Written Answers Nos. 22 - 40
22. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the schools that will accommodate the ten additional ASD classes for south Kildare; the number of classes to be located in each of these schools; the timeline for completion of these projects; the capacity in each of these ten classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29976/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Deputy will be aware that this Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network.
Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of appropriate educational interventions, delivered by fully qualified professional teachers, with the support of Special Needs Assistants and the appropriate school curriculum.
In respect of children with ASD who cannot be accommodated in mainstream education, they may be enrolled in special classes or special schools where more intensive and supportive interventions are provided. Special classes are for students who have a recommendation for a special class placement in their professional reports.
The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support students with Special Educational Needs, including Autism. It is also the role of the NCSE to make appropriate arrangements to establish special classes in schools in communities where the need for such classes has been identified.
Special classes within mainstream schools are intended for children who, by virtue of their level of Special Educational Needs, cannot reasonably be educated in a mainstream class setting, but who can still attend their local school in a special class with a lower pupil–teacher ratio of 6:1 at primary level and 6:1.5 at post primary level, and also have Special Needs Assistant support normally amounting to 2 SNAs for a class of 6 children.
Progress in developing this network has been significant and in addition to the special school placements there are currently 1,153 special classes throughout the country at primary and post primary level of which 889 are for children with Autism.
Of these, there are 59 ASD classes in County Kildare for 2016/17 school year, comprising 6 Early Intervention Classes for children who are not yet school going age, 41 primary school classes and 12 classes at post primary level in mainstream schools. 2 of these classes are new classes, 1 at primary level and 1 at post primary level.
The NCSE, in consultation with the relevant education partners, must take into account the present and future potential need, location and sustainability in looking to establish special classes in certain areas. In this regard the NCSE has advised that they are continuing to engage with schools in the area referred to by the Deputy in opening special classes to where there is an identified need for special class provision.
The NCSE recently launched guidelines for Boards of Management and Principals of Primary and Post Primary schools which provide information on setting up and organising special classes. These guidelines are available to download from www.ncse.ie.
Details of all special classes for children with special educational needs, including those in County Kildare, are available on www.ncse.ie in county order, and with new classes identified.
23. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school bus tickets for pupils (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30002/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraSchool transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.
During the 2015/16 school year in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in approximately 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually.
Bus Éireann has advised there are seats available for the children referred to by the Deputy and in this regard Bus Éireann will liaise directly with the family.
24. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the report by the fire report group commissioned for an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29917/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraPart B of the Building Regulations sets out the statutory standards of fire safety that apply when a new building is constructed in order to ensure the safety of persons in and about the building. Compliance with the building regulations is first and foremost the responsibility of the owners, designers and builders of the building concerned.
Nevertheless, in the interests of supporting owners and residents living in developments where concerns regarding non-compliance with fire safety requirements arise, my Department announced, in September, 2015, that a review was to be undertaken by an independent fire safety expert to develop a framework for general application in such situations. The independent fire safety expert has now completed this task and a report on the matter has been received in my Department. The report remains under consideration pending clarification on a number of issues at which point it is intended that the arrangements necessary for publication will be made.
25. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address the urgent need to develop a strategy that will provide single persons and couples who face inadequate rent supplement and HAP limits with accessible and affordable social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29942/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government has committed €1.2 billion in funding for housing to my Department under Budget 2017, to allow for continued implementation of Rebuilding Ireland: An Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, under which 47,000 new social homes will be delivered by 2021. Future targets and funding will be allocated to all local authorities beyond 2017 based on the results of the Summary of Social Housing Assessments 2016 which are expected to be available later this year. The summary is now well advanced and will provide updated data on the level of social housing need across all local authorities, broken down into a wide range of categories including household composition. Using this data will ensure that new social housing targets are set and funding provided in line with housing need in each local authority area.
Some 13,800 households are currently being supported by the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme across the 19 local authority areas where the scheme is operational, including eligible homeless households under the HAP Pilot scheme managed by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) for all four local authorities in the Dublin region. Some 9,500 separate landlords and agents are providing accommodation to those households supported by HAP.
