Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 November 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland

11:35 am

Mr. Gerry D'Arcy:

At the time the director was more involved than I was. Obviously correspondence and communications took place over the period. In 2007, for example, architects for the project were appointed. This is a multi-million euro project. It is a very difficult project because the buildings were first constructed in 1864 and 1903. It is a difficult, complex and expensive project involving a lot of planning and preparation. However, I cannot say precisely why the project was not approved at the time.