Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Office of Public Works does not own those buildings. Those buildings are owned by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The Office of Public Works, because it does not own buildings as I explained earlier, manages, supports and operate the buildings once they come into the charge of the Minister. We manage the operation, conservation and the restoration of them when the Minister instructs us to. When that time comes, everybody accepts the Office of Public Works conserves our national monuments to the highest possible standard. If one looks at all of the monuments associated with 1916, the decade of centenary from 1913 to 1913, and anything that the OPW has had any role in during the decade of centenary or anything associated with it even back as far as Daniel O'Connell and Derrynane and all the monuments associated with Irish freedom where the OPW has its footprint, one will find that we will maintain it to the highest possible standard.

When it comes to Moore Street and the restoration associated with it, the OPW is part of the discussion around it. No doubt when it comes to that, and OPW will be part of it, it will be maintained to the highest possible standard.