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:
I take the Deputy's point. I will ask my colleague Mr. Casey to come in in a moment. In 2024, there was a slight underspend, mainly related to timing issues. The Minister and I were at the finance and public expenditure committee yesterday seeking a Supplementary Estimate, so we have slightly overspent this year. We sought an extra €5 million this year and we have a higher allocation next year, so we are ramping up in that space.