The Programme for a Partnership Government committed to extending the capacity of local authorities to make discretionary payments, while providing a framework for the review of both Rent Supplement and Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) rent limits taking account of geographic variations in market rents. The Government delivered on this commitment with the introduction of revised HAP and Rent Supplement rent limits with effect from 1 July 2016. Furthermore, additional flexibility above the existing HAP rent limits was made available to all HAP local authorities from the same date. Local authorities have been advised by my Department to utilise the 20% discretion where required to meet the needs of any household types, including single or couples without children, to access accommodation in the local rental market. Since the introduction of the increased HAP rent limits in July 2016, more than 2,500 pre-existing HAP households have received an increase in their level of support.
At Quarter 2 of this year, 38% of the households who are having their housing need met by HAP were made up of single persons or couples without children. Furthermore, as indicated above, the HAP scheme permits sharing arrangements, subject to a local authority’s agreement, which provides eligible single person and couple households with greater access to sourcing affordable housing.
My Department continues to keep the operation of the scheme, including the effectiveness of rent limits for each household type, under review. In general, I am very satisfied with how the HAP scheme is operating and I consider it to be a key vehicle for meeting housing need and fulfilling the ambitious programme under Rebuilding Ireland: An Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness.
26. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his strategy to take advantage of the large number of vacant homes nationwide in order to alleviate the homelessness crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29943/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraAction 5.1 of the Government’s Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness – Rebuilding Ireland undertakes to develop a National Vacant Housing Re-Use Strategy by 2017. To this end, the Housing Agency, which has lead responsibility for co-ordinating the development of the Strategy, has established a working group to inform the Strategy, with senior representatives from my Department, local authorities and from the Housing Agency itself. Its first meeting was held on 30 September.
My Department and the Housing Agency are liaising with local authorities and with the Central Statistics Office in order to obtain a better understanding of the numbers, characteristics and reasons why homes are vacant. A number of local authorities have commenced, or are planning to commence, pilot programmes to identify vacant homes and bring them back into use; these pilot programmes will inform the Strategy. In addition, the Strategy will be informed by international best practice and experience, and research is also being undertaken in this area.
Furthermore, a new Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has recently been announced to assist private property owners and local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to bring vacant houses into social housing use as new homes for families on local authority waiting lists. The new Scheme will operate initially in Waterford and Carlow and my Department will work closely with other local authorities to roll it out around the country over the course of the next six months.
I have secured €140m for the successful implementation of this Scheme over the next five years. This Scheme has significant potential and I am hopeful that it can bring at least 3,500 vacant houses back into productive use between now and 2021.
In addition, under a new “Buy and Renew” initiative, my Department will support local authorities and approved housing bodies to purchase private housing units in need of remediation, renew them and make them available for social housing use. An initial capital provision of €25 million will be available for this initiative in 2017.
27. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will support and make efforts towards extending the tenancy protection service to benefit homeless persons or persons at risk of homelessness on a nationwide level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29944/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs provided for in Rebuilding Ireland: An Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Threshold tenancy protection service, which currently operates in the Dublin region, the mid-East, Cork and Galway, will be extended on a national basis by the end of this year.
Also, a national awareness campaign will be rolled out in early-2017 targeted at families and individuals worried about, or at risk of losing their homes.
In the interim, the Department of Social Protection continues to operate discretion on a case-by-case basis under its National Tenancy Sustainment Framework providing uplifts to the rate of rent supplement payable, were necessary, to protect tenants from the risk of homelessness. In the region of 9,000 such uplifts have been provided by that Department’s Community Welfare Service to date.
Furthermore, the increased limits under Rent Supplement and the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), introduced by this Government from 1 July 2017, will contribute towards supporting the tenancies of the existing approximately 65,000 recipients of Rent Supplement and HAP.
28. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of cars currently taxed which were registered in each year from 2000 to July 2008; the number of taxed non-vintage cars registered before 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29992/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe numbers of private vehicles (excluding vintage vehicles) taxed at 30 September 2016 and which were first licensed prior to July 2008 are set out as follows.
|
Year of first licensing |
No. of vehicles taxed at 30 September 2016 |
|
2008 |
57,883 |
|
2007 |
174,926 |
|
2006 |
164,584 |
|
2005 |
152,734 |
|
2004 |
125,723 |
|
2003 |
101,303 |
|
2002 |
83,077 |
|
2001 |
61,156 |
|
2000 |
60,218 |
|
1999 and earlier |
72,007 |
|
Total |
1,053,611 |
29. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when further advice was sought from the Office of the Chief State Solicitor regarding the 16th-century old dock in Galway; the number of reminders issued since seeking this information; if it has been received yet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29993/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department sought further clarification on aspects of this complex case from the State’s legal services in June 2016. While no formal reminders have issued the case has been raised during scheduled meetings between officials. The clarifications sought have not yet been received.
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the outstanding EU directives his Department or agencies under its remit are responsible for implementing; if the implementation of any of them require specific legislative change; and if so, the details of same. [29897/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department is, at present, responsible for the transposition of two EU Directives set out in the following table. Implementation of the directives requires legislative change and the Department will ensure that the necessary law, regulation or administrative provisions or necessary changes to existing laws, regulations or administrative provisions will be made to give full effect to the directives. The Pensions Act 1990, as amended, together with regulations made under that Act, is the legislation pertaining to occupational and private pensions and therefore relevant to the transposition of these directives.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
|
Directive No |
Title |
|
2014/50/EU |
Minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility between Member States by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights. |
|
2013/14/EU |
Amending Directive 2003/41/EC on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision, Directive 2009/65/EC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and Directive 2011/61/EU on Alternative Investment Funds Managers in respect of over-reliance on credit ratings. |
31. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a FIS application by a person (details supplied). [29910/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal relating to the Family Income Supplement application of the person concerned was initially disallowed by an Appeals Officer by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of this decision on 20 July 2016. However, when further correspondence was received from the person concerned the file was recalled and returned to the Appeals Officer for consideration. The Appeals Officer has decided, in light of that correspondence, that the appeal decision should be reviewed and that an oral hearing should be convened in order to facilitate that review. The person concerned has been advised of this proposed course of action and will be notified of the arrangements for the oral hearing as soon as these have been finalised.
The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
32. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has received the report concerning bogus self-employment and the review of regulations relating to the scope of employment and self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29918/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraA public consultation document: ‘Use of Intermediary-type Structures and Self-employment Arrangements’ was published on 28th January, 2016. The public consultation closed on 31st March, 2016.
The purpose of the consultation was to invite submissions from interested parties on possible measures to address the loss to the Exchequer that may arise under arrangements (i) where an individual, who would otherwise be an employee, establishes a company to provide his or her services, and (ii) where an individual, who is dependent on, and under the control of, a single employer in the same manner as an employee, is classified as a self-employed individual.
A working group comprising officials from the Department of Social Protection, the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners is currently examining the submissions and the policy considerations that arise in addressing these issues.
33. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if necessary forms to apply for assistance in respect of funeral expenses will be sent to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29929/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe application forms to apply for assistance with funeral expenses will be posted to the person concerned.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
34. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an application for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29948/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraInvalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.
To qualify for IP a claimant must, inter alia, have at least 260 (5 years') paid PRSI contributions since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the last complete contribution year before the date of their claim. Only PRSI classes A, E or H contributions are reckonable for IP purposes.
In 2012 the department received from the person concerned a claim for IP. That claim was refused at that time on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. The department has no record of any subsequent claim for IP from the person concerned. A claim form for IP issued to the person concerned on 11 October 2016.
The department received a claim for Disability Allowance for the person concerned on 4 October 2016. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
35. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection the consideration which has been given to the adverse effects changes to State contributory pensions entitlements are having on parents who took time off work to raise children and are now of retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29951/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe State pension (contributory) is a very valuable benefit and is the bedrock of the Irish pension system. Therefore, it is important to ensure that those qualifying have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives. To ensure that the individual can maximise their entitlement to a State pension, all contributions paid or credited over their working life from when they first enter insurable employment until pension age are taken into account when assessing their entitlement and the level of that entitlement.
