Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sure Ms Dixon understands my reason for asking the question.

The current and future location of the commission's office has been mentioned a number of times. I will give Ms Dixon a little warning. The record of the Office of Public Works, OPW, in moving public bodies is not as good as its people will claim. Every time it moves a public body, there is grief involved. The moves are not properly planned. The Department of Health was moved to Baggot Street and the measurements in the building were wrong. There were arguments about staff, open space and all sorts of matters. The final cost for the life of the lease remains to be determined. The OPW did not get it right. It came to Leinster House to work on a project in the building. While we acknowledge that it is an historic building, the cost rose. Representatives from the Tax Appeals Commission, TAC, appeared before the committee last year and I draw a parallel between it and the DPC. They stated the TAC had nothing but grief from the OPW during their office's move. We have yet to invite an organisation to appear before the committee that has stated the OPW efficiently managed a transition to a new office. I hope the DPC will be the first but we have not yet heard.