Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Defibrillators Provision
Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each OPW-staffed heritage site has at least one defibrillator on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47249/22]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The installation of defibrillators at OPW heritage sites has been done on a case by case basis. At some of the sites with shorter seasons, for example, it is not feasible to have a defibrillator onsite as it would not be possible to carry out the necessary maintenance on the unit while the site is closed. The OPW is reviewing the position regarding defibrillators with a view to ensuring more fulsome coverage, and plans to install a defibrillator at every heritage site.
The following list details which OPW heritage sites have at least one defibrillator on site.
| Site | Defibrillator on site |
|---|---|
| Altamont | Yes |
| Anne's Grove Gardens | No |
| Áras an Uachtaráin | Yes |
| Arbour Hill Cemetery | No |
| Ardfert Cathedral | No |
| Askeaton Castle | No |
| Athenry Castle | No |
| Aughnanure Castle | No |
| Ballyhack Castle | No |
| Barryscourt Castle | No |
| Battleof the Boyne Visitor Centre | Yes |
| Blasket Islands and Centre | Yes |
| Boyle Abbey | No |
| Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre | Yes |
| Cahir Castle | Yes |
| Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery | No |
| Casino Marino | Yes |
| Castletown | Yes |
| Céide Fields Visitor Centre | Yes |
| Charles Fort | Yes |
| Clonmacnoise Visitor Centre | Yes |
| Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre | No |
| Custom House Visitor Centre | Yes |
| Derrynane | Yes |
| Desmond Castle | No |
| Desmond Hall | No |
| Donegal Castle | No |
| Doneraile Estate | No |
| Dublin Castle | Yes |
| Dún Aonghasa | Yes |
| Dungarvan Castle | No |
| Dunmore Cave | Yes |
| Emo Court | Yes |
| Ennis Friary | No |
| Farmleigh | Yes |
| Ferns Castle | No |
| Fota Arboretum | Yes |
| Garden of Remembrance | No |
| Glebe House & Gallery | Yes |
| Glendalough Visitor Centre | Yes |
| Grangegorman Military Cemetery | No |
| Heywood Gardens | Yes |
| Hill of Tara | No |
| Ilnacullin | Yes |
| Ionad Cultúrtha an Phiarsaigh, Connemara | No |
| Irish National War Memorial Gardens | No |
| Iveagh Gardens | No |
| Jerpoint Abbey | No |
| JFK Arboretum | Yes |
| Kells Priory | No |
| Kilkenny Castle | Yes |
| Kilmainham Gaol | Yes |
| Listowel Castle | No |
| Loughcrew | No |
| Maynooth Castle | No |
| National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin | Yes |
| National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh | Yes |
| Newmills Corn & Flax Mills | No |
| Old Mellifont Abbey | No |
| Ormond Castle | Yes |
| Parke's Castle | No |
| Pearse Museum/St. Endas | Yes |
| Phoenix Park | Yes |
| Portumna Castle | No |
| Rathfarnham Castle | Yes |
| Reginald's Tower | No |
| Rock of Cashel | Yes |
| Roscrea Heritage | No |
| Ross Castle | No |
| Royal Hospital Kilmainham | Yes |
| Scattery Island Visitor Centre | Yes |
| Sceilig Mhichíl | Yes |
| Sligo Abbey | No |
| St. Audoen's Church | No |
| St. Mary's Church, Gowran | No |
| St. Stephen's Green | Yes |
| Swiss Cottage | Yes |
| The Mainguard | No |
| Tintern Abbey | No |
| Trim Castle | Yes |
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