Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

That adds two hours to the daily travel of staff. The total cost of the development of the Trim site was €37.5 million. The site cost €5 million and the construction of the OPW facility cost €32 million. The OPW office in St. Stephen's Green has not yet been vacated because a large cohort of staff, including four of the six principal architects, do not want to relocate. It was intended that a further 180 staff would move to Kanturk and Claremorris, although a final decision on the matter has been deferred until next year.

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