such as are described in the Deputy’s Question. The building is in a good state of conservation and continues to be maintained in good order by the Office of Public Works, but no capital investment to create new visitor facilities is contemplated at this time. Maynooth currently operates as a seasonal site, open to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (3 May 2017)

Seán Canney: I refer the Deputy to my previous reply on this matter on the 12 April, 2017. Kildare County Council (KCC) is the Contracting Authority for the Lower Morrell River Flood Relief Scheme and the Council is managing and overseeing the necessary work to progress the scheme. Formal approval of the scheme and its funding by the Office of Public Works (OPW) will happen when the Council and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: The information requested is shown in the table and relates to the allocations for capital investment on flood risk management in the Vote of the Office of Public Works: 2015 2016 Allocation €61.284m €52.561m Outturn €48.368m €51.856m Expenditure on the flood relief programme in 2015 was less than budgeted for due primarily to delays in the planned...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: The Office of Public Works is responsible for the care and conservation of the Monuments at Carrowkeel and is interested, in the context of a sustainable tourism model, in working with others to develop a good standard public access to the site. However, my Office does not control any land outside the immediate area of the Monuments and is not therefore in a position to either do the work to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: In March 2014, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Insurance Ireland (II), the representative body for the insurance industry in Ireland, and the Office of Public Works (OPW). This Memorandum sets out principles of how the two organisations will work together to ensure that appropriate and relevant information on completed OPW flood defence schemes is provided to insurers to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: The pumps referred to by the Deputy were installed and are maintained by the Office of Public Works (OPW) for the purpose of providing outfall during the farming (summer grazing) period, generally for 6 to 7 months of the year. They are not intended for use outside of this period, except in the event of low-lying properties being at risk during a flood event. The pumps have been in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Homeowners Voluntary Relocation Scheme (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: Last month, the Government agreed the administrative arrangements for a Homeowners Voluntary Relocation Scheme for those primary residential properties that flooded during Winter 2015/2016. This is a national scheme of humanitarian assistance, targeting aid at those worst affected properties, for which there are no alternative feasible measures. This scheme will include a farmer’s...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: The Interdepartmental Flood Policy Co-ordination Group is considering the estimated costs and benefits associated with the introduction of any potential individual property protection (IPP) scheme. The Group is being informed by two different pilot projects, which are currently underway in Thomastown and Graiguenamanagh in County Kilkenny and Crossmolina in County Mayo. In respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: On foot of a request from An Garda Síochána (AGS), the Office of Public Works (OPW) has developed draft proposals for the internal refurbishment of Tubbercurry Garda Station and the construction of a new extension to the rear to provide additional office accommodation and other facilities for the Station party. These proposals were forwarded to AGS for review and a response is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: The issues raised in the correspondence are complex and have required the participation of a number of staff in different Departments to research and present the material properly. I understand that a full response to the correspondence in question will be issued in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: A report relating to the coastal erosion risk management study for the area in question was submitted by Clare County Council to this office in 2016.This report and the proposals contained therein were discussed at a meeting between the Office of Public Works (OPW), Clare County Council and the Consultants in September 2016. The OPW are awaiting a revised proposal from Clare County Council...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: I am advised that no application has been received under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection scheme for the area referred to in the Deputy’s question. I would emphasise that the Minor Works scheme is not a grant scheme for individual householders or community groups and is not operated in that way. It is a funding programme between OPW and local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: Flood risk from run-off water within an urban context (i.e., urban storm water drainage) is of a very different nature from fluvial and coastal flooding in terms of both mechanisms and methods to manage and reduce the risk, and is a matter for the Local Authorities. The OPW Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Studies are focusing on managing the flood risks from fluvial...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: There are no plans to remove cost benefit criteria from the assessment of capital works funding proposals. In relation to applications for funding for minor capital works a review of the Office of Public Works Minor Works Scheme is currently under way with a view to examining the criteria for consideration within the Scheme, including for example the various thresholds for the assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Expenditure (2 May 2017)

Seán Canney: The Office of Public Works (OPW) carries out a programme of Arterial Drainage Maintenance to a total of 11,500 km of river channel and approximately 730 km of embankments nationally. These maintenance works relate to arterial drainage schemes completed by the OPW under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 and 1995. The OPW has a statutory duty to maintain the completed schemes in proper repair...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Canney: The primary objective of Government policy on coastal protection is to ensure that in areas identified as being at greatest risk of damage or loss of economic assets through coastal erosion, appropriate and sustainable measures are identified by Local Authorities to protect those assets and, where such measures are economically justified on cost benefit grounds and compatible with all...