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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (14 May 2025)

Kevin Moran: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. The voluntary homeowners relocation scheme was introduced by the Government in 2017 to address the very serious flooding of those homes that flooded in the winter of 2015-16, including those homes flooded by turloughs. This is a national scheme of humanitarian assistance, targeting aid at the worst-affected properties, for which there...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (14 May 2025)

Kevin Moran: It is very difficult to speak about individual cases but I can speak about them one to one. There is a scheme in place, as I have laid out. To date, 31 homes have received a formal offer of financial assistance for relocation. Of these, 24 homeowners have now completed the process, which has enabled them to relocate and purchase or build a replacement home under the scheme. Three of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (8 May 2025)

Kevin Moran: A new Garda Station for east Meath is a priority for both An Garda Síochána and the Office of Public Works, and both organisations have been working closely together to realise this goal. The OPW have recently completed a market trawl for suitable sites in the area. The results of this trawl have been shared with An Garda Síochána. The OPW is in discussions with AGS on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2025)

Kevin Moran: Cork County Council with funding from the Office of Public Works (OPW), for nine staff for flood projects across the county, is leading the delivery of the Midleton Flood Relief Scheme and in 2017 appointed engineering and environmental consultants. The current total project budget for the scheme is estimated to be some €55.8m which includes €5.8m approved in 2024 for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (7 May 2025)

Kevin Moran: The management of flood risk on the River Shannon is closely intertwined with other uses of the river such as for navigation, dam safety and electricity generation. Several statutory bodies with a range of legislative responsibilities are currently involved in managing the River Shannon. The Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group was established by the Government in 2016....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Rural Schemes (7 May 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Department of Rural and Community Development has allocated €50,000 to Kerry County Council under the Town & Village Renewal Scheme 2024 to carry out a feasibility study on 8 former Coastguard Houses at Coastal Terrace, Knightstown, Valentia. The properties are in the ownership of the Commissioners of Public Works (OPW) and the OPW are agreeable to a feasibility study...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Environmental Impact Assessments (7 May 2025)

Kevin Moran: I refer the Deputy to my response to Question no. 483 of 19 March, 2025. For convenience, my response to the Question was as follows: I am advised that the works to place rock armour on Rossbeigh Beach was carried out by Kerry County Council. The carrying out of an environmental impact assessment on the rock armour concerned would be a matter for Kerry County Council. I refer the Deputy to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (1 May 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 205 together. After the flood events of Storm Bert in Listowel in November 2024, officials from my Department met with Kerry County Council to review the flood event and its impact and to develop a plan to address what measures could be put in place in advance of the larger scheme proposed for Listowel as part of the Food Risk Management Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (30 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: The number of qualified horticulturists employed by the OPW is set out in the table below: OPW Gardener Grade (22 April 2025) Number Craft Gardener 47 Chargehand Gardener (Head Gardener) 18 Craft Foreperson (Horticultural) 6 Foreperson Grade 1 (Horticultural) 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (30 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: Please see below OPW budget, spend to end of April and associated percentage of the capital budget spent in the first four months of 2023, 2024 and up to 28th April 2025. (Note that the budget figure below consists of the REV plus any supplementary and carryovers as applicable for each relevant year).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cycling Facilities (30 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works has received tenders for the construction of the new commemorative bridge and entrance plaza at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens and Conyngham Road. The proposed works for the Commemorative Bridge comprises of the following: • A new pedestrian and cycle bridge which will span the River Liffey and connect to an existing cycle way running along...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cycling Facilities (30 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works is working with the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council to advance plans for permanent segregated cycle lanes and pedestrian crossing points along Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park. The project is in the pre-planning stage and work is ongoing on the design of the scheme with a view to submitting the appropriate applications for planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (30 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Study, published in 2021, was based on the overarching principles of the Park being for people to enjoy its amenities and attractions, that the biodiversity and landscape fabric of the Park must be protected, that sustainable access will be encouraged and to base decisions on evidence while liaising with a wide range of interested parties. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (29 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: Coastal protection and localised flooding issues are matters, in the first instance, for each local authority to investigate and address. The Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme was introduced by the OPW on an administrative, non-statutory basis in 2009. The purpose of the scheme is to provide funding to local authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Projects (29 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: Doneraile Court and Estate came into the care of the OPW in 1994 and over the last thirty years or so significant investment has been made in the conservation and presentation of the estate.In 2023, Doneraile attracted over half a million visitors (523,800) to the parkland with over 9,000 ticketed visitors to the house. In recent years, the OPW has invested considerably in the restoration...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: 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....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Whitechurch Stream Flood Alleviation Scheme (Whitechurch Stream FAS) is being progressed by South Dublin County Council with funding provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) as part of the Government’s commitment of €1.3bn for the delivery of flood relief measures under the National Development Plan. The Whitechurch Stream FAS commenced construction in Q1 2023 and is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Inquiries (29 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 634, 635, 636 and 637 together. The OPW have a contractual obligation to construct the National Science Centre in accordance with the terms of the legal agreement with Irish Children’s Museum Ltd. This agreement pre-dates the development of ‘Explorium’. Any value for money exercise to be undertaken on National Children’s...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (29 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works is happy to meet the Deputy and the third party, to whom the Deputy refers, at Beltany Stone Circle as soon as possible. I have asked my officials to make contact with the Deputy's office in the coming weeks to make the necessary arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Kevin Moran: The OPW will respond directly to the Deputy as the information is taking time to collate.