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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: Does the OPW get a good response to that?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: It is.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: Is Bennettsbridge Garda station on the OPW list?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: Is it still in OPW ownership?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: I do not think the station is there anymore. It is just the building.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: I have another question, which the Minister of State can come back to me on if he wishes. The OPW has so many historic buildings. I spoke in the Dáil today about the interest in having a centre of excellence for Norman history, the study of the Norman period and, associated with that, a Norman museum. Is the OPW open to proposals around something like that, which would involve the use...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: It gives life to the OPW's buildings.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: How is it going there?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: It is a trust that is established.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: It is a is a fantastic property.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: I was there a few times when it was in use.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: What is the grant? The Revised Estimates just state that payments to Mount Congreve are included for the first time. What sort of payments is the OPW committed to year on year?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: Is the Department committed to give Mount Congreve a grant every year? Is it based on what is needed every year? It is not stated in the-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: No, it is not that. I fought hard for it from the beginning. I see service charges and utilities for Kilkenny Castle are mentioned. Is that just the general running costs?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: On the purchase of sites and buildings under B.5, what is the OPW planning to purchase?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: All right. It is for that type of purchase. It is for-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: It is generally for a Department or some use-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: I ask the Minister of State to please forward any information he committed to give to members at his earliest convenience. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will adjourn until 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 7 February. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (31 Jan 2024)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works.