Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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366. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the OPW has applied for Ministerial consent for the new enclosure for the Turoe Stone, National Monument number 327, which was granted permission by Galway County Council under planning reference 22/580; and if this consent has been approved, when the tender will process begin and when works are expected to commence. [25903/25]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The conclusion of the Land transfer agreement is imminent for the relocation of the Turoe Stone and the Office of Public Works awaits confirmation from the Chief State Solicitors Office in this regard. It is important to have this Land Transfer concluded as we cannot progