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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: My officials are currently evaluating each Heritage Site regarding lifts for public use to get to each floor for public viewing. Once the information has been collated I will respond directly to the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: On foot of PQ No. 157 of 14th November 2023 the Office of Public Works (OPW) investigated the matter and can confirm that the location concerned does not form part of any Arterial Drainage Scheme which falls under the remit of the OPW under the 1945 Arterial Drainage Act. The OPW therefore has no responsibility for the maintenance of the channel, nor any authority to carry out any works...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Requests such as this are of a very sensitive and delicate nature and there are a number of matters to consider, both in terms of the significant practicalities involved and the ethical issues. While the general area of the site of graves in Kilmainham is relatively well known, there is no detailed plan showing definitively exactly where individuals were interred and even were it to be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Architectural Heritage (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Oldbridge Estate is the site of the original historic battlefield of the Battle of the Boyne. It was acquired by the Irish State for the purpose of conserving and presenting the location of this pivotal event in Irish history, and welcomes 30,000 annual visitors to the Visitor Centre and almost 500,000 people annually to the parklands. In 2023, the OPW completed two major studies into...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The megalithic passage tombs of Loughcrew Megalithic Cemetery are an extraordinary part of our national heritage which are particularly vulnerable and require careful conservation and management. Unfortunately, in recent years there have been increases in reports of damage to archaeological monuments including at the Slieve na Caillaigh Loughcrew Cairns. OPW held constructive meetings on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Government has assessed the flood risk for those communities most at risk from significant flood events. The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management or the CFRAM Programme – Ireland’s largest study of flood risk – was completed by the Office of Public Works in 2018. An output of the CFRAM Programme, the Government’s Flood Risk Management Plans provide...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tá cur chuige comhtháite don Ghaeilge leagtha amach sa Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge ina bhfuil 9 réimse gnímh luaite, lena n-áirítear oideachas, an Ghaeltacht, an teaghlach, an pobal, na meáin, an teicneolaíocht agus an eacnamaíocht. Tá na gníomhartha ábhartha faoin Straitéis á gcur i bhfeidhm ag na páirtithe...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 719 and 720 together. The Irish Language Services Advisory Committee was established by my Department in June 2022 in accordance with section 18A of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021. The Committee has held 11 meetings to date, with another planned for the end of the month. The Committee’s primary focus during its first two years is the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ACRES payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57146/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (14 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW manages a broad and diverse portfolio of over 900,000m2of office space to accommodate the civil service nationally. Some of this accommodation is provided in historic buildings which may have had an alternative use in the past. For example, Government Buildings in Dublin was originally designed for and occupied by the Royal College of Science. Other buildings are more varied having...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (14 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for caring, maintaining and operating the country’s most important heritage sites. The mission of OPW Heritage Services is to conserve and protect the nation’s built heritage in our care whilst providing public access, interpretation and encouraging the public to visit and engage with our Nation's heritage. A number of heritage...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Parks (14 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works confirms that An Grianán of Aileach, County Donegal was closed on the 5th and 6th of December, 2023 for Health & Safety reasons. The site was checked on the morning of the 5th December and due to weather conditions, including frost and ice at the entrance to the site, and in particular the fort steps, it was considered too dangerous to open. The site...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (14 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) owns and manages a broad and diverse estate portfolio throughout the country. There are car parking facilities attached to many of the buildings owned by the OPW and there is in excess of 80 car park spaces at approximately 50 of these buildings. The OPW does not hold details of car parking facilities at buildings owned by other State / Public Bodies.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: My officials have advised me that the Earl of Carlisle Statue has been erected in Castle Howard in Yorkshire which is his ancestral home and the statue of Field Marshall Gough has been erected at Chillingham Castle in Northumberland which is the home of Sir Humphrey Wakefield. Both statues have been restored and the restoration of the Gough Monument was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parking Provision (13 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Commissioners of Public Works (OPW) lease part of a building in Cavan town that is allocated to the Department of Social Protection. This lease included the use of 15 car parking spaces on a site across the road from the office. Earlier this year the landlord advised the OPW that the car park site was being sold to the County Council, consequently staff would no longer be able to use the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (13 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for the maintenance of arterial drainage schemes completed under the Arterial Drainage Acts, 1945 and 1995, as amended. The OPW's South West Region will examine the flood risk at this area and will contact the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (13 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 and 81 together. The Office of Public Works manages the conservation, presentation and preservation of some 780 National Monuments in the ownership and/or guardianship of the State using leading conservation practices to protect the fabric of these sites. In County Kerry, there are approximately 80 heritage properties in the care of OPW. The conservation of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (13 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for the maintenance of arterial drainage schemes completed under the Arterial Drainage Acts, 1945 and 1995, as amended. The OPW's South West Region will examine the flood risk at this area and will contact the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the restriction on persons who are over 70 years becoming bus drivers for the Bus Éireann school bus services while there is no such restriction in place for generic Bus Éireann public bus services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55574/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) were published in May 2018 and identified more than 100 flood relief schemes to be further developed for implementation. The related Flood Maps set out, for the first time, the predictive extent of the exposure to flood risk in each of the 300 communities assessed. These maps indicate areas that may be prone to flooding under different event scenarios...