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Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: Following the severe flooding in Ennis in 1995 Clare County Council along with Ennis Town Council (then UDC) decided to undertake the Ennis main drainage and flooding study. The Office of Public Works funded the costs of the River Fergus flooding aspects of the study and a preliminary report was completed in 2001. The report is currently being considered by OPW for advancement under its...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: The number of property decentralisation proposals received by the Office of Public Works in respect of Birr, Tullamore, Edenderry Portarlington and Portlaoise is as follows: Location No. Birr 15 Tullamore 13 Edenderry 5 Portarlington 9 Portlaoise 22 These proposals, which include both offers of sites and buildings, are currently being analysed. This analysis includes local...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: The Office of Public Works has received of the order of 700 proposed property solutions in respect of the decentralisation programme. These proposals include offers of sites or existing buildings or proposals to build. The assessment of these proposals is now underway. The main criteria by which they will be evaluated were set out in the advertisement, seeking property solutions, which was...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: Over 700 proposed property solutions have been received by the Office of Public Works in relation to the decentralisation programme. These proposals include offers of sites or existing buildings or proposals to build. No negotiations to either lease or purchase properties will be entered into by the OPW until all the proposals received, as well as all options to use State-owned properties,...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: The Office of Public Works will decide on the suitability of decentralisation programme sites in consultation, as appropriate, with the Department/body scheduled for decentralisation.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: The Office of Public Works met with officials from Kildare County Council earlier this month. The county council confirmed that a report has been commissioned in relation to flooding at Leixlip and this will be forwarded to OPW for consideration in due course. Kildare County Council will also revert to the OPW in relation to a number of issues that need to be resolved so that the planned work...

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: The matter to which the Deputy refers is currently being examined independently on behalf of the Office of Public Works. The purpose of the examination is to establish, in so far as possible, the facts in the matter. I expect the results of the examination to be available shortly. It is not possible at this stage nor would it be correct for me to comment on the specifics of the situation...

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: The company carrying out the independent investigation is a well-known management consultancy auditor — PricewaterhouseCoopers — and I expect it will bring forward the report within weeks. In this instance we are talking about the provision of audio technical services in Dublin Castle which is one of our foremost high quality conference centres and is used intensively by both Government...

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: Pending the outcome of the independent investigation, the people involved are entitled to natural justice and due process.

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: I will. They are lengthy and, obviously, all the issues will be investigated. First, on the matter of tenders and limits, I accept there is an issue of whether something is a structure. In this case the issue was the provision of tents and marquees to provide emergency accommodation for the press attending and the definition of a new sprung structure, with which I was not familiar, which...

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: I have been in several which were provided by the Government for the media etc.

Departmental Investigations. (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: If the Deputy is interested in an explanation, I will strive to give one. Perhaps in this case a false assessment was made as to what was a works tender, which would allow a €5 million ceiling, and what was a services tender, which would allow a ceiling of €154,000. Obviously, the report will come forward with some explanation of that issue. The terms of reference are to assess the...

Insurance Industry. (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: I am not in a position to intervene with insurance companies about the level of premiums or any risks it is willing or unwilling to underwrite. The appropriate regulatory body for the industry is the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority. In November 2002 I initiated a major review of the State's approach to flooding with the primary objective of developing a cohesive national...

Insurance Industry. (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: My remit extends to the OPW and as the Deputy rightly stated, the OPW has completed a programme of substantial works in that area, mitigating the flood risk substantially. Under the new plan, Dublin City Council has applied to the OPW for further funds to carry out additional work which will mitigate the flood risk. It is not within my remit to intervene with insurance companies as to how the...

Insurance Industry. (17 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: Certainly, if that were to help the situation. The flood review group report is to be submitted to Government and I hope it will be adopted by Government shortly. Following that, I have no difficulty outlining to the IIF and making a case for the measures to be put in place. My officials and I met with the IIF, one of the approximately 100 interested parties that made recommendations across...

Written Answers — Houses of the Oireachtas Refurbishment: Houses of the Oireachtas Refurbishment (10 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 208 together. Phase 1 of the refurbishment of Kildare House includes the provision of accommodation for the Oireachtas crèche. It is expected that this phase will be completed during the summer of 2004. The opening and operation of the crèche is a matter for the Houses of the Oireachtas. The refurbishment of Kildare House necessitates the vacating of...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (10 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: The Office of Public Works has received a number of property proposals in respect of Carrick-on-Shannon and Sligo, the proposed decentralisation locations in Counties Leitrim and Sligo. These proposals, which include both offers of sites and buildings, are currently being analysed. This analysis includes local inspections which will be carried out over the coming days.

Written Answers — Mayo Landslide: Mayo Landslide (10 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: As in all previous cases when a humanitarian aid scheme was approved by Government, the scheme for Pullathomas, County Mayo, was administered by the Irish Red Cross Society on behalf of the Office of Public Works. The assessment of applications for aid and decisions on the amount of aid in each case are confidential to the Red Cross and the individual applicants. The Red Cross has...

Written Answers — Mayo Landslide: Mayo Landslide (10 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: A humanitarian aid scheme for victims of the landslide in county Mayo in 2003 was administered by the Irish Red Cross Society following Government approval. The Office of Public Works provided funding of €300,000. There are no plans to make additional humanitarian aid available.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (10 Feb 2004)

Tom Parlon: A flood relief scheme for the River Suir — Clonmel — has been brought to outline design stage and was placed on public exhibition, as required under the Arterial Drainage Acts, in December 2001-January 2002. The next stage in the progression of the scheme is to consider and respond to the large number of observations received following the public exhibition. The Deputy will be aware that...