Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 5 - Development of a Proposed National Science Centre
Chapter 6 - The OPW's Management of Office Accommodation
2:00 am
Mr. John Conlon:
It is a difficult question to answer, to be frank. We have the interim award from the arbitration process, which is effectively a final award, dating from 2022. The arbitration process will probably be finalised over the next number of weeks which will then give a timeline for development. There will be a significant issue of funding for this project. No Department sought funding for it in the recent NDP discussions. It is not a priority for any of the sponsoring Departments previously involved in this. That remains a fundamental issue.