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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Jul 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: Office of Public Works (10 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The number of WTE staff, by job title, currently employed by OPW and working at the John F. Kennedy Arboretum as of July 4, 2025, is set out below in tabular form. Job Description WTE WTE Total Staff Clerical Officer 1 1 Craft Foreperson (Horticultural) 1 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy may find my response to him in PQ 31699/25 useful. In the days since my last response, Heads of Terms have been agreed between the OPW and Kerry County Council. Legal work on the lease continues and a draft will be sent to Kerry County Council as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: In October 2024, the Office of Public Works approved €5.8m in funding for Cork County Council to make Individual Property Protection (IPP) available free of charge to an estimated 923 home and business owners who were impacted by Storm Babet (October 2023) in Midleton (749) and East Cork (174). The Midleton and East Cork IPP Scheme, which is a Cork County Council scheme opened for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 27 together. The initial portion of the road in question is in the ownership, and under the management, of the local authority. As this portion of road is in the charge of the local authority, the OPW can use this portion of road as an ordinary road user without the need for a formal agreement. The road in question has never been leased by the OPW...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: While the Office of Public Works recognises the importance of the Phoenix Park for dog owners , there are no plans to introduce an enclosed designated dog-friendly park as the Phoenix Park is primarily a historic designed landscape. The OPW welcomes dogs on a lead accompanied by responsible owners across the vast majority of the Phoenix Park except for a small number of areas with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: Donegal Castle is a National Monument in State Guardianship. It is situated in the centre of Donegal town, on the River Eske. Red Hugh O’Donnell built the castle as his personal fortress in the fifteenth century. When fleeing to Spain, he set it on fire rather than risk it falling into English hands. However, English captain Sir Basil Brooke became the castle’s new Lord in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (9 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: This PQ is being answered under PQ 38317/25 - identical question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: A concert series was held in the Phoenix Park on Friday, 20 June, to Sunday, 22 June 2025. These events were attended by approximately 180,000 people from across Ireland. The organiser of the event was 'Aikens Promotions' who commenced building the concert site on Wednesday 11 June and returned the site to the Office of Public Works on Saturday 28 June, subject to identified remedial...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: 'Bord Bia Bloom' is an annual event organised by An Bord Bia which takes place over the June Bank holiday weekend each year. To ensure that the traffic arrangements do not have an excessive impact on surrounding estates, a traffic management plan was put in place that included input from all of the statutory agencies, Bord Bia and the Office of Public Works. This included encouraging...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: There is no consideration being given to a casual trading licence for selling ice cream in the Phoenix Park as this service is already provided via concession at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and the tea rooms beside Dublin Zoo. These are high footfall areas within the Phoenix Park, and no additional locations are currently under consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Architectural Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 352 and 353 together. I am advised that the GPO site, including the retail unit area of the GPO Arcade, will be transferred from its current owners, the Department of Culture, Communications & Sport to the Office of Public Works. The OPW is in the process of assessing the redevelopment potential for the entire GPO complex in a manner that will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (3 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The OPW can confirm that OPW officials made contact with the property owner by phone on 17th June 2025 with a view to meeting him on site at Leacanabuaile, National Monument No.414 on Thursday 19th June 2025. A further phone call was made to property owner on the morning of the 19th June 2025 in which the property owner stated that he was unable to meet on site due to work commitments....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (3 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy may find my response to PQ 31699/25 useful. The OPW has been a core stakeholder in the conservation of An Blascaod Mór since 1988. Ionad an Bhlascaoid, (the Blasket Centre) was developed with assistance from the locally based voluntary group, Fondúíreacht an Bhlascaoid in 1992/3. It was officially opened in April 1994. The State purchased the majority of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works advertised publicly for proposals for the operation of a mobile catering unit at Casino Marino in 2024 and 2025. In 2024, a number of expressions of interest were received and paperwork was issued to all interested parties to make a formal application. No applications were returned. In 2025, the opportunity was advertised again and no expressions of interest were...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: It is the intention of An Garda Síochána to develop a new Divisional Headquarters for the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR), North Division. The development will incorporate an enhanced custody suite for the DMR along with a number of specialist training facilities for An Garda Síochána. The Office of Public Works are currently carrying out site evaluations. Once a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The National Children's Science Centre (NCSC) project is being promoted by the Irish Children’s Museum Ltd. (ICML). The development of the project is the subject of an ongoing arbitration between the NCSC and the Commissioners of Public Works. Consistent with an interim decision of the Arbitrator, the OPW is bound to be the Contracting Authority for the development of the project. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The OPW will seek a suitable site for a new Garda Station in the Castletroy/ Annacotty area of Limerick when the Business Case process is complete and the long term requirements of An Garda Síochána in the area are confirmed. A Business Case is required to comply with the provisions of the Infrastructure Guidelines where it is considered that the acquisition of a property is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (1 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Office of Public Works is aware of a proposal from the World War 1 Relatives Group for a sculpture memorial. The group is seeking funding support for this proposal through the Shared Island Programme. As the Deputy will be aware, funding from this programme is a matter for the Department of An Taoiseach. It is important to note that the OPW manages the Irish National War Memorial...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (1 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: Floodinfo.ie (www.floodinfo.ie/map-review/) is the OPW’s national flood information portal providing location specific access to flood risk and flood risk management information, including a range of flood maps. The portal was established in May, 2018 in conjunction with the launch of the 29 Flood Risk Management Plans developed under the National Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and...