Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost in 2022 of recruiting an additional 12 full-time qualified horticulturists for the Office of Public Works. [58415/21]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The starting salary for a craft gardener/ horticulturist in the Office of Public Works is €36,334.

The estimated cost in 2022 of recruiting an additional 12 full-time qualified horticulturists for the Office of Public Work would equate to €436,007.

Please be advised that the OPW does not have any plans to recruit this number of additional horticulturalists in 2022.

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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214. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations within the Roscommon and Longford Garda division that were refurbished by the Office of Public Works in 2020 and to-date in 2021; the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out on each station; and if each work project is completed or still ongoing in tabular form. [58515/21]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public works can confirm that refurbishment works were carried out to Garda Stations in the Roscommon and Longford Garda division in 2020 and to-date in 2021. The Garda Stations and the nature of the works carried out is outlined in the table below.