Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 June 2024
Public Accounts Committee
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
9:30 am
Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
That is a big question that has been asked for a long time. It is galling for people who see valuable sites in prominent locations, as Mr. Conlon can appreciate. With regard to one particular site, a discussion on a plan to redevelop it went on for a couple of years, and then the local authority was looking at the site for housing purposes. That was at least four or five years ago. I find it hard to fathom that the discussions can go on for so long when the sites are so prominent and valuable. If Ms Morrison does not mind, could she send on a list of the sites? This needs to be tackled. It might not be a matter for the OPW. It might be waiting on other agencies to deal with it; however, from our perspective as members of the Committee of Public Accounts, we-----
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