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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Our time is short so I would appreciate succinct replies. I refer to the Convention Centre Dublin. It is not a place I want to go back to. We are happy to be here. We were happy to be accommodated at the time but I do not have fond memories of it. As the Comptroller and Auditor General's report states, the Covid-19 pandemic was an unforeseen event. It also states that under the terms...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The Convention Centre Dublin really only exists because of the unitary payment. That is the reality. Who has oversight of something like bonus payments? I found it quite difficult to understand why a bonus payment would be made at all. Where is the oversight of that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I will have to pursue this in a different direction. I find it extraordinary that bonuses would be paid. I have asked on a number of occasions about Military Road and the facility there. I pass it reasonably regularly and keep a close eye on it. I know people have moved there. The provision there is less than would have been available in Harcourt Square. Have people completely...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. What is going on with Clyde House in Blanchardstown? I am trying to get an overview of how much this is actually costing. We have a rough idea of what the budget for Military Road was but it does not accommodate all the personnel. I want to see what other buildings are being brought into use. Presumably Clyde House is one of those buildings.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I really do not have the time for this kind of reply.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I want to know how many people were in Harcourt Square and how many have not been accommodated at Military Road. This is just about how much this has cost. Is Clyde House part of that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: There was no future-proofing. Even the Garda Commissioner has said that, at this point, the Garda are under strength. It could be anticipated that as the population grows, services grow with that, including Garda numbers. Future-proofing something like these kind of buildings would have been key. I am trying to get-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Where are those who were formerly in Harcourt Square accommodated?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: All those who were in Harcourt Square have not gone to Military Road.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: How much did the OPW spend on Garda headquarters in the Phoenix Park?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Will Mr. O'Connor come back to us on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Will Mr. O'Connor tell me about Clyde Road?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: What is the OPW unhappy about in terms of the cost of it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Can we have a note on all of this-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: -----and on where people are being dispersed to? Is there enough car parking on the Military Road site? If not, how is that being accommodated?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Are cars being fully accommodated on that site?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The phrase "official cars" piques my interest. What are we talking about in respect of unofficial cars?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Is there an arrangement anywhere else?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Is there a cost associated with that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is not in public ownership.