Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 October 2020
Public Accounts Committee
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Accounting for Capital Assets
Chapter 5 - Accounting for Allied Services
11:30 am
Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
The Office of Public Works made a mistake in measuring Miesian Plaza, and that has exposed the State to a cost of €10 million. When we had representatives from the OPW before the committee, I asked if a disciplinary process was under way. The answer was "No". They will appear again soon to discuss this matter. It is not a disciplinary matter but the loss to the State over the term of the lease will be €10 million. We are not talking about a learning curve in this instance. We are in a different league, sport and ballpark altogether with that kind of money. If we are accepting a culture that permits that type of mistake and, as an auctioneer, I agree it was a basic mistake-----
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