Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Public Accounts Committee

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 5 - Development of a Proposed National Science Centre
Chapter 6 - The OPW's Management of Office Accommodation

2:00 am

Photo of Albert DolanAlbert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

We have definitely seen progress this year. I know the OPW has been working with the legal side of it to get it over the line. Out of curiosity, obviously there are issues with schemes like this where costs are prohibitive or maybe overlooked. I know from the members' brief that the OPW has brought in new procedures for projects under €500,000 to really assess the value for money. Are those procedures being used in this case? Are they being used in advance of this job happening, in order to ensure that in two years' time we do not have an article saying it cost an excessive amount?

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