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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: I am referring to a scheme that was developed and delivered by the OPW and similar schemes of that kind all over the country. Are these the types of schemes for which the OPW provides the maintenance?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Will Mr. Sydenham provide me with a written response on the Kilkenny scheme?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Can the OPW advise me on the status of the Congreve estate, Mount Congreve, which we often discussed at the committee?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: So it will be Waterford City and County Council and not the OPW who will be in charge.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: It is good that it is the hands of local government. I wish to mention Durrow Abbey.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Okay. How much does the OPW spend on legal fees in a year?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Generally speaking when the OPW defends its position in a court case, will the costs be seen in the accounts of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: I do not expect Mr. Sydenham to comment on this, but I am going to make the point. In 2016, the then Minister of State, Deputy Seán Canney, wrote to me on the Arts for Peace Foundation and Durrow Abbey. He welcomed the fact that he had written and proposed a meeting and that both parties were going to focus to mutually resolve the current impasse, recognising the issue faced by all and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Each side has to be careful.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: That is what brings people to court. However, if each side has a jot of common sense, they will not end up in court. I am not a spokesperson for the Arts for Peace Foundation. I am not involved at all in it, it is not in my constituency and I have no personal connection, but when I saw the building and came to an understanding of how the building was leased, there is an obligation on the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Is that all?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: The Minister of State is being led by his officials.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: I expected great gusto from him and I expected him to lead from the front. I saw him carrying sandbags.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State. Finally, on a personal note, I encourage him to bring forward his Bill.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: I mean the legislation that tackles the vulture funds and keeps people in their homes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Good.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Good man.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: As anyone can see from reading the news headlines today, the legislation is even more important.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: I refer to the amount of properties that have been sold.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Good man. I am telling him that he has done a good job. At least he has connected with the people and shown a willingness to intervene and sort things out. I hope that the Chairman of the OPW has got on well in his first year in office.