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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: The river concerned 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 the channel, nor any authority to carry out works there. Tralee is one of 300 locations nationwide that is being assessed under the OPW's Catchment Flood...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: The river concerned 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 the channel, nor any authority to carry out works there. Local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Expenditure (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. The Office of Public Works (OPW) has incurred expenditure on drainage works in County Cavan in the period in question in respect of both its ongoing programme of maintenance of watercourses and channels under Arterial Drainage Schemes carried out by it in the county and in respect of funding provided to Cavan County Council for works...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: Or for the people.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: Yes.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: It is similar to your poll rating.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: That is your job.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: I, too, am pleased to have an opportunity to contribute to this motion of confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government. I am pleased to have the opportunity but also frustrated, along with Deputy O'Sullivan, that we will spend such a significant amount of time on the opening day of this Dáil session discussing a report that has been out in the public domain for quite a long time...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: This was a serious time of crisis.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: The Deputy's fauxoutrage-----

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: Please do not shout me down. The Deputy's fauxoutrage is hard to take, but it is made all the more galling in the absence of genuine outrage at so many pivotal points during his tenure in ministerial office. Where was his outrage when he came to this House and voted confidence in Bertie Ahern when he could not produce a tax clearance certificate? Where was his outrage when the former...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: Facts are inconvenient at times for the Opposition, but one salient fact is worth remembering. There has only ever been one Garda Commissioner dismissed in this country whom the courts found was unfairly dismissed. That was a Garda Commissioner dismissed under a Fianna Fáil-led Government. With regard to Sinn Féin, I apologise to Deputy Adams for not getting along to his...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: There is no doubt that there are many issues that need to be addressed, as my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Coveney, has said about the justice system. That is already happening due to the reforming programme being pursued by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, which includes the setting up of an independent policing authority, reform of the Department in line...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: Perhaps when this latest political set piece ends, we can get back to debating the real issues.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: Those are coming down.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: Hear, hear.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Status (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: The drain mentioned by the Deputy is part of the River Maine Catchment Drainage Scheme which was carried by the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945. The OPW continues to have a statutory responsibility for the maintenance of this scheme. Each year the OPW carries out work to approximately 2,000km of channels and about 200 structures around the country as...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: Consultants were appointed by the Office of Public Works in 2013 to undertake an assessment of and prepare proposals for the management of flood risk in Raphoe. The work involved was more complicated than initially envisaged but detailed hydraulic modelling has now been completed and this is informing the development of options to protect the town from excessive overland flow emanating from...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: The former Garda Station at Easkey, Co. Sligo has been identified for disposal but there has been a regrettable delay in addressing issues relating to the mast. It remains the Commissioners' intention to put the property to auction before the end of 2015.