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Seanad: Public Private Partnerships: Statements (Resumed). (17 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: I will deal with that. The quality of the building is outstanding.

Seanad: Public Private Partnerships: Statements (Resumed). (17 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: In terms of the specifications laid down, if a builder has an obligation to maintain the school over the next 25 years, it is clear that he or she will have a much higher stake in the project and that will be reflected in the long term. No Senator referred to the Comptroller and Auditor General's point that over the 25 year cycle, the value of PPPs would have to be compared with the other...

Seanad: Public Private Partnerships: Statements. (17 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: It is a very complicated bridge.

Seanad: Public Private Partnerships: Statements (Resumed). (17 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: Would it make one seasick?

Seanad: Public Private Partnerships: Statements. (17 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: I welcome this opportunity to reiterate my personal commitment and that of the Government to the public private partnership model as a procurement option. This debate is timely given that the Government approved a programme of pilot PPP projects in 1999, a number of which have a now been completed. We are building on the experience to date in the context of the Government's commitment to...

Seanad: Public Private Partnerships: Statements. (17 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: Almost €500 million of private finance will be invested in the national roads programme on foot of the contracts awarded to date. A number of projects signed in the environment sector range from the small to the very large and include a cross-section of public private partnership structures. The Fatima Mansions refurbishment project in Dublin which the private sector is to design, build and...

Seanad: Public Private Partnerships: Statements. (17 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: I meant my constituency.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: Currently, the State rents some 200,000 square meters of office space in Dublin. In addition, it uses some 230,000 square meters of State-owned office accommodation in Dublin. These office area figures relate to buildings occupied by civil servants. The space occupied by the State bodies earmarked for decentralisation is additional to these figures. Under the decentralisation programme,...

Rural Renewal Scheme. (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: I thank Deputy Finneran for raising this matter on the Adjournment. The rural renewal scheme was introduced in the Finance Act 1998 to address some of the problems facing the upper Shannon region. It was apparent at that time that the region, which has a history of persistent high emigration, poor land and fragmented holdings, was not sharing in the economic rejuvenation experienced in other...

Council of Europe Development Bank Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: I thank Deputies for their wide-ranging and interesting comments on the Bill. Members of this House have shown a consistent and genuine concern in the affairs of less well-off countries of the world and that is acknowledged by me on behalf of the Government. Deputies, in their various contributions, emphasised the need to focus development efforts on the poorest countries and noted the...

Council of Europe Development Bank Bill 2004: Referral to Select Committee. (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Equipment: Telecommunications Equipment (2 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: In 1997, the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Minister for Finance and the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána entered into a non-exclusive agreement with O2 Ireland Limited, formerly Esat Digifone Limited, with regard to the erection of telecommunications equipment on certain Garda premises. Under the terms of the licence...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (2 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260, 261, 273 and 274 together. A pilot equity exchange programme was developed to test the feasibility of exchanging clusters of small Garda stations which cannot be viably maintained on an ongoing basis in return for new modern facilities. The aim was to speed up the process of providing new modern facilities for the Garda Síochána and to do so as...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: The following table shows details of the properties disposed of by the Office of Public Works in 2004 to date. Date Property Location Sale Amount â'¬ 16 March 2004 Blacklion Former Customs Post Blacklion, County Cavan 21,586.23 5 May 2004 Lad Lane Baggot St., Dublin 2 22,500,000.00 12 May 2004 Former SWO 2 Church Street, Dungarvan, County Waterford 337,000.00 13...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: To date, eight property solutions have been identified for decentralisation purposes and a further 20 locations are at an advanced stage in the acquisition process. The locations involved are Carlow, Longford, Newcastle West, Athlone, the Curragh, Sligo, Dundalk and Furbo. The Chief State Solicitor is processing contract documents in respect of sites at Carlow, Longford and Newcastle West and...

Flood Relief. (2 Nov 2004)

Tom Parlon: I express sympathy on my own behalf and that of the Government to everyone affected by the flooding throughout the country over several days during the last week of October 2004. This has been a traumatic experience for everyone affected. The Government has today approved and announced a humanitarian aid package to relieve hardship arising from the flooding of people's homes as a result of...

Seanad: Garda Youth Diversion Programme. (20 Oct 2004)

Tom Parlon: I thank the Senator for raising this issue to which I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who has another engagement. The Garda youth diversion programme was initiated in 1991 following a sudden outbreak of lawlessness in a number of communities involving street violence, public order offences, the unauthorised taking of cars and other criminal acts....

Seanad: Schools Refurbishment. (20 Oct 2004)

Tom Parlon: I thank the Senator for affording me the opportunity of outlining the proposals of the Department of Education and Science in respect of the proposed refurbishment project at Lanesboro community college in Longford. The Department of Education and Science received an application from County Longford VEC for the refurbishment of the existing building at Lanesboro community college. I am...

Seanad: School Staffing. (20 Oct 2004)

Tom Parlon: I thank the Senators for giving me the opportunity to outline to the House the position of the Department of Education and Science in respect of Scoil an Chroí Naoife, Ballinasloe, County Galway. Tackling educational disadvantage is one of the top priorities of the Department of Education and Science. By ensuring that available educational resources are targeted at the most disadvantaged...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 Oct 2004)

Tom Parlon: The information the Deputy requires will take some time to prepare. I will communicate the information requested by the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.