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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494, 495, 507 and 508 together. As the Deputy is aware, the matters referred to have been the subject of a substantial volume of correspondence and communications over an extended period and the position of the Commissioners of Public works in relation to these matters has been set out very clearly and comprehensively. The raised banks of the Auk Stream...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: Heavy rainfall on 22 March 2013 resulted in overflow of the watercourse at this location. Addressing this particular flood event is a matter in the first instance for the relevant local authority and I understand, in this regard, that the underlying causes of this flood event is being investigated by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The Office of Public Works funded Eastern...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: OPW is responsible for the care and maintenance of sites in approx 189 locations in Connaught (Counties Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo and Galway) and 37 locations in Co. Clare. A full schedule of the national Monuments in State care, including these counties, is available on website www.archaeology.ie. The Monuments for these Counties are managed by a direct labour force headquartered at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Refurbishment (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The revised estimate for painting works (external maintenance) at Keadue Garda Station is now agreed and works will proceed as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 503 and 504 together. Data on contract placement is currently available for the years 2008-2011 and relates to above-EU threshold contracts only and is contained in the tabular statement which will be sent to the Deputy under separate cover. The NPS does not collate data on below threshold tenders. The EU thresholds for 2008/2009 and for 2010/2011 are set out...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: Please find below a table showing the number of contracts put in place by the National Procurement Service (NPS) and the total estimated value for the contracts for 2010, 2011 and 2012. As the NPS only came into existence in the middle of 2009, there are no centralised figures available prior to 2010. 2010 2011 2012 Total number of NPS framework contracts in place 27 38 65 Annual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The conveyancing of the property at Derrynane from the Commissioners of Public Works to Kerry County Council has been a complex legal process. The key issue has been establishing title documentation. I understand that the matter has progressed significantly in recent weeks and that contract documents have been returned to the Chief State Solicitor's Office. I am hopeful that the transfer...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The decision to provide any specific form of insurance cover, and the price at which it is offered, is a commercial matter for insurance companies based on the assessment of the risks involved. In order to assist and facilitate insurance companies in their assessment of flood risk, the OPW has been engaged with the insurance industry to agree a basis for the provision of information on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: International Summer Camp (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Commissioners of Public Works would be happy to facilitate the proposed Order of Malta Summer Camp in August of this year in the Phoenix Park subject to standard conditions for this type of event and agreement on local arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Brian Hayes: The conveyancing of the property at Derrynane from the Commissioners of Public Works to Kerry County Council has been a complex legal process. The key issue has been establishing title documentation. I understand that the matter has progressed significantly in recent weeks and that contract documents have been returned to the Chief State Solicitor's Office. I am hopeful that the transfer...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I suspect that if I were on the other side of the House, I would be raising this issue on Private Members' business. I do not criticise the Opposition for doing so because this is a seminal issue. There are many issues that will define the country's comeback from crisis to recovery that are out of our hands and determined by...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: That is a related question. It is fair to say there has been considerable frustration on the part of the Government about the time it has taken for the Irish banking sector to come to grips with this problem and make progress. The sector has been a bit like a rabbit caught in headlights in recent years, including when Fianna Fáil was in government and during our term in government. We...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: Time is a great leveller in this place. We have been setting ourselves timelines. Let us see whether we can achieve the targets. There is confidence that we can do so. It is only right and proper that we put the banks through this process and demand that they deliver. The fundamental problem in this society over the past two decades has been the extraordinary amount of group-think at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Refurbishment (27 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Commissioners for Public Works are compiling the information requested and a response will issue directly to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (26 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I agree with the Deputy that coastal erosion is an important matter and note his comments on addressing as a priority the impact of coastal erosion on the environment in an EU wide context during Ireland's EU Presidency. I would say at the outset that coastal erosion is a natural and ongoing process and it only becomes a problem when it threatens human life, infrastructure and properties....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Land Transfers (26 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: The conveyancing of the property at Derrynane from the Commissioners of Public Works to Kerry County Council has been a complex legal process. The key issue has been establishing title documentation. I understand that the matter has progressed significantly in recent weeks and that contract documents have been returned to the Chief State Solicitor's Office. I am hopeful that the transfer...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (26 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works deals with requests for employment references in a timely manner as and when they are received. The standard procedure is to include details of the employee's post and duration of employment with the Office.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: This is a very interesting discussion. On the general issue, taking account of Senator Barrett's point, we must work together with other counties to make sure this practice is stamped out. No one country on its own can deal with this issue. We will work with our EU partners, even during our Presidency, on initiatives which are already in the field. For instance, the base erosion and...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: This is really a matter for the Minister for Health but because it is a stamp duty it falls under the Taxes (Consolidation) Act and is dealt with every year in the Finance Bill. The Department of Finance is merely obliging the Minister for Health to provide for the funds required for the purposes of the exercise. The last thing any of us want is to segment the market in such a way as to...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: Thank you, Senator. We will consider that proposal.