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Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2024
Vóta 33 - Turasóireacht, Cultúr, Ealaíon, Gaeltacht, Spórt agus Meán (Athbhreithnithe) (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: An é seo ar Shráid Fhearchair?

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2024
Vóta 33 - Turasóireacht, Cultúr, Ealaíon, Gaeltacht, Spórt agus Meán (Athbhreithnithe) (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tá an buiséid ann agus tá an-dul chun cinn déanta ag an Roinn, ag an gConradh agus freisin leis an OPW maidir leis sin. Beidh ar an OPW an próiseas a leagan amach ach tá mé sásta go leor go bhfuil an-chuid dul chun cinn déanta agus tá mé ag tnúth leis an uair nuair a bheidh an foirgneamh ar Shráid Fhearchair críochnaithe.

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2024
Vóta 33 - Turasóireacht, Cultúr, Ealaíon, Gaeltacht, Spórt agus Meán (Athbhreithnithe) (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Beidh sé ag teacht ó bhuiséad na Gaeilge. Beidh an OPW ag déanamh na hoibre ach beidh an Roinn Gaeltachta ag cur an airgid ar fáil.

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2024
Vóta 33 - Turasóireacht, Cultúr, Ealaíon, Gaeltacht, Spórt agus Meán (Athbhreithnithe) (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Marriage of convenience.

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2024
Vóta 33 - Turasóireacht, Cultúr, Ealaíon, Gaeltacht, Spórt agus Meán (Athbhreithnithe) (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: B’fhéidir go mbeadh na huimhreacha ag Aodhán MacCormaic ach tá a fhios againn cé chomh tábhachtach is atá cúrsaí foilsitheoireachta. An luach atá air ná níos mó ná €180,000. Nuair a bhí mé i nGaillimh roimh an Nollaig, chonaic mé cé chomh tábhachtach is atá sé. Tá clann...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2024
Vóta 33 - Turasóireacht, Cultúr, Ealaíon, Gaeltacht, Spórt agus Meán (Athbhreithnithe) (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Níl aon amhras faoi na buntáistí. B’fhéidir go mbeadh seans ag an gcoiste seo na hábhair a phlé leis an Aire nó leis an Roinn Oideachais. Mar thuismitheoir, tuigim cé chomh deacair is atá sé an Ghaeilge a mhúnadh do na gasúir sa bhaile ach tá na leabhair sin an-tábhachtach mar déantar sár-iarracht...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW and Clare County Council are currently progressing five flood relief schemes in County Clare, in Springfield, Shannon, Kilkee, Kilrush and Bunratty. The schemes are at various stages of development, with the Springfield Flood Relief Scheme at the end of Stage 4 construction, while both the Kilkee Flood Relief Scheme and the Shannon Town and Environs Flood Relief Scheme are at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Since 2009, the Office of Public Works, (OPW) has approved funding under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme of circa €5.7 million to County Cork for some 45 projects. The Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme was introduced by the OPW in 2009. Applications for funding from local authorities are considered for flood relief and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 110 together. The process of redefining the scope for the Coirib go Cósta - Galway City - Flood Relief Scheme, which is at Stage 1 Scheme Development and Preliminary Design, has taken longer than first envisaged due to the complexity and increase in scale of the scheme. A draft revised scope reflecting additional works for the scheme has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Coastal protection and localised flooding issues are matters, in the first instance, for each local authority to investigate and address. To assist local authorities in managing the coastline for coastal erosion, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has undertaken a national assessment of coastal erosion (including erosion rates) under the Irish Coastal Protection Strategy Study (ICPSS) and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme provided the Government with the evidence necessary to launch a national programme of 120 additional flood relief schemes in 2018. While Midleton was a part of the CFRAM programme, major flooding in December 2015 and again in January 2016, were the catalysts to commence work on the design of a flood relief scheme for Midleton before...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Government has committed €1.3 billion to the delivery of flood relief schemes over the lifetime of the National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 for flood relief measures. In Budget 2024 the Office of Public Works, (OPW), was allocated just under €645 million of which approximately €140 million has been assigned for Climate Responsive Flood Risk Management which is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: To deliver the proposed measures set out in the Flood Risk Management Plans for County Louth, Louth County Council (LCC), working with the Office of Public Works (OPW), has agreed to be the Lead Authority in the delivery of flood relief schemes at Dundalk/Blackrock South, Drogheda, Carlingford/ Greenore, Baltray and Ardee, all of which are in the first tranche of projects being progressed....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Government has committed €1.3 billion to the delivery of flood relief schemes over the lifetime of the National Development Plan 2021 – 2030. This includes funding to local authorities for minor works to alleviate a localised flood risk in their areas through the OPW's Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Local Authorities are responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: With regard to the Office of Public Works’ upcoming project to refurbish Coachford Garda Station at Knockaneowen, Coachford, County Cork, I confirm that the procurement process is complete. In January 2024, the Project Oversight Group in OPW confirmed approval to proceed to Contract Award stage, and to accept the recommended tender. It is planned to place the contract in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I acknowledge the devastating impact flooding had to home owners, businesses and the communities of Castlemartyr and Mogeely during Storm Babet, last year. The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management or CFRAM Programme, the largest study of flood risk in the state, was completed by the OPW in 2018. This studied the flood risk for two thirds of the population against their risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW has an on-going relationship with the former Rivers Agency (now part of the Dept. for Infrastructure, Rivers, Northern Ireland) (DfI Rivers), which is the Competent Authority for the implementation of the 'Floods' Directive in Northern Ireland. In 2009, the OPW and Dfl Rivers agreed to establish a Cross-Border Co-ordination Group to co-ordinate the implementation of the ‘EU...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The OPW has a significant and diverse office accommodation portfolio distributed throughout the country, comprising of circa 867,000 square meters. This portfolio includes a range of differing types of office provision, from prestige heritage buildings to brand new grade A office accommodation. Due to the range of accommodation requirements across Government, there is a variety of solutions...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (8 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group was established in early 2016 by the Government to enhance on-going co-operation across all of the State Agencies involved with the River Shannon. The purpose of the group is to provide co-ordinated direction and guidance to ensure delivery by State agencies, to meet their statutory role, of their constituent work programme...

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: On my behalf and on that of my family and the Fine Gael organisation in County Limerick, I offer sympathy to Finola Bruton, John's children, his sister Mary and our colleague Richard. I was struck by Deputy Creed's commentary about the torment our parliamentary party put John Bruton. I joined Fine Gale in the early 1990s, along with people like Deputy Phelan, the Taoiseach, Deputy Denis...