Results 1,801-1,820 of 26,392 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: I ask the Minister of State for an update on the flood relief schemes in County Kilkenny.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: Recently Freshford was flooded very badly and, unusually, it is at a higher risk than before. Is there a timeframe? Where is Freshford in the scheme of things?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: What about the Inistioge and Jenkinstown schemes?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: What is the timeframe for the second tranche?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: There are problems with one-off houses in particular areas. There is one in Jenkinstown where there has been serious flooding. If a local authority has in its housing stock houses that flood, do they qualify under those schemes or is there a separate budget for them?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: It is up to the local authority to make the case for minor works funding for those one-off houses.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: With regard to estate management, the OPW has a lot of properties in its care. Many of them are on the tourist trail and bring people to the various parts of the counties that benefit from these sites. How is that estate portfolio being developed? We know about Kilkenny Castle, for example, but is the OPW looking at other sites that would be worth developing? Has it stopped taking...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: Is the Minister of State talking about Gowran?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: The Minister of State mentioned Gowran. One of the other important sites in Kilkenny is Kells. A considerable amount of work was done there by the local community. It would be a great attraction if it were examined and the community or council encouraged to develop it. It is a fine example of a rural village but it also has fine walks around it. During the Covid pandemic, the likes of...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: So, it is a park and pee campaign.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: With regard to these public sites, I also want to bring to the attention of the Minister of State the need for appropriate signage. People, including me, walk with their dogs. There is always the issue of dog fouling. Is there an overall national contract for the provision of the bags people use when walking their dogs?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: Yes. Is there a national contract?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: I want to bring the Minister of State back to the issue of dog walkers and fouling.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: It is important because these parks------
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: -----are used more and more. It is to facilitate the public in terms of facilities but also to facilitate those who use the park, whether walking on their own or with the dog or with the family, so that everybody can get the same level of enjoyment from what is an important amenity. Does the Minister of State think there is sufficient staff in locations like Kilkenny Castle that has a huge...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: I heard about that.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: I sent you a text to come and visit me but you did not bother.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: Thank you very much.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: My compliments to all of the staff. I visit many of the sites, especially Kilkenny Castle, and they do an excellent job. There is no doubt about that. Walking into these places, you hear the different languages being spoken, and the tourism season gets continually extended. I have an unusual request which I would like the Minister of State to consider. I could have written about it but...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023) John McGuinness: That is fair enough and all I can ask for. That brings us to the end of our consideration of the Revised Estimates. The clerk will send a message to that effect to the Clerk of the Dáil in accordance with Standing Order 101. Any information the Minister of State may have committed to giving, I ask him to please do so. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for being here...