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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Chairman is around a long time. I have a memorandum of understanding with the insurance companies. I work with them. Where defences are built, I ask insurance companies to come on board and insure the people in those areas. There is a parliamentary question concerning the areas the Chairman asked me about in Kilkenny city. I will be back in this committee to talk about the Revised...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: I have a great relationship with all local authorities throughout the county. I have been to Fingal County Council a number of times with different issues related to flooding. I ask all local authorities about the risk of flooding in their areas and inform them of the minor works and general schemes available. I am not familiar with the scheme mentioned by the Deputy.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: The local authorities always consult us. If a local authority is bringing forward planning proposals in an area in which there is a flood risk, it should inform the OPW and we will steer it on it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: I thank the Deputy.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: I thank the Chairman and committee members.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: Public access to the historic St. Colmcille's house in Kells was previously available through a local keyholder who lived near the site. This system worked well for many years, with a significant number of visitors gaining entry and good positive feedback being received from them. However, the person in question retired unexpectedly from the post early last year and has not yet been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: I appreciate fully where the Deputy is coming from, but it is not fair to say the OPW is not engaging with the local authority and the tourism group. We had a meeting in my office just before Christmas and hope to advance the matter to a conclusion shortly.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: Certainly, I acknowledge all of the good work they have done throughout the country. The matter the Deputy has raised in his question was brought to my attention just before Christmas. Once I had the meeting, I commenced to move it to a successful conclusion. We are working closely with the parties involved. The Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy might have brought it to the attention of officials, but if he brings it to my attention, I will act. No matter what Member comes to me with a query, I will follow it up. If it is placed in front of me like the matter in Kells, I will deal with it. I appreciate that it was brought forward.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: River Basin Management Plans (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: Let me say the following. The Deputy has asked me to visit the neck of the woods mentioned to see if something can be sorted out. That is a commitment I will give him. Later in the year I hope to meet him and other Members from the area.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: River Basin Management Plans (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: I am glad that the Ceann Comhairle thinks of me in that way. Additional information not given on the floor of the House Historically, flood risk management focused on the arterial drainage of river catchments to improve agricultural land. The maintenance of arterial and drainage district channels, as designated under the Arterial Drainage Act 1945, is the responsibility of the OPW and local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: On the Deputy's first question on relocation, he referred to County Roscommon, which I have visited on many occasions. As for Lough Funshinagh, plenty of people have made promises. I have delivered in terms of the funding to the local authority to come in looking for a scheme, and we will make that happen. The Deputy talks about the relocation scheme. I have sat in kitchens with people...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: On an overall authority, I totally disagree with Deputy Eugene Murphy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: We must agree to differ. I can only commend the co-operation I am getting from all State agencies on the Shannon, from the ESB to the National Parks and Wildlife Service, which many Members in this House have criticised. They have worked closely with me. We made things happen. In Portrane, people were talking about houses falling into the sea for years. We sat down with the different...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: Currently, the round tower in Kells, County Meath, is not accessible to the public. Last year, however, the Office of Public Works, OPW, started a project to facilitate visitors. Some early work has been done to clear the tower of decades of accumulated bird debris and to carry out building surveys. These surveys will facilitate the development of a design solution that it is hoped, once...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: As for my role in heritage, the Deputy will be aware that on my first appointment, I let children and persons with disabilities and their carers into the heritage sites for free. I am very much committed to heritage. This is a site I have visited. This is a site on which the Minister of State, Deputy English, has me wound up to make something happen and we made something happen towards...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: I appreciate that and I thank the Deputy. I met the heritage group and I am aware of what it is trying to do. I like to work with such groups that have shown the enthusiasm to make things happen, and that is what I intend to do. We are working with the other Department to make it happen.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: On 3 May, I was delighted to launch 29 flood risk management plans and announce investment of €1 billion in flood risk management as part of Project Ireland 2040. These plans are the output from the catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme, the largest flood risk study ever carried out in the State. They set out the measures proposed to address flood risk...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: I appreciate where the Deputy is coming from on this matter. We work together and have regular phone calls on it. He will acknowledge our commitment regarding the money. Since I started in this job, the amount has increased from €40 million to almost €70 million, and we will increase it further to €100 million. However, spending that money can be difficult at times....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (7 Feb 2019)

Kevin Moran: The county council is working with my Department on the larger scheme. As I said, we are still open to this. It is some time since Cork County Council came in on minor works. We changed the minor works application to allow substantial moneys to go to the local authorities to help with this issue while we deal with the overall bigger scheme. Cork County Council has had plenty of engagement...