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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Ms Collier have any vague recollection as to whether they are anything like what we are talking about here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: When a decision was made that there was going to be a bicycle shed shelter installed in Leinster House - I think it was on 1 June 2021 - did anyone in the OPW say that we actually have a bike shed installed in Government Buildings and Farmleigh previously and should we not go back to that contractor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Am I correct in saying that the OPW came up with the design after the meeting of 21 June 2021 decided it would proceed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: After that design, the OPW came up with a total project cost estimate. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: That was a decision made by the relevant officer as Mr. Conlon referred to them. Was there anyone within the OPW reviewing that or having a second look at it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is an official completely on their own to calculate and determine the estimate cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Were other people within the OPW aware of that estimate, even if they were not reviewing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: A decision was then made that we needed to go down the procurement route and Mr. Conlon mentioned in his report that can be done by either an advertisement on eTenders or by way of the measured term maintenance contracts, MTMC, framework scheme. Why was it decided not to proceed by way of advertisement on eTenders?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: In terms of the bike sheds in Government Buildings and Farmleigh, and maybe Ms Collier would know more about this, were they advertised on eTenders or were they completed under MTMC?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: With the benefit of hindsight, does Mr. Conlon think that would have been the better avenue to proceed here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: When a decision is made to proceed down the MTMC framework route, who decides and on what basis is it decided which of the two contractors on that framework get the work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: When that contractor got the job, was it informed of the estimated cost that had been put on it by the OPW?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: When did the cost estimate come in from the contractor? Obviously, before the contractor starts the work it has to indicate to the OPW how much it is going to charge. When did that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: What was that estimate? Was it in line with what was ultimately charged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Are those estimates just provided to the relevant officer as he or she is referred to in the report or does it go to a higher level within the OPW?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: When the relevant officer received the outline, bill or indication from the contractor as to what it was going to cost, he or she probably was not surprised because they had already set a price or an estimated cost of €350,000, is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: From listening to the witnesses today and listening to Mr. Conlon today, he is stating unambiguously that the expenditure is not consistent with the scale of the project under consideration. At what stage does this go beyond the small team and somebody in the OPW says this is a completely inappropriate price we are paying? When does that happen?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD classrooms available to children with special needs attending national schools in the Dublin 4 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37853/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider closing the International Protection Office on Mount Street and establishing smaller application centres throughout the country, in order that all applicants are not required to congregate on Mount Street, Dublin 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37492/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 334. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to establishing a mechanism to validate the registration status of the owner’s address for those who have microchipped their pet dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37519/24]