Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 February 2019

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

Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Given the well regarded national and international expertise of the OPW in the management of a wide variety of projects, is the Minister of State telling us that this repository of knowledge of Government projects has not been asked for any advice? None of the commissioners is sitting on the multiple hospital boards that are overseeing the children's hospital project. I am aware that the Minister of State has no responsibility in the matter, but given the OPW's expertise which is better than that of most consultants, is the Minister of State informing the committee that-----