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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (31 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that a proposal by the Cabinteely Tidy Towns Heritage Sub-Committee was received by the Office of Public Works. OPW fully acknowledges that the group has a deep commitment to the site in general and that, in regard to the two high crosses, advocates for their removal and relocation to a safe and suitable environment. Aside from interacting with the group, OPW has also liaised...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (31 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works continues to adhere to all Government guidelines as they relate to COVID-19. In respect of Scattery Island, OPW will undertake a review of all documentation and last year’s operations once current circumstances deem it possible.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (31 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Commissioners of Public Works (OPW) are continuing to liaise with the Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) and Coillte to progress the purchase of lands from Coillte for the provision of Coast Guard facilities at Castlefreke, Rosscarbery, County Cork. A draft contract for sale has been received and is under discussion between the Chief State Solicitor's Office, on behalf of OPW, and Coillte’s...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (31 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Commissioners of Public Works (OPW) can confirm that funding to purchase lands from Coillte to provide facilities for Irish Coast Guard facilities at Castlefreke, Roscarberry, Co. Cork, subject to planning, will be provided by the Irish Coast Guard.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am pleased to be here with the members of the committee to present the 2021 Revised Estimate for the Office of Public Works. I am joined by my officials and, virtually, by the chairman of the OPW. The 2021 Revised Estimate provides a gross allocation of €514.775 million to support the ongoing and widely respected work of the Office of Public Works in the provision of vital services...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have been here. I plied my trade with you, Chairman. As they say, you "learned" me well.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is the Deputy asking how much the quay walls in respect of Morrison's Island will cost?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is that from Ballincollig to the mouth of the Lee?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: It will cost €114 million.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy knows the views of the OPW and Cork City Council. As he knows better than anybody else, Cork city is capable of being flooded as much from rain as it is from the tide. Cork city recently came very close to being flooded from a rain event. In 2009 Cork city flooded from a rain event. The Deputy knows my views about how Cork city flooded in the past. I am sure he knows the views...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I ask the Deputy to let me finish. A tidal barrier would have been totally and utterly useless in 2009. It would not have prevented what happened in 2009. Could the event that happened in 2009 happen again? It absolutely could happen again. The reality is the Office of Public Works and Cork City Council are trying to be honest with the people. The matter is subject to a judicial review...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy is conflating hydropower with a flood-relief scheme. I was not at the conference. Is the Deputy suggesting taking out the ESB generating station on the Lee? Is that the Deputy's suggestion to eliminating the flood risk in Cork city? Is he suggesting removing the ESB power-generating station on the Lee as a contributor to the flood relief scheme of Cork?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not understand how-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Before doing that, I might advise the Deputy that Cork City Council and Met Éireann actually do that. During the last severe weather event in Cork, an intervention by Cork City Council, the Office of Public Works and the ESB prevented an event similar to the one that happened in 2009. Perhaps the Deputy might like to do what I do, which is to talk to the business people and the people...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: And many traders in Cork city centre-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: Many traders in Cork city centre support Cork City Council's scheme.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The total cost is €20.5 million. The capital costs will be approximately €18 million. The total number of properties that will be protected is 293, of which 206 are residential and 87 commercial.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am delighted to hear that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: The total cost is €20.5 million. The initial cost was only marginally lower than that. The Deputy must remember that this scheme has been subjected to delays and we have to allow for building cost inflation during that time. We hope that this scheme will not be delayed further. As the Deputy knows, this is one of the oldest parts of Cork city. It is an urban village. The people...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not have such a costing because this is the scheme for which we have planning permission. Deputy Barry knows better than I do that, having been granted planning permission for one scheme, we cannot put a hypothetical alternative scheme through the planning process or apportion costs to a scheme for which we do not have permission, particularly a scheme designed some seven years ago. If...