Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 October 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza

9:00 am

Mr. Maurice Buckley:

Maybe €1.5 million would be an estimate for the Stepaside station. I did point out that we were considering a modular approach and in recent months the dialogue has changed to the possibility, which we welcome, of integrating the Garda requirement in the existing Stepaside building. I have not seen the impact of that on the budget. It might be a little less. I do not think it will cost more but it is certainly in the long-term benefit of the State to be working on an existing building rather than on something outside that and €1.5 million would be a good ballpark figure there.