Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)

2:00 pm

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that. It is a little like Mr. McMahon's line in praising himself for returning the €25.749 million to the Exchequer. The role of the OPW is to manage historical and heritage sites. That is part of its function. I say, "Well done," but that is it. The other part of the OPW's function is to account for how money is spent. If the OPW spent €5 million on camera platforms, media risers and so on, I expect Mr. McMahon to be able to tell us that there were four or five quotations and that the tender was awarded to an Irish firm or whoever else.