Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Will Ms McGrath send us a note on the current plans for the project? From the perspective of the OPW, is there a plan for a reduced scale office or does the OPW have plans to extend what was the original office? As Ms McGrath knows, the OPW has approximately seven leases for seven properties in Portlaoise for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine alone. In the interests of efficiency, it makes no sense to spread them around. Every business park near the town and every new development has spare offices. The OPW is spending approximately €1.2 million annually on rent for seven properties. Many people say that if it does not intend to go ahead with the original plan, or with a reduced size building on the original site, it should at least consolidate its position. I will not ask Ms McGrath to go through the details here, but will she send us a note on it?