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Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)

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Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)

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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: You will be aware that I have recently replied to Deputy Dan Neville T.D. on this matter also (PQ 45842/15 refers). Section 28(2) of the State Property Act, 1954 provides for the personal property and land vested in or held in trust by a body corporate immediately prior to its dissolution (other than personal property or land held by such body upon trust for another person) to become the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Status (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: The river referred to by the Deputy 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. Glenflesk is one of 300 locations nationwide that is being assessed under the OPW's Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Status (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: I am advised that there are no specific outstanding flood alleviation/drainage proposals submitted by Kildare Co. Council that request funding by the Office of Public Works (OPW) at this time, other than the proposed Lower Morrell River Flood Relief Scheme, of which, the Deputy is aware. However, the OPW and KCC continue to work in close consultation on the development of the Catchment Flood...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: The Government has agreed to the establishment of a flood forecasting and warning service. A Flood Forecasting and Warning Service is regarded as an important non-structural flood mitigation measure. It will provide early warning that will allow the general public and local authorities to take more effective preventive action to mitigate the impacts of an impending flood. The Office...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 248 together. Good progress is being made on the national Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme which is the principal vehicle for implementing the EU Floods Directive and forms the strategic focus of national flood risk management policy. Engineering consultants have been appointed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 277 together. In relation to the Clonakilty Flood Relief Scheme, a preferred scheme design option was presented at a statutory Public Exhibition which took place from 15 December 2014 to 20 January 2015. All the observations received from concerned parties have been answered. Detailed design of the scheme is underway which will be followed by a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: Section 50 application was introduced through the 1945 Arterial Drainage Act and gave the Commissioners for Public Works for the first time statutory powers in relation to the construction of bridges. This Section required that no local authority, railway company, canal company, or other similar body, and no industrial concern shall construct any new bridge or alter, reconstruct, or restore...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Data (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) are leading on and managing the Foynes flood relief project. The Office of Public Works agreed to fund these works and in December 2015 issued approval to the local authority to proceed. I am advised that LCCC is currently finalising formal agreements with stakeholders and a letter of intent has issued to the successful contractor. The Council...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: The core strategy to address significant flood risks nationally is the Office of Public Works' (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme, the purpose of which is to implement the EU Floods Directive and national flood policy. The current CFRAM Programme, which comprises a number of regional studies based on River Basin Districts, has assessed 300 areas identified...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: The core strategy for addressing the significant flood risks in Athlone and in the Shannon River Basin District generally, is the Office of Public Works' (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. Athlone is one of 66 locations in the Shannon River Basin District and 300 locations nationwide that are being assessed under the Programme the purpose of which is to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the level of information required by the Deputy, requires a review of extensive papers currently held in storage. I will revert to the Deputy directly without delay when all of the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: The total paid by the Office of Public Works in respect of subscriptions to external membership bodies and groups in 2015 was €111,820.51. Details of payments made in 2015 are on the table below. TABLE OF MEMBERSHIP BODIES/GROUPS TO WHICH SUBSCRIPTIONS WERE MADE DURING 2015 EXTERNAL MEMBERSHIP BODY/GROUP TOTAL PAID € ACCA 278.58 ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS OF IRELAND 160.00 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: The Office of Public Works currently subscribes to 110 serial publications. The cost of these in 2015 was €47,868. The relevant titles are listed as follows: Relevant Titles Irish Times Irish Independent Examiner Sunday Times Sunday Independent Sunday Business Post Daily Mail Meath Chronicle Drogheda Independent Farmers Journal Financial Times Herald Wicklow People...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: Expenditure incurred on the OPW Vote in 2015 in relation to advertising was €360,935.98. A further €45,077.29 was incurred on advertisements where the costs were borne elsewhere.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: The information requested is shown in the table following: Expenditure Heading 2015 Budget (Revised Estimates Volume) €m 2015 Provisional Outturn €m 2016 Budget Estimate €m Overall Flood Risk Management Programme (Note 1) of which: Capital Flood Relief Works (Note 2) 87.815 61.284 75.049 48.368 80.746 52.561 Note 1. The amounts shown for this heading...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Animal Welfare (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: The Office of Public Works work in close co-operation with the Mammal Conservation Unit of University College Dublin in regard to the welfare of deer in the Phoenix Park. Consultation also takes place with the National Parks & Wildlife Service of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine. The herd population is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has not received any application for funding from Mayo County Council under the OPW Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme in relation to works at the Keenagh, Deelbridge, Comminch and Tubrid More areas of Ballina in County Mayo. It is open to the Council to undertake any such works using its own resources or to submit an application for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: Kildare County Council (KCC), in consultation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), engaged Consulting Engineers to carry out a Full Feasibility Study, Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Lower Morrell River and the surrounding River Catchment in an effort to resolve the outstanding localised flooding issues in the Straffan area. A Steering Group...