Results 101-120 of 360 for long speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Emergency Accommodation (4 Oct 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...space in privately owned homes pledged through the Irish Red Cross. On 11thApril, the Government agreed that the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) would lead on addressing the medium and long-term need to develop capacity for Ukrainian arrivals including the possible provision of modular accommodation. A Task-force was set up, led by the DHLGH, to oversee a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (4 Oct 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...painting maintenance of Atlas House to enhance the aesthetic of the building. The OPW agreed the painting scheme with the owners of the shop. At no stage was the OPW alerted that there was any long-standing agreement in place to retain the artwork on the wall, beyond the temporary nature outlined above, and proceeded with the works as was agreed between the property owners.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Jun 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: 742. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the HSE considered the reimbursement of test strips and machines for the self-testing for patients who require long-term oral anticoagulant therapy with warfarin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31877/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (16 Jun 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ..., continue to work with Limerick City & County Council and Limerick 2030, to give effect to the Government decision and to ensure the new Opera site will provide a modern, energy efficient office building that will meet the long-term requirements of the Revenue Commissioners and other OPW clients in Limerick city centre. Limerick City & County Council and Limerick 2030...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Jun 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...County Council at an independent valuation, under the Protocols for the Transfer and Sharing of State Property Assets (DPER Circular 11/2015), or to transfer it to the Council on the basis of a long lease.  Cork County Council have advised that they are not interested in either purchasing the property or taking it on a leasehold basis.  There are complex title issues...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (14 Jun 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...-effective, and environmentally sustainable flood relief scheme for Galway City. The project has a preliminary total project budget estimate of €9.5m and when complete will protect over 940 properties in the Long Walk, Spanish Arch, Eglinton Canal, Merchants Quay, Raven Terrace, Salthill and Claddagh areas of Galway City from tidal and river flooding. The scheme is currently in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...may re-evaluate the property’s potential and decide whether there may be a benefit to retaining a strategic property or site for future use or development. In this specific context, the OPW must take a long-term view on the potential future utility of such properties rather than seeking short-term commercial gain. Finally, the OPW may consider community involvement, subject to a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (19 May 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...management study €65,000 2015 Spanish Point Provide rock armour over 75m €225,000 2020 Miltown Malbay To construct a 206m long DN1200 culvert to alleviate flooding Associated Works Replacement of culvert €490,500 €45,000 2020 2012 Whitestrand ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (26 Apr 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ....  Any decision to floodlight any heritage site will seek to strike the right balance between the concerns of sustainability and economic, social and environmental needs.  In addition, the long-term maintenance of any installation and associated operational costs are significant factors. Currently, there are no plans to install a floodlighting...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (5 Apr 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park is the major surviving Magazine Fort in the country. The complex has had a long history of continuous use spanning three centuries and is considered to have special architectural, military, historical, social and archaeological interest. The Magazine Fort came into the care of the Office of Public Works (OPW) in the 1980's from the Department of Defence....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ports Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: .... These facilities will ensure that refugees can be provided with temporary protection and immediate access to essential services on arrival in a timely and efficient fashion with minimal delay after a long and arduous journey to reach Ireland. The cost of the installation of this new infrastructure, including the initial month’s rental payment, is €165,000. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (23 Mar 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...3 days per week when Castle is open weekends only. The second works weekends only in the off season and full time while Castle is open to the public 7 days a week. Guide 2 Long Term Seasonal 0 All work 5 days per week from the beginning of February to beginning of November (38 weeks)

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works Projects (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...that part of the north side of the city. As well as strengthening the ability of the National Botanic Gardens to carry out plant research and propagation, a priority for this range will be its long-term energy efficiency and sustainable construction. I am happy to report that a design brief is well advanced. As with previous projects, the OPW is taking a phased approach to secure...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I was in County Louth with our colleague, Deputy O'Dowd, not too long ago, where I met with officials from Louth County Council. In the case of Annagassan and Termonfeckin, the CFRAM process investigated possible structural flood relief measures for both but economically viable schemes have not been identified. The OPW is undertaking a review of the risk in both communities and the likely...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (1 Mar 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...and deliver a viable, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable flood relief scheme, which has a preliminary total project budget estimate of €9.5m and when complete will protect over 940 properties in the Long Walk, Spanish Arch, Eglinton Canal, Merchants Quay, Raven Terrace, Salthill and Claddagh areas of Galway City from tidal and river flooding.  The scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...is absolute certainty that there is no alternative State use for that property or site. I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the site in question was acquired in part to secure long-term car parking for the Government Offices at Caltragh, because the lease on the car park was due to expire in 2024 with no guarantee that the Office of Public Works (OPW) would be able...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...has been well documented. In the time since my appointment, the OPW has taken a proactive approach to engaging with the property owner on trying to make good, from the public's point of view, our long-term relationship with the owner while acknowledging that the owner has done nothing wrong. Within the next number of weeks, although possibly longer than that, I hope that we might be in a...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am around this place now as long as Deputy Doherty-----

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (27 Jan 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: Managing Ireland’s flood risk is a long-term commitment, requiring a multi-sectoral approach through both capital infrastructural measures and non-infrastructural measures. Before I provide you with some information on the humanitarian assistance available from a number of sources in the worst case situation of properties affected by flooding, I would like to give you a broader...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Office of Public Works (20 Jan 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: .... I thank Deputy Griffin for facilitating that meeting. I was there previously ag foghlaim na Gaeilge. I commit to going down again as soon as the weather permits to see the conditions. It is a long time since I was on the island as a student. I would like an opportunity to return to see the conditions for myself. It is a place the OPW holds dear. We welcome the opportunity to be...