Results 381-400 of 1,036,142 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Máiría Cahill OR speaker:Catherine Murphy OR speaker:James O'Connor)
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: Is it being looked at for all of those, or is just one being looked at from that point of view?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) James O'Connor: I want to raise two other important issues. The first concerns communication and is addressed to Mr. Conlon. As an Oireachtas Member representing the constituency affected by Storm Babet, I am critical of the OPW's communications. We have been given no proper briefings. All information must be sought. Committees were put in place by the local authority. We have involvement by the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) James O'Connor: Perfect. That would be appreciated. The second issue I want to raise is more of an issue with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, to be honest, but it is all the same. I am very confused around why there is this system of tranches. Having tranche 1 and 2 schemes effectively means the OPW will not bother doing it until it can get a few bob off the Department of...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) James O'Connor: Before we move on to it, Mr. Conlon might expand on that point. The tranche 2 villages in question are obviously Mogeely and Castlemartyr and that section of river, and also the localised flooding because groundwater was an issue, and Rathcormac. Those settlements flooded as a consequence of Storm Babet. Is there a prioritisation system or any system whereby the OPW can go back to the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) James O'Connor: However, tranche 2 was the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform's idea - putting them into tranches to stagger them out so it does not have to pay for them-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) James O'Connor: Then, we end up with what happened in Midleton where there is nothing after ten years of waffle
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) James O'Connor: I accept that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) James O'Connor: Chairman, in all fairness, this is my question. They have flooded more than once over a short space of time. It is repeatedly happening. Some of these schemes are still in tranche 2. Has the OPW a system? There is a lot of merit to what I am asking. People in Castlemartyr, Mogeely and Rathcormac will probably agree with me. Where repeated flooding is happening, is there any mechanism...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) James O'Connor: Does Mr. Casey accept then where these situations could be allowed to progress for ten years that we might actually have a bit of a problem? If we look at Rathcormac and other areas, they have been waiting an awful long time for the delivery of the flood relief schemes locally. We have delved into Midleton because, obviously, that was the area that was worst hit. However, those villages in...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) James O'Connor: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: I have three issues I would like to raise. I acknowledge that flood relief is complex. We certainly had some very successful schemes in County Kildare and they have stood the test of time. I acknowledge that it has to be done right and that it is complex, but this is also about looking at the devastation it causes for people. Speed is the big issue here, as is the number of staff. The...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: Is the OPW doing calls outside of the State for that kind of expertise?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: I will move on to something else. Are the Hikvision systems still being procured by the OPW?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: The Hikvision cameras. They are Chinese cameras. I think there are some of them here. There was an issue-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: Is anyone familiar with this?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: The OPW is still happy to use these cameras.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: The OPW consults with the National Cyber Security Centre.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: I thank Ms Collier for that. She will forgive me for raising an issue that is local in nature. The OPW has had a number of successful negotiations recently, including the one in Meath and the one in Kerry, in the context of adding to the number of national parks, although I know parks are not a direct asset of the OPW. How does the OPW go about its negotiations? Were any lessons learned...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2024) Catherine Murphy: Ultimately, not bidding and not appreciating the importance of it could cost more.