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

Mr. Jim Casey:

Yes. That matter has been addressed. However, the broader scheme is a scheme costing approximately €50 million to protect 413 properties throughout the Camac catchment. It is currently in the first stage of scheme development and preliminary design. We have had some issues and problems in terms of the delivery by the consultants on that project. We had some major setbacks with the hydraulic modelling, which was potentially over-predicting the flood risk on the Camac. We have had to revert to further modelling and development to rectify that situation. That has set the project back significantly.

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