Results 121-140 of 379 for cork speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...Gaillimh Cathair na Gaillimhe/Galway CityAn Clochán/Clifden Ciarraí Daingean Uí ChúisTrá Lí/TraleeCathair Saidhbhín/Cahersiveen Corcaigh Cathair Chorcaí/Cork CityMaigh Chromtha/Macroom Port Láirge Dún Garbhán/Dungarvan An Mhí ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...the Deputy for raising this issue and for his continued interest in alleviating the problems in the Glanmire area. I am advised that the Glashaboy river flood relief scheme is being progressed by Cork City Council. The OPW, in partnership with Cork City Council, is engaging proactively to progress the flood relief scheme for Glanmire. The scheme was confirmed in January 2021 by the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: From the point of view of the OPW, which is the funding authority, this is being prioritised. In any engagement I have had with the CEO of Cork City Council, this has been to the fore in our discussions. I am due to visit Cork again shortly. I recognise that this is not an insignificant scheme. A total of 103 properties are being defended, which are a mixture of personal and business....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...issue about money. Some people are trying to portray that politically but it is not. If we did not follow the procurement rules that are laid out by the Office of Government Procurement, and if Cork City Council, as the tendering authority, did not follow those, I would have an entirely different set of questions to be answerable to the House on today. We are committed to this scheme...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...the issue of climate adaptation. As I have constantly said, if we all reduce our emissions to zero tomorrow morning, the issue of water levels rising in counties Louth, Galway, Limerick and Cork is going to continue. The single biggest physical threat to communities' viability and our ability to sustain communities in this country is from the sea. We need to address it with a greater...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...a recommendation to progress the design, planning and construction of a flood relief scheme for Bantry. A Steering Group, comprising of representatives from the Office of Public Works and Cork County Council, is in place to progress this Flood Relief Scheme that will protect some 198 properties. In February 2022, J.B. Barry and Partners Ltd in a joint venture with JBA Consulting...

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...;il in the not too distant future I implore Deputies on all sides of the House to think not of the political implications of what their votes will do when they cast them but about people in Crossmolina, Bantry, Cork, this city of Dublin and communities all over the country that are waiting for the next amount of sewerage, filth, dirt and excrement to pour through their front doors. We in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (14 Dec 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: As I mentioned to my good colleague from Cork, I flew from Cork Airport recently and found the experience to be really good. It is a fabulous airport which I have used on many occasions, as have an awful lot of people in the wider Munster area. It is not just a Cork thing. In saying that, I mentioned Shannon Airport, which is very close to me although the closest airport to my home is...

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

Patrick O'Donovan: ...Trust. - A building in Crumlin, Dublin that is now licensed to Dublin City Council for use as a Family Hub. - Five former Garda residences in Templemore that were transferred to Tipperary County Council for social housing. - Two former Garda station properties at Goleen and Adrigole that were transferred to Cork County Council for social housing. In addition, there are a number of...

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

Patrick O'Donovan: ...Thurles and Claremorris.  These sites are included in an initial phase of site development on State owned lands around the country to achieve a target of an initial 500 housing units by February 2023.  Other sites in the first phase are in Cork and Sligo (owned by the Local Authorities), with a number of other sites currently being assessed for further phases over the coming...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (6 Dec 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...All known defects arising from the construction have been remedied, with some delays as a result of COVID-19. Planning for the operation and maintenance of the scheme is ongoing in conjunction with Cork County Council, who will act as agents of the OPW in carrying out the statutory operation and maintenance of the scheme.  A small number of works to address elements identified...

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: ...an impact, which is getting worse thanks to climate change. We have made some very significant progress. For instance, in the past week, we completed the one in Douglas and handed it over to Cork City Council. The work at Springfield, Clonlara, County Clare, which has dominated "Morning Ireland" winter after winter, is almost completed. We are only waiting for some pumps there....

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: ...the committee an indication of the scale of the problem in not too dissimilar a population base to some of our population bases, for example, in Deputy Mairéad Farrell's constituency, Galway city, in Cork city, and in my own local area, Limerick city. These are big urban population bases, in many cases built below sea level, and if they are not protected we will undoubtedly see a...

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: The event in Cork that the Deputy is referring to was in Fermoy. It was an alarm on a sump pump that unfortunately was disconnected from a power source. Cork County Council is investigating that. However, in regard to the schemes across Munster for the last major event, which was only last October, in all of the towns for which protection has been put in place - Ennis, Cappamore, Newcastle...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...with a formal coastal risk management study that has carefully investigated the problem and explored the full range of management options. In 2021, the OPW approved funding of €34,392 to Cork County Council under the OPW Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme for a Minor Works project involving the repair and replacement of a tidal sluice and associated works...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (22 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: While some parts of the former military barracks at Fermoy, Co Cork were transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, it is not clear from the question that this particular area is under the control of the OPW.  Following clarification received from the Deputy, my officials understand that the property concerned is owned by the Minister for Defence and further...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Glashaboy River Flood Relief Scheme at Glanmire / Sallybrook, Cork is being progressed by Cork City Council. The Office of Public Works (OPW) in partnership with Cork City Council are engaging proactively to progress the flood relief scheme for Glanmire. The Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme was confirmed in January 2021 by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform under the Arterial...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) in partnership with Cork County Council are engaging proactively to progress a preferred option for a viable flood relief scheme for Ballymakeera/Ballyvourney that will protect 90 properties from significant risk of flooding. To date the assessments and data that has been produced by the OPW has brought the project to the latter stages of Stage One,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...a recommendation to progress the design, planning and construction of a flood relief scheme for Bantry. A Steering Group, comprising of representatives from the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Cork County Council, is in place to progress this Flood Relief Scheme protecting some 198 properties. In February 2022 I visited Bantry to announce the appointment of J.B. Barry and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Glashaboy River Flood Relief Scheme at Glanmire / Sallybrook, Cork is being progressed by Cork City Council. The Office of Public Works (OPW) in partnership with Cork City Council are engaging proactively to progress the flood relief scheme for Glanmire. The Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme was confirmed in January 2021 by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform under the Arterial...