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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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parking Provision (12 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: Departmental Data (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The annual cost to recruit two additional fire and security engineers at grade 1 and two additional fire and security engineers at grade 2 is €325,592. This figure is based on recruitment at the 1st point of the pay-scale and employers PRSI costs only, as we cannot estimate with any certainty the non pay costs attributable to new recruits such as T&S, IT equipment, phones, heat...

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

Patrick O'Donovan: Bray Head Church, also known as Raheen-A-Cluig Church, Newcourt, Bray, Co Wicklow is a National Monument in the Guardianship of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and is already in the ownership of Wicklow County Council. It is protected by the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014. The Office of Public Works is responsible for the protection and care of over 780 National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: 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 Síochána and numerous properties for many State Agencies. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The development of the new Macroom Garda Divisional Headquarters is due to commence works on site in Q3 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that the organisation is currently developing a strategy in relation to housing, which includes a full review of its land portfolio. An tÚdarás is keen to contribute to the success of Housing for Alland an outline plan and approach for housing solutions using the organisation's lands is being developed, accordingly. This plan is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wastewater Treatment (12 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Údarás na Gaeltachta has advised that the it has had engagement with Uisce Éireann in relation to its wastewater treatment plants and that it has recently transferred two of its facilities at An Spidéal and Gaoth Dobhair to the stewardship of Uisce Éireann. An tÚdarás has upgraded 14 of its treatment plants over the past 3 years and plans to upgrade the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (7 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW will respond directly to the Deputy on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cúrsaí Tithíochta (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. Is faoi stiúir an Ard-Aighne a bhí an t-athbhreithniú agus an comhdhlúthú ar an Acht um Phleanáil agus Forbairt, 2000, ceann de na gníomhaíochtaí tosaíochta de chuid Tithíocht do Chách. Cuireadh tús le Tithíocht do Chách go déanach i samhradh 2021 agus tógadh go ceann...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cúrsaí Tithíochta (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tuigim cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an teanga sa Bhille seo agus cé chomh mór is atá an Bille féin. Níl sé léite agamsa ach an oiread ach tá súil agam go mbeidh seans agam i rith na Nollag. Nuair atá Daidí na Nollag críochnaithe le mo chlann, b’fhéidir go mbeidh mé in ann an Bille a léamh. An...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cúrsaí Tithíochta (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Maidir leis na treoirlínte, tá mo Roinn críochnaithe leis an ábhar sin. Tá na treoirlínte ag an Roinn tithíochta; mar sin, is ceist don Roinn sin í sin. Is ceist an-thábhachtach í. Maidir leis an mBille seo, tuigim cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an Bille seo, go háirithe do na daoine a bhfuil cónaí orthu sa...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Údarás na Gaeltachta has had record years with regard to the employment it has created. I can provide, in tabular form, the progress the Department has made in reversing some of the financial difficulties that there were for the medium of the Irish language. One thing that is really important, which I take from Deputy Tully's question, is that somebody who has an interest in the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (5 Dec 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: Scéim forbartha líonraí Gaeilge is Foras na Gaeilge’s multi-annual community scheme to promote, protect and ingrain the Irish language in particular areas with an emphasis on the development and implementation of comprehensive language plans for the areas that are part of the scheme. There are 36 Irish language groups, North and South, funded through the scheme,...