Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 – Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 – State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 – Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 – National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 43 – Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Supplementary)
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
My first question is on the acquiring of properties by the OPW. I commend the OPW on seeking to increase the owned space portfolio and the Department on facilitating those purchases. It is the way to go when there are opportunities to reduce the cost of leasing. Will the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, outline the process the OPW has to go through when it sees an opportunity to purchase an office building and how long that process generally takes?
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