Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Engagement with Office of Public Works
1:30 pm
Mr. John Conlon:
What I am saying quite clearly is that the processes and procedures were followed by the officials concerned. There could have been a stronger emphasis on the cost in the business case at this stage when the original costings were done. That should have been highlighted up to the senior managers at that stage to bring them into the loop. That is something I am also addressing in my recommendations. That is a weakness I can find in retrospect that should have happened at the time and I want that to be stronger in projects of this type going forward.