Results 921-940 of 26,392 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: I have a few things I wish to put to the Minister of State on the record. That 9th century item described as a rare manuscript and exercise book, "Pangur Bán", went a fair distance in considering trying to get it to Ireland and having it displayed at Kilkenny Castle, to the extent that a request was made to those who hold the book at present. I am disappointed that did not happen....
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: No, but your collection team did write.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: It is.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: It cannot be impossible. A question occurred to me when looking at the level of water passing through Kilkenny city regarding the flood relief scheme. What is the arrangement for maintenance of the scheme, particularly of the prefabricated walls at the side of the river? You could see the flood ripping through the river basin. I wonder about damage to those walls at a lower level and...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: I would be concerned about the expertise. A significant amount of money - I think the end figure was €47 million - was spent on the Kilkenny flood relief scheme. I would imagine the volume of water tearing through the centre of the city is doing damage somewhere to those walls. It is about protecting the investment.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: The Minister of State mentioned apprentices in the OPW. The OPW always had a great record of encouraging apprenticeships. I am thinking of the skills required to restore various historic monuments and so on. Does the OPW still go ahead with that?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: The Minister of State mentioned that earlier, which is why I wanted to ask him about it. It is not just those skills-----
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: Does the OPW get a good response to that?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: It is.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: Is Bennettsbridge Garda station on the OPW list?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: Is it still in OPW ownership?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: I do not think the station is there anymore. It is just the building.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: I have another question, which the Minister of State can come back to me on if he wishes. The OPW has so many historic buildings. I spoke in the Dáil today about the interest in having a centre of excellence for Norman history, the study of the Norman period and, associated with that, a Norman museum. Is the OPW open to proposals around something like that, which would involve the use...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: It gives life to the OPW's buildings.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: How is it going there?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: It is a trust that is established.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: It is a is a fantastic property.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: I was there a few times when it was in use.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: What is the grant? The Revised Estimates just state that payments to Mount Congreve are included for the first time. What sort of payments is the OPW committed to year on year?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) John McGuinness: Is the Department committed to give Mount Congreve a grant every year? Is it based on what is needed every year? It is not stated in the-----