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

Rose Conway-Walsh: When it was agreed to go ahead with the project-----

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes. At that point, were there any discussions about cost and is it usual?

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: What I am trying to get at is that the promoter of the project, if you like, outside the OPW, just to get the go-ahead for the project-----

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: The OPW was told to go ahead with the project, without any discussion of what it might cost, before it went out to tender.

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: Okay, but there was no discussion of cost before that.

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: l will just ask you one final question.

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is about the €11,416 that was the agreed variation to change the design. How did that come about?

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: What does that mean? Was that not taken into account at the beginning? Why was that a variation?

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: Surely from the beginning it would be taken for granted that something as basic as that would be included in the initial costing. It should not be a variation. I can understand if it was something out of the ordinary that was come across, something unintended or unexpected.

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: That always happens.

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: It does not make sense to me.

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will be brief. How many bids were there for the measured term maintenance contract?

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: The OPW might furnish that information to the committee, please. Did I hear correctly that only contractors in south Dublin could pitch for the contract in south Dublin? Was it open to contractors from all of Dublin?

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: Anyone from anywhere could apply and it was not a case of segregating the two areas.

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: Who got the contract for the gate at the Department of Finance?

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will leave it there, as other members wish to contribute, but the witnesses might provide that information. Regarding the other OPW-related subjects that we have to discuss, I ask that the witnesses appear before us again as soon as possible. There are a number of other projects that need to be considered.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (25 Sep 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details on the use of DNA test results in accessing Irish citizenship; if his attention has been drawn the case of a person (details supplied); if this development has any impact on other people who also have DNA analysis indicating Irish ancestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37961/24]

Healthcare Services in the Mid-West Region: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: At the outset, I want to send my condolences to the family of Aoife Johnston, a beautiful 16-year-old girl who lost her life. It could have been completely avoidable. That is the issue in terms of the healthcare we are delivering in 2024. How many more people have had their lives cut short because they have not received the timely healthcare they need and deserve? We do not know exactly...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 Sep 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a breakdown of the costs associated with the Office of Public Works' provision of a bicycle shelter at Leinster House; if he will provide the business case which led to the bicycle shelter being constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37476/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome our new members to the committee. It is great to see some of them here today and I know we have received apologies from Ms Pat Cullen and Mr. John Finucane. It is good to have new people on board and I thank them for participating. I also want to pay tribute to Mr. Francie Molloy, Ms Michelle Gildernew, Mr. Mickey Brady and Mr. Stephen Farry who contributed so much to previous...