Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to query a number of small allocations. There is a projected overspend in the President's household in 2016. It should be easy to identify what is at issue. There is a significant overspend, more than 400% on the projected figure for the purchase of sites and building. In regard to the number of strategically important acquisitions will the Minister of State outline which strategically important properties will be acquired by the OPW?

The maintenance allocation for 2016 is in the region of €54 million. I presume that figure includes the allocation for the work on Leinster House. Will he clarify the requirement to shut down Leinster House during the summer recess? It has been suggested that it could take from four weeks to 11 weeks to carry out the works. The OPW needs to bring clarity to the timeframe for the project.