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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (28 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that an application under the Office of Public Works' (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme was submitted by Donegal County Council in January 2016 for a project to build an impermeable concrete wall at Coolyslin, Castlefinn, County Donegal. This application did not satisfy the criterion, published on the OPW...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (28 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The River Flesk does not form part of any Arterial Drainage Scheme which would fall under the remit of the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the 1945 Arterial Drainage Act. The OPW therefore has no responsibility for the maintenance of this river. Local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to investigate and address, and Kerry County Council may...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (28 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to Ballynavenooragh Stone Fort in Ballydavid Co. Kerry. Given its location and relative inaccessibility, this National Monument would benefit from improved road and car parking provision. However, neither the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht nor the Office of Public Works own any suitable land in the area for this purpose. There...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (28 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Details of the Irish Coastal Protection Strategy Study, including relevant maps are available on the OPW website at.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (28 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The statutory Public Exhibition of the River Mall (Templemore) Flood Relief Scheme took place in March/April of 2015. Following this, work on finalising the detailed design of the scheme has been ongoing. This has involved necessary consultations with relevant stakeholders. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is working to progress the scheme as quickly as possible and aims to submit the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (28 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Conservation works are ongoing at Askeaton Castle and involve the stabilisation and repair of the Castle and the Hellfire Club, an early 17th century building. This is a long-term, complex project and certain works require input from marine engineers as part of the structure is in the river. To date, the curtain wall of the castle has been conserved and repaired. The first phase of works...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I thank Senator Leyden for his kind words and welcome to this Chamber. I thank him for raising this issue. I am taking the debate on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Harris, who is elsewhere on Government business. The development of an enhanced primary care system and guaranteeing the future sustainability of GP practices in rural and disadvantaged urban areas are priorities under the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I thank the Senator for his question and I will bring his comments back to the Minister, Deputy Harris.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works, OPW, and flood relief , I am pleased to be here today to consider the 2016 Estimate and undertake a mid-year review of outputs and expenditure relating to the OPW Vote for the current financial year. I will also summarise the OPW’s emerging position on...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Responsibility for insurance and legislation for insurance rests with the Department of Finance. In the context of the interdepartmental group set up to consider policy, the Department of Finance will be bringing forward options in terms of what we can do to ensure that people are insured. In areas in which the OPW has put in place permanent defences that meet the requisite standards, the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I expect that the interdepartmental group will report back to me in the next couple of weeks, in the middle of the year. The next two stages are a sub-committee of the Government and then on to the Cabinet. I am very concerned about the matter. We will do whatever we can to get people insured. In 2016, there was a 16% decrease in funding. A separate fund was provided for storm damage,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Exhibition stage will take place in the third quarter of 2016. Agreement has been reached with Cork City Council to undertake some advance works on Morrison Island as part of the public realm, and these will be carried out in 2017.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The scheme will reach exhibition stage in the third quarter of 2016, then go through a process of public consultation, followed by detailed design, and finally tender. It depends on what comes up during the public consultation process and, therefore, it is hard to set a time.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: No.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I hope so.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I have tried to be clear.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Yes. The process is as follows: exhibition stage is in the third quarter of 2016, followed by public consultation, detailed design, procurement and finally tender for the contractor, which means it will be 2018, but the advance works will take place in 2017.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I shall first refer to heritage sites. Ireland has some of the finest sites in the world. The marketing of them is not what it should be and we seem to have kept them a secret, especially sites not located on the main thoroughfares. Tourists are dragged around the east and west coasts and down the south to visit attractions but they are unaware that there are fine sites in the midlands....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The interdepartmental policy group is separate to the meeting we had yesterday evening with all the relevant Departments about the processes involved in getting a project done. It is not an interdepartmental policy group. It is a group that has come together to see whether we can put procedures in place to reduce the timeframe because, to be honest, it is way too long.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I have just been told Barryscourt Castle is being rewired at the moment.