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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: We could all do more. Much progress has been made and more needs to happen. The Senator will see it in the next 12 months.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Michael Noonan, who cannot be here this evening. The Government has put in place a comprehensive strategy to address the mortgage arrears problem, as the Senator outlined. A key part of this is the Central Bank's mortgage arrears resolution targets, MART, initiative. This process,...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Deputy McGrath is laughing. He was playacting.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Deputy Boyd Barrett would make a very good stand-in for "The Omen".

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Staff (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: All recruitment undertaken by the Office of Public Works is governed by the necessity to remain within the staffing limits directed by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform through the Employment Control Framework (ECF), together with level of funding made available to meet payroll costs. Recruitment of additional permanent staff is subject to the sanction provided via that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The management of localised flooding issues in any particular area is a matter in the first instance for the relevant local authority concerned. It is open to Kildare County Council to submit an application under the Office of Public Work's Minor Works & Coastal Protection Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the eligibility criteria, which includes a requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (12 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Following an inspection of the site earlier this year, drainage maintenance staff from the Office of Public Works have recently unblocked the culvert at this location. Maintenance of the channel was carried out in 2012, and the next scheduled maintenance is in 2016. The works carried out by the OPW on the bridge at this location have not caused or contributed to the drainage problem. The...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The simple answer is cost.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Deputy is provoking the Speaker of the House, I suspect.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: For the first time he is muted.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Deputy is right.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works is in the process of selling this property on the open market and has engaged estate agents to manage the sale. Any community group is welcome to bid for the property.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The management of coastal erosion in any particular area is a matter for the relevant local authority concerned in the first instance. Our records show that in June 2006 the Office of Public Works wrote to Coiste Forbartha na Sceilge confirming that Ballinskellig Castle was not a national monument in State ownership or care and that the OPW did not have any responsibility for its...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: Staigue Fort is not in State ownership. It is in State guardianship and is therefore afforded legal protection in terms of its conservation and preservation in accordance with the National Monuments Acts, 1930 -1994. The land and approaches to the monument neither fall under the ownership nor the maintenance remit of the Office of Public Works.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (6 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: There is all-party agreement on the 20-year strategy. We all accept the necessity for it. We will, of course, have regard to any comments made by the coimisinéir in terms of the policy the Minister, Deputy Howlin, has outlined. The key issue for people who transact their business through Gaeilge is the capacity to speak to people who have the language. The point the Minister made in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Irish Language Issues (6 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I apologise that the Minister, Deputy Howlin, is unable to come to the House to address the issue this evening. The policy of awarding bonus marks for Irish language proficiency in Civil Service competitions was introduced following the abolition of compulsory Irish in the 1970s. In developing pragmatic policies in support of Irish language...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Closures (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The appointment of estate agents to manage the disposal of the former Garda stations is progressing. Estate agents have been selected and the OPW await formal acceptance of contracts in order to proceed with selling the properties on the open market.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Closures (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has assigned 10 former Garda stations for use by community groups based on detailed written submissions received. These assignments will be by way of a licence for a period of 2-5 years initially with the option of renewal at the end of the term. The OPW is engaging with various community groups around the country in relation to expressions of interest...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: NAMA Portfolio Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: NAMA was set up to acquire loans from certain financial institutions and it does not take ownership of properties. No properties have been transferred from the National Assets Management Agency to the Office of Public Works.