Dominic Hannigan
Question:85. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position regarding a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41220/12]
View answerNational Monuments
Questions (85)
Written answers
Following an engineering assessment, it has been found necessary to replace three of the existing pedestrian footbridges at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.
The Office of Public Works is currently on site and has commenced work assembling a temporary bridge, which will be used while the permanent bridges are being replaced. It is expected that two of the bridges will be replaced before the end of this year. Work will re-commence in June 2013 on the remaining bridge requiring attention. This work will have to be undertaken when there is maximum daylight and when the visitor centre is closed, as it will involve a crane swinging concrete structures into place across the river. There will be no curtailment of services to the visiting public while these works are being undertaken and the centre will remain fully open throughout.
Departmental Functions
Questions (86, 87)
Michael Healy-Rae
Question:86. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm if staff and in particular engineers working in offices of the Office of Public Works are directed not to speak to public representatives regarding matters that are brought to the public representatives' attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41164/12]
View answerMichael Healy-Rae
Question:87. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm that when a public representative makes representations to the Office of Public Works regarding a project or job of work that needs to be carried out that his Department have demanded that copies of such correspondence must go back through your office, even if it is not directed there, rather than going forward to the engineering area where the work is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41167/12]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together.
It is standard practice, and courtesy, for any Oireachtas Member or elected public representative to route his representations through the office of the relevant Minister, when those enquiries concern the business and functions of the department for which s/he holds responsibility. This is considered to be the most transparent means of dealing with such requests for the sake of everyone concerned.
Work is undertaken in accordance with flood risk management priorities to ensure the best use of resources on a national basis.
Departmental Expenditure
Questions (88)
Michael Healy-Rae
Question:88. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of money that was expended in County Kerry on maintenance and general work under the auspices of the Office of Public Works in the past 12 months, that is, from September 2011 to September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41169/12]
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I regret that the relevant information could not be collated in the time available for written reply. A response will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.