Results 10,701-10,720 of 26,737 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: The Minister of State spoke earlier about the other question of insurance. It is the River Nore flood relief scheme, which had its issues with cost but which was a fantastic scheme to watch being delivered. The trucks were going up and down the bed of the river, etc. It was a great engineering achievement. Downriver the OPW facilitated some properties by granting them funds to prepare...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: That is for the works. In the context of the business, there is no insurance because it is beside a river. It is a mill worked from the power of the river. Is there no compensation fund that can cover that?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: Does the maintenance of weirs fall within the remit of the OPW or where does it fall? I had a discussion with the local authority about clearing weirs and it stated it is the OPW's remit, and if one goes to the OPW, it states it is the local authorities' remit.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: Is it a fact that the OPW, Waterways Ireland and the local authority have different types of weirs that they are responsible for or is there one agency that covers the maintenance of all of them?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: What if it is not navigation?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: It falls between the two.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: That is fine. I have two questions on visitor centres and the spreading of numbers. As visitors come to Ireland and are attracted by Kilkenny Castle or the other heritage sites that we spoke about earlier, what plan has the Minister of State in place for the impact of Brexit on visitor numbers? Is there an engagement with the tourism promotion of these sites? Has the Minister of State...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: They are working together and are aware of the issues there might be.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: I am delighted to hear that because there is much more, for example, to Kilkenny than Kilkenny Castle. This brings me to the point on a visit by the OPW to a location in Jerpoint in Kilkenny, which is privately owned. It is the burial ground of St. Nicholas. It is the best example in Europe of the layout of a town. It is completely under grass but it has been presented in a way that one...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: Yes.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: Is that the abbey or is the privately owned-----
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: That is in public ownership. Right beside that there is, as I say, the layout of a whole town.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: That is happening. It is the maintenance of these small sites which poses a financial burden on the owners. If smaller grants were made available, it would open up a huge location in a rural area in a county for visitors to come. The attraction is there. They are coming but there is a maintenance issue. I am merely asking if there is a way in which the OPW can assist with that.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: Will the Minister of State consider looking at the possibility of a grant scheme? The OPW cannot manage or maintain every site, but where sites are hugely relevant to the profile of the country in terms of their heritage there should be some flexible maintenance grants available to owners that achieve a certain standard to ensure they can contribute to the county profile.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: The Minister is getting better since his first appearance because now he is beginning to discover how he can move things sideways.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: The Minister of State is doing well. It would be worthwhile to examine the possibility if there is a particular difficulty.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: My final point is about Kilkenny Castle. I mentioned to the Minister of State and his officials prior to the meeting about the possibility that the OPW would take a lead role in a project which I will outline. It is the desire of Kilkenny people that we would acknowledge the hand-over of the castle, which has made such a significant difference to Kilkenny city, county, the region and the...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: I also thank the Minister of State for his intervention on Durrow Castle, which was worthwhile. That concludes the questions. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for being here.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (15 Feb 2017)
John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2017: Vote 13 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017) John McGuinness: But not the guy in "Game of Thrones"?