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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: That is correct.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: A number of things happened before my time, which I may not agree with. One was the change in legislation on how to get approval and funding for these projects. They had to go to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and they had to do a full EIS on the projects again to confirm that the first EIS was correct.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I would call it nonsense but it may not be internal. It came from EU regulations and that is one of the reasons the time taken is way too long. There are lots of reasons for that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: If the Deputy takes for instance-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The way the reporting is being done here is that what is targeted the following year is some of what was not done in the previous year. If the reporting mechanism is not clear in what started and what is ongoing, it is an issue. The Deputy asked earlier on about Bandon and Skibbereen. Neither of them is included in the figures.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Bandon, Skibbereen, Claregalway, Templemore, Foynes and Dunkellin will all start this year.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Templemore, Claregalway, Bandon, Skibbereen, Foynes and Dunkellin is six.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The Ennis south scheme ran into technical difficulties and has been delayed. There was another one-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Yes. The lower Morrell in Kildare has been delayed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: During the period of public consultations, there were objections to the proposals for Clontarf. That delayed the whole process. On the question of whether we were going backwards, we may not have been making moving forward, but I am looking at ways to ensure that we progress without delay. The significant regulations that are built around projects create major delays that are not acceptable.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I will start with the Deputy's question on the recess. The OPW does not determine when the Oireachtas closes or when the Dáil will go into recess. The OPW will work around the decision of the Oireachtas and is not seeking to have the Oireachtas close earlier or reconvene later. It will work around the available time.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The OPW has never requested that Leinster House be closed earlier.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Deputy Doherty queried the additional spending, an increase of 400% on the acquisition of sites. One cannot decide not to buy a property because it was not in the original Estimate. One does not know at the start of the year what will come on the market, and one buys sites that are deemed to be of strategic importance when the opportunity arises. We have made the following acquisitions:...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: I think it is better not to comment on the legal proceedings. I was not a Member of the Dáil in 2013 but I will find out if the OPW put in a bid and revert to Deputy Doherty on that, unless someone wishes to answer it now. As he mentioned, there is a site being considered so that we own a property and do not end up in a situation where a lease runs out again. That site is on...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: It is my understanding that the OPW are in discussion with the Garda Síochána on all eventualities that may arise. Let me assure the Deputy that all eventualities are being examined right now.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: No.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: Rent is being paid under the existing lease, and should the Garda headquarters be required to leave that rent money is still available. The OPW is looking at the all options; perhaps some of the units could be houses in existing available space where there would be no need to pay rent.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: The Deputy has raised a number of points. We could be discussing a hypothetical scenario depending on the outcome of the court case. All contingency plans are being addressed at the moment in close co-operation with the highest level of the Garda and the Office of Public Works to see what they will be. If there is any costing involved with that, it will come to the fore as well.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Canney: At this stage I cannot comment on that because I do not know the detail. As I stated, it is all being worked on now. There are probably 650 staff there. Let us deal with it and see what will be the strategy.