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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: First, I thank the Deputy for her remarks. The minor works scheme is very important. We have an open-door policy in the Office of Public Works. The local authority is the key body which applies to the office to draw down funds, up to a maximum of €500,000, which is a significant sum of money. Some of the schemes could cost €20,000 or €30,000 but many of them cost...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: Any contribution would be gratefully accepted. I am aware of Irish Public Bodies Mutual Insurances Limited which provides insurance for local authorities in the main.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: It is certainly worth pursuing. The argument made by insurance plcs when I speak to them is that they have taken a significant hit following the serious weather events we have had since 2008 and 2009 and it makes the Irish market less attractive. They tell me that the Irish market is effectively the same as Manchester in the United Kingdom in terms of its size and scale and that there are...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: Defence schemes.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: If there are any initiatives the company wants to take in this area it would be more than welcome.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: In the banking area, we are examining how to treat the State as one entity for the purpose of procurement in terms of all the accounts that exist. Irish Public Bodies Mutual Insurances Limited is one such example. I will put it this way. If funds exist in various ways in different State accounts we must get maximum benefit from them, which we are not doing at present. We need to start...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Chairman's suggestion is useful because in this area, the decision to initiate a comprehensive conversation with the Irish Insurance Federation was an initiative of the Office of Public Works. It is fair to state this is very much part of the work programme within that office. The Chairman rightly pointed out the substantial investment the State has expended in recent years and I take...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Chairman.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Chairman and the members of the committee for giving us the opportunity to present our Estimates for this year. I welcome my colleagues from the Office of Public Works who have joined me for this presentation. Before I refer to some of the key elements of the 2013 Estimate I will bring the committee up-to-date, as I did last year, on some of the areas where the OPW is a key...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: A feasibility study to identify potential mitigation measures to address the flood problem on the River Deel at Crossmolina was completed by the Office of Public Works in 2012. The OPW subsequently appointed Engineering and Environmental Consultants to prepare an outline design of mitigation measures and an Environmental Impact Statement. This process will be informed by a channel survey...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The flood alleviation project referred to, which comprises mitigation works in the vicinity of St Flannans College and at Ballybeg, and the upgrade of an existing embankment in the area, is being progressed by Clare County Council with funding from the Office of Public Works. The Council recently received planning permission from An Bord Pleanála for the project and their consultants...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Island Communities (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: I apologise on behalf of Deputy McGinley, who is taking a Bill in the Dail. He wanted to be here because of his interest in the islands and because of his commitment, on behalf of the Government, to do what we can for the long-term sustainable development of all inhabited islands. The cable car to Dursey Island is the responsibility of Cork County Council and the Department has no role in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Island Communities (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter and making the argument on behalf of the community in a sensible and reasonable way. I will convey the remarks of Senator O'Donovan to the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, so that he is aware of the position. We all await the report commissioned by Cork County Council, which will be published shortly, before seeing what further action...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Recruitment (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: Yes.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Recruitment (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Senator for raising the matter. I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality who is unable to attend. As the Senator rightly stated, the age limit is set out in statutory regulations. She has already put those regulations, for the information of Senators, on the agenda of the House. She also acknowledged that there had been a substantial increase in the age...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Recruitment (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Senator made a helpful suggestion. There is a process under way to examine the amended regulations and I understand that the working group is due to submit its report in the near future. It is important and opportune that the Senator raised the matter. I hope that the question of limitation of age would be part and parcel of the work of the working group. As the Senator mentioned,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: While the National Procurement Service (NPS) actively encourages the participation of SMEs in the tendering process, it does not have the information requested. The exact nature/make up of a company is not one of the pieces of information sought by the NPS when tendering. The NPS uses its Standard Suite of documents, designed in conjunction with the Chief State Solicitors Office and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Question has been taken to refer to flood relief schemes carried out directly by the OPW's labourforce in the past five years. The majority of OPW capital flood relief schemes are carried out through private sector contractors. However, in some circumstances it is considered more appropriate and efficient to undertake the works directly using OPW's own staff - permanent and temporary. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The River Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Assessment & Management Study is being progressed. This is an in-depth examination of the flood risk in the Shannon catchment and a detailed plan with specific recommendations on measures to manage that risk will be produced by consultants, Jacobs Engineering. In advance of the detailed analysis which is being carried out under the Shannon CFRAM...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The management of coastal erosion in any particular area is in the first instance a matter for the relevant local authority concerned. It is open to local authorities to apply for funding under the Office of Public Work's Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the revised eligibility criteria for coastal protection measures...