Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Office of Public Works
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the Office of Public Works to carry out works on an old mill (details supplied) in its care to enable it to open to visitors; the progress made with the plans to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18748/20]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works has been progressing the conservation of the Bunadubber Mill in Co Mayo for some time and was most recently beginning work to restore the horizontal wheel and carry out structural works internally in the building. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the project has had to be delayed temporarily as OPW could not achieve appropriate social distancing for the carpenters working in close proximity within the wheelpit. It is hoped that the works will be revisited once restrictions ease or are lifted and operations can resume.
The OPW is currently not in a position to advise when the Mill could open to visitors as a significant amount of work still remains to be done and it is not clear currently when it can be completed.
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