One of the conditions of the State pension (contributory) is that a person needs a minimum of 520 weekly contributions (i.e. 10 years) paid since entering insurable employment. If a person does not have this minimum number of contributions paid, they will not generally have an entitlement to this particular pension, either at a full or reduced rate. Since 1961, when contributory pensions were introduced, the average contributions test has been used in calculating the rate of pension entitlement.
Entitlement is banded, with the maximum rate payable to those with a yearly average of 48-52 contributions, and the minimum rate payable to those with a yearly average in the range of 10-14 contributions per year. Even if someone has only 10 years (520 weeks) of paid reckonable contributions between their 16th and 66th birthdays, they would generally qualify for a State pension (contributory), although the rate payable would vary depending on their circumstances, and it will not always be their most advantageous payment to claim.
The home-makers scheme makes qualification for a higher rate of State pension (contributory) easier for those who take time out of the workforce for caring duties. The scheme, which was introduced in and took effect from 1994, allows up to 20 years after that date spent caring for children under 12 years of age (or caring for incapacitated people over that age) to be disregarded when a person’s social insurance record is being averaged for pension purposes, subject to the standard qualifying conditions for State pension contributory also being satisfied. This has the effect of increasing the yearly average of the pensioner, which is used to set the rate of their pension.
Where people who were unattached to the labour market during most of their adult lives cannot qualify for a contributory pension in their own right as they have paid few or no contributions, or cannot qualify for a full rate as a result of an intermittent PRSI record, the social protection system provides alternative methods of supporting such pensioners in old age. Therefore, if their spouse has a contributory pension, they may qualify for an Increase for a Qualified Adult amounting up to 90% of a full rate pension, which by default is paid directly to them. Alternatively, they may qualify for a means-tested State Pension (non-contributory), amounting up to 95% of the maximum contributory pension rate.
Work is underway to replace the ‘yearly average’ system with a ‘total contributions approach’. Under this approach, the number of contributions recorded over a working life will be more closely reflected in the rate of pension payment received. The position of women who were home-makers is being given specific and careful consideration in developing detailed proposals. It is expected that the total contributions approach to pension qualification will replace the current average contributions test for State pension (contributory) for new pensioners from around 2020. This is a very significant reform with considerable legal, administrative, and technical components to be put in place prior to its implementation. The position of people who have gaps in their contribution records for various reasons will be considered very carefully in developing this reform.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
36. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29967/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal in relation to the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 5 October 2016, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing.
The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
37. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on JobPath in counties Roscommon and Galway since its introduction in July 2015 to 2016 to date in tabular form; the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway on community employment schemes over the same time period in tabular form; his views on the impact of JobPath on vital community-focused community employment schemes which are now struggling to find eligible participants, which is having a knock-on detrimental effect on communities in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30003/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. These supports include JobPath and Community Employment schemes (CE).
CE schemes provide part-time temporary work in the communities, as a stepping stone back to employment, for people in receipt of a range of social welfare payments including those on a long term jobseeker’s payment. However, CE placements are not full time sustainable jobs.
The JobPath service is provided for jobseekers only. The period of engagement with JobPath for any individual is typically 52 weeks. During that time they receive intensive individual support to help them to overcome barriers to employment and are also provided with a range of training and development supports including online modules, career advice, CV preparation and interview skills. During the year if a person is placed into a job they will continue to receive support for at least three months and up to an additional twelve months while in employment. People who have completed their year long engagement with JobPath may, if eligible, apply to partake in a CE Scheme after they have been assessed by my Department’s Case Officers.
