Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works

12:25 pm

Ms Clare McGrath:

I will use the example of what we have ended up with to show what we are open to. In the Iveagh Gardens at the rear of the National Concert Hall and off Harcourt Street, we have allowed, under licence, the Taste of Dublin, comedy festivals and concerts on the site. This is opening up the gardens to other uses and increasing footfall. We receive a fee for that. It is similar with the Phoenix Park for concerts. We have provided for community use on many sites where people wish to host events. We are asking whether there is something more. We might not necessarily know what is possible for all of them. Certainly, we would not have the funds for it but the private sector may have the funds.

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