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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The design team is currently updating the programme, which will be shared as soon as it is available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I will get the Deputy a detailed update.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I understand and have no problem with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: No, I will get back to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I will come back to the Deputy on that. This was raised with me already in recent weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: We will come back to the Deputy on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The Deputy and I have had plenty of conversations inside and outside the Dáil regarding this flood scheme. As he knows, when the scheme got consent, the judicial review, JR, came in, which pushed back delivery of this scheme. We had to comply with environmental regulations. The scheme has gone back to the Department of public expenditure and reform. We are waiting on consent. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: Supplementary information has been completed by the OPW and was submitted to the Department of public expenditure on 17 April 2025. This report to the Department will carry the public consultation and information and will be made available on the Department's website. This will impact the closing out of the design of the scheme, subject to receipt of confirmation by the Minister. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: It is a matter for the Department of public expenditure. It is the consenting authority. As soon as I have that consent, we will move on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: Since 2018 when I was Minister of State for the OPW, we have tripled the number of flood risk schemes that are under way. Fifty-five have been completed. The OPW is trying to provide appropriate flood relief schemes. The Deputy will appreciate that these are complex projects with detailed stages that take years to complete. When I was first in this position and now, I have always pushed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I am always looking at ways to streamline the delivery of projects but there are planning constraints, especially for environmental issues. In some cases where it is possible we are doing it, but in other cases it is not possible, for example, where there is a judicial review or a delay in planning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: I appreciate that was the case with the Coast Guard building project in Deputy Burke's area. I would rather give him a definite answer but this is a policy and operational matter for the Department of Transport. An inquiry on the future of this project will have to be answered in the first instance by it. I understand that this project is currently on hold in the Department of Transport...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: Could we go into private session?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: Is the Senator asking about new procedures concerning the auditor's report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: The OPW endeavours to ensure value for money on all projects under its management. We have learned from past experience, and strengthened governance and procurement. We are currently improving how we do things. All projects are subject to approval, monitoring and audit to ensure that value for money is achieved throughout the procurement and delivery process. The OPW follows public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: As the Senator will know, we introduced new procedures. For example, we introduced a new post called the head of internal audit, which is a principal officer grade. We have also issued new guidance on capital works projects with a value of less than half a million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: We are following the public spending code in relation to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: Yes, correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: As Senator O'Reilly is aware, it took us a long time to get the site and, as he said, work is continuing and it will be open next year. The acquisition of the site took a long time in the first place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Kevin Moran: A lot of minor works money was spent in Cavan. This goes through the local authority, which applies to the Department for minor works. This happened in the specific area Senator O'Reilly has spoken about. If there are other areas on which he wants to work with me, or through the local authority and the Department, we will gladly work with him.