Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I am afraid the Minister of State's response does not align with what has been reported in recent weeks on this ongoing matter. It is one thing for the OPW to regret the mistake it made but what the public wants is for it to recoup the public money that has gone to the overpayment and ensure it does not continue. When I raised this matter with the Minister of State six months ago, he told me there would be ongoing dialogue. There does not seem to have been any dialogue at all since last November.

Thanks to Cianan Brennan of the Irish Examiner, we know that, on 1 April, the landlord in question, Larry Goodman, trading as Remley Developments, put a notice in The Irish Timesdenying that the OPW had ever communicated to Remley Developments that there was an issue with measurements at Miesian Plaza and stating that no downward adjustment to the rent was discussed or negotiated. What is the truth of the matter? Has the issue at hand been conveyed to the landlord? I understand there was to be a meeting last month. When can we expect real dialogue to take place?

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