The following table shows the number of people referred to JobPath per month to September 2016 and the numbers of participants on CE Schemes per month for counties Galway and Roscommon. The CE numbers in Galway have decreased marginally (by 49) while the CE numbers in Roscommon have increased marginally (by 15). These figures do not suggest that there are major problems in these counties in finding CE participants. While there may be some individual CE schemes experiencing difficulties from time to time, which is to be expected given the significant drop in the Live Register, it does not necessarily follow that such difficulties would not have arisen if JobPath did not exist. Moreover, in the same period, over 3,500 jobseekers have been supported by the JobPath service. If there is a CE scheme experiencing particular difficulties in recruitment, the sponsor should contact their local DSP office so that the matter may be reviewed.
|
Galway |
- |
Roscommon |
||
|
JobPath |
CE |
Month |
JobPath |
CE |
|
- |
1,525 |
Jul-15 |
331 |
|
|
63 |
1,522 |
Aug-15 |
326 |
|
|
127 |
1,513 |
Sep-15 |
335 |
|
|
149 |
1,436 |
Oct-15 |
353 |
|
|
230 |
1,493 |
Nov-15 |
349 |
|
|
72 |
1,492 |
Dec-15 |
346 |
|
|
239 |
1,477 |
Jan-16 |
348 |
|
|
257 |
1,481 |
Feb-16 |
352 |
|
|
209 |
1,475 |
Mar-16 |
349 |
|
|
205 |
1,487 |
Apr-16 |
349 |
|
|
284 |
1,476 |
May-16 |
30 |
354 |
|
323 |
1,485 |
Jun-16 |
60 |
353 |
|
323 |
1,492 |
Jul-16 |
72 |
353 |
|
400 |
1,482 |
Aug-16 |
99 |
349 |
|
324 |
1,476 |
Sep-16 |
68 |
346 |
|
TOTAL |
3,205 |
329 |
JobPath column shows the number of clients referred in the month
JobPath clients exit the services after 12 months.
CE column shows the number of participants in the month.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
38. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the application for foreign birth registration of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29972/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe original application for Irish citizenship through Foreign Birth Registration referred to by the Deputy was lodged with the Embassy in Ankara in December 2015 through our Honorary Consul in Pakistan.
Additional supporting documentation required by the Embassy in Ankara was received on 10 August 2016, and the application is now being further reviewed.
The Embassy in Ankara will contact the applicant should any additional information be required to complete the application.
39. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála an bhfuil a Roinn sásta pas a eisiúint chuig duine (sonraí tugtha) agus an áit ar rugadh é á tabhairt i nGaeilge amháin ar an bpas; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [29991/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraNuair a eisítear pasanna ar shaoránaigh a rugadh lasmuigh d'Éirinn, úsáidtear cód trí litir chun an tír inar rugadh an duine a léiriú. An Eagraíocht Eitlíochta Sibhialta Idirnáisiúnta (ICAO) a shocraíonn na cóid sin. Cloíonn Éire le treoirlínte an ICAO chun inghlacthacht pasanna Éireannacha ag calafoirt iontrála a chinntiú. Is cóid chineálacha iad seo le gur féidir le seirbhísí náisiúnta pasanna na cóid chéanna a úsáid go comhsheasmhach. USA an cód do na Stáit Aontaithe. Níl na cóid seo beartaithe a bheith aistrithe nó curtha in oiriúint d'aon teanga faoi leith. Ní féidir lenár gcóras leagan leasaithe, nó leagan eile, de na cóid seo a thaifeadadh.
40. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the River Erne would be eligible for funding under the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29911/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraLocal flooding issues are, in the first instance, a matter for each local authority to investigate and address. They may carry out flood alleviation works from their own resources, or apply to the OPW for funding under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme.
The purpose of this scheme is to provide funding to local authorities to undertake minor works to address localised flooding and coastal protection problems within their administrative areas. The scheme generally applies to relatively straightforward cases where a solution can be readily identified and achieved in a short time frame. Any application received will be considered in accordance with the scheme eligibility criteria, which comprise economic, social and environmental criteria including a requirement that any measures are cost beneficial, and having regard to the overall availability of resources for flood risk management. Details are published on the OPW website www.opw.ie.
