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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for assisting the committee with our consideration of the Revised Estimates. Next week, we will consider the Revised Estimates for the Department of the Taoiseach.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (2 Jul 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: Tá Roghchoiste um Airgeadas, Caiteachas Poiblí, Athchóiriúchán Seirbhíse Poiblí agus Digitiúchán, agus an Taoiseach tar éis a bhreithniú ar na Meastacháin Athbhreithnithe le aghaidh seirbhísí poiblí le haghaidh na bliana...

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)

Mairéad Farrell: Níl aon leithscéalta faighte againn. No apologies have been received. Is mian liom na riachtanais bhunreachtúla seo a leanas a mheabhrú do chomhaltaí agus páirt á glacadh acu i gcruinnithe poiblí. Caithfidh comhaltaí a bheith i láthair go fisiciúil laistigh de theorainneacha shuíomh Theach Laighean. Ní cheadóidh mé...

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)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh míle maith agat. An chéad cainteoir ná an Teachta O'Callaghan.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: Topics need to be filed beforehand. Perhaps the Minister of State could revert to us with details.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: I understand that. We can have the officials speak to the committee but we must go into private session because when the Minister or a Minister of State is in attendance officials cannot speak to us directly.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: The Deputy can do so if the committee agrees to go into private session. Would the Deputy prefer to do that in his time? Is that agreed? Agreed.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: I will summarise what we discussed in private session. Regarding Earlsfort Terrace, it is understood that Government approval for the capital funding is required. Further clarity is required prior to the OPW progressing this issue. The OPW is the contracting authority and the onus is not on it but on the sponsoring Department to complete the cost-benefit analysis and a value-for-money...

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)

Mairéad Farrell: This was not one of the topics listed. Is the Minister of State okay to take that question?

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)

Mairéad Farrell: A final question.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister of State can furnish the information to the committee.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat. I call na Teachtaí Timmins agus Burke, agus Seanadóir Higgins.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: As Deputy Timmins has said, he understands that his three issues were not on the list but wants to raise them anyway.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: Perhaps the Minister of State wants to comment on any of the three issues and we can go into private session to talk about them further, if needed.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: I will briefly outline what was said in private session and apologies because my MS Teams is not working. The OPW works with land orders to record rights of way, the Department of heritage deals with property issues, and the OPW has a programme of work around the monuments for which it has responsibility. Regarding public rights of way, the OPW has no power. This is a matter for local...

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)

Mairéad Farrell: I will ask my questions now and then those Members who are not committee members will have an opportunity to ask theirs. I have raised with the Minister of State previously in the Dáil Chamber the issue of the property management function within the OPW. I know from the response to a recent parliamentary question that since March, the HSE has had approximately 30 vacant buildings....

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)

Mairéad Farrell: These are directly managed by the HSE.

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)

Mairéad Farrell: A number of vacant properties have been mentioned today. Are the majority of these directly managed by the OPW?

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)

Mairéad Farrell: How many of the OPW senior staff have commercial property experience? How many of them have commercial property management qualifications?