Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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All I am saying as Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts - this is nothing unusual - is that this committee does not share Mr. Errity's confidence in the ability of the OPW. This project started at whatever it started with and now it is whatever it is. OPW officials have appeared before this committee and there is a special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on moving the Department of Health from Hawkins House to Miesian Plaza. We found the procedures were not as good as we would have expected. I can understand some people saying that the OPW is very competent, but the Committee of Public Accounts has not always found that to be the case. I would not be able to share Mr. Errity's 100% confidence. That is not a reflection on him; it is a comment about the OPW in respect of what we find when its officials appear before this committee. Just because it is the OPW it does not mean it is right in everything it does.

Leinster House is exempt from the normal planning process, which is fine. Would the same apply to a fire certificate? In the same way that all public buildings need a fire certificate from the local authority, would each of the buildings in this complex have a fire certificate?