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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: What is the Deputy doing?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: What is the Deputy doing? She is shouting across the House the whole time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: 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. The OPW strives to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) remains committed to the ongoing investment, development, and management of Scattery Island and Ennis Friary, County Clare, with plans in place for further works in 2025 and 2026 to enhance these important heritage sites. Scattery Island Scattery Island, or Inis Cathaigh, is located approximately 20 kilometres east of the mouth of the Shannon Estuary and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works (OPW) have leased a property at 111 George’s Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire since 1994. This property was used to meet various State requirements during the lease term and most recently was used by the Revenue Commissioners. The property was last used in February 2024. As the OPW no longer have a requirement for the property they are in the process of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 485 together. The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility, on behalf of the State, for managing and maintaining a substantial and complex estate of approximately 2,500 properties. This extensive and diverse portfolio of State properties includes office accommodation for all Government Departments, the property estate for An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: 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. The OPW strive to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: Nationally, 55 flood relied schemes have been completed, which are providing protection to over 13,500 properties and an economic benefit to the State, with damages and losses avoided estimated to be in the region of €2 billion. In 2018, to facilitate the development of a programme of works, the OPW completed a strategic study called the national catchment flood risk assessment and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The local authority can apply for funding under the OPW’s minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme to address flooding experienced in Tallow. The purpose of this scheme is to provide 90% funding to local authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works or studies costing up to €750,000 to address localised fluvial flooding and coastal protection problems...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: As I said, the OPW will provide assistance to the local authority but the latter needs to drive the scheme and push it on. The money and the minor works scheme are in place. All the local authority has to do is put forward its proposals through the scheme. My engineers and staff are meeting local authorities in the Deputy's area and we will see what comes out of that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I did not get to finish my response earlier. I assure the Deputy that we are considering natural methods of protection. We talk about fluvial flooding but coastal erosion is becoming a huge problem. I have seen it in the past, including when I served here with responsibility for the OPW, and I expect it in the future. It will be a major problem. All people, not only those in the OPW...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I have to apologise to the Deputy. I am new in the game and have not got the response to the question with me. However, I will send it on to the Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I congratulate the Deputy. In the past, I had a great working relationship with his predecessor, so I look forward to working with him in the future. To date, six communities across Cork county are protected from significant flood risk by completed flood relief schemes. Through the catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme, the largest study of flood risk was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I set out the details regarding Rathcormac. There is availability through the minor works scheme for the local authority to come to my Department to seek funding under that scheme, while we wait for the bigger scheme. We are looking at a pilot scheme for tranche 2, which Rathcormac comes under, but the pilot scheme is not yet finished. I understand it is a year from completion. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: In the first instance, it is the responsibility of each local authority to investigate and address local coastal protection. The minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection schemes were introduced by the OPW on an administrative, non-statutory basis in 2009. The purpose of the schemes is to provide funding to local authorities to undertake minor flood or coastal erosion mitigation...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: Which question is this?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I do not have the reply. I understood that it had been changed. I do not have it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: I will. I will come back to the Deputy. I am sorry about that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The OPW ensures the quality of the concrete blockwork used in all its building projects complies with the European standard for masonry blockwork. This requires that the manufacturer shall supply a certificate with each delivery of concrete blocks stating the date of manufacture and that the blocks comply with all the requirements of the standard. It includes a declaration of performance...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (13 Feb 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy asked me about OPW buildings, and I identified not to my knowledge. If the Deputy has knowledge of buildings that are showing signs, he should let me know and we will follow them up. At present, according to what I have in front of me, we do not. However, I assure him that if he comes to me with that, I will take it up.