Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (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)
2:00 am
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
I thank the Minister. I look forward to that.
I have a question for the Minister of State, Deputy Moran. On the EU Presidency upgrades, I appreciate the answer the Minister of State has given. The question is, why were these not foreseen? We knew the Presidency was coming. Dublin Castle has been the venue previously. Was no proper estimation done that there would need to be works taking place in Dublin Castle? How were they not factored in properly in the original budgeting process? It is not a surprise that we are holding the EU Presidency and it is not a surprise that the main events are happening in Dublin Castle. How is it that it was not foreseen or planned for in the original budgeting process?
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