Results 101-120 of 464 for garda speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The short answer is "Yes, we do". A number of former Garda stations across the country have been offered to local authorities on more than one occasion and have been regrettably declined. Some of these buildings might require works, significant or insignificant, depending on the location and the scale. Some of them are in relatively good condition and others need to have their title...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...fine but then there is the general data protection regulation, GDPR, data storage and who becomes a data handler, and everything else, and you wonder whether it is us, Clare County Council or the Garda that is responsible for all of this. Also, we do not own the property outside. We will keep an open mind about this matter. I am not satisfied with the fact that yobs destroy national...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) can confirm that the works on the new Garda Station at 13A O'Connell St. Dublin will be substantially complete on 8th March 2023, handing over to An Garda Síochána thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...representatives from the Office of Public Works - National Monuments Conservation Unit and the National Monuments Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage took place with An Garda Síochána in attendance. Conservation specialists from the Office of Public Works undertook conservation and cleaning of the monument on the 8th of February. Vandalism...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (21 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Garda station at Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny is an operational Garda Station. The attached Garda residence is currently being assessed for alternative State use, in line with the OPW's policy on the disposal of property, which is to: - firstly, identify any potential alternative State use; - where an alternative State use is not identified, the property will be considered for disposal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (2 Feb 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: The project for a new Garda Station at Bailieborough, Co. Cavan includes conservation of the existing former National Irish Bank building and the construction of a new three storey over basement building to the rear on a site of circa 0.15 hectares located on the town’s main street.  The  construction contract value for the works is €10,976,632 excluding VAT. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...(OPW) can confirm that panic strips are installed in each of the custody suites that have been upgraded since 2014 as part of the anti-ligature programme, a multi-annual programme to upgrade all Garda cells to an agreed anti-ligature standard. The OPW is in communication with Garda Estate Management regarding the locations of custody suites remaining to be upgraded under this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (24 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Garda Capital Investment Programme 2022-2030 is currently being finalised. The Office of Public Works will collate a response to the second part of the Deputy's question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: I want to thank the Deputy for his question regarding Portlaoise Garda Station. The designation of Portlaoise as the location for the Divisional HQ for the Laois/Offaly/Kildare Division has placed greater importance on this project being delivered. The Portlaoise Garda Station project will meet all the operational, functional and accommodation requirements demanded by the new Garda...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...front-line service providers. We are looking to offer multiannual funding commitments to the NGOs. This will promote more sustainable service delivery and planning to cover areas such as court accompaniment, accompaniment to Garda interviews and to sexual assault treatment units, emotional support, counselling and referral to other services. The introduction of standardised multiannual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (13 Dec 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The decisions relating to accessing the facilities at the Garda College are a matter for the Garda authorities at the College to determine.Thereafter, if it is decided to grant a licence to a particular applicant, the College forwards the recommendation to the OPW to grant a licence. My officials have already made contact with the relevant officials in An Garda Síochána in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Dec 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works can confirm that, following a request from Garda Estate Management for a presence on O’Connell St., OPW Property Management agreed in December 2021 for the occupation of a number of offices at 13A Upper O’Connell Street by An Garda Síochána, refurbishment and fit out works are currently being carried out at the premises. These works...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (8 Dec 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...of Public Works (OPW) manages a property portfolio in excess of 2,500 properties ranging from heritage buildings, commercial office blocks, green field sites, warehouses, Coast Guard Stations and Garda Stations.  As would be the norm in such a large portfolio, at any given time, there will be a number of properties being refurbished or vacant.  The State will always retain a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (7 Dec 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The swimming pool in the Garda Training College is primarily for use by the trainees at the College but has been made available to local schools and community/voluntary groups, where appropriate. Arising from an audit relating to the Garda College in 2017, the Garda College and the OPW put a licensing system in place in order to continue this practice and regularise the licensing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Offices (6 Dec 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...of Public Works (OPW) manages a property portfolio in excess of 2,500 properties ranging from heritage buildings, commercial office blocks, green field sites, warehouses, Coast Guard Stations and Garda Stations.  Given the types and age of these properties, most are not suited to residential use or would require significant investment to comply with current building regulations for...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...in the Dáil it was of the order of 38 buildings. I will confirm that for the Deputy. There are issues relating to title in respect of a number of properties. For example, many previously owned Garda stations that may have come into the care of An Garda Síochána prior to the foundation of the State came from estates that were untitled. Now that we are trying to dispose of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...community council. They will obviously look to have rooms as well that will be used for other agencies. In Roscommon, for example, a visitor centre centred on John McGahern was put into an old Garda station from an old OPW property. The uses are varied. There are opportunities to get funding now, either through the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (29 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have been informed by An Garda Siochána (AGS) that they have recently included Laytown Garda Station on the draft Capital Programme for 2022 – 2030. AGS are currently preparing a brief of requirements and a business case and will be requesting the Office of Public Works (OPW) to consider the provision of a site in the town suitable for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...wish to inform the Deputy that the designation of Portlaoise as a Divisional HQ for the Laois/Offaly/Kildare Division placed greater importance on this project being delivered. The Portlaoise Garda Station project will meet all the operational, functional and accommodation requirements demanded by the new Garda operation model. To accommodate all the brief requirements the following...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that the Office of Public Works (OPW) has carried out works on a number of the Stations in the Kilkenny and Carlow Garda Division in 2021 and 2022. Unfortunately, it is not possible to compile all the details requested in the timeframe for this response.  The information requested will be furnished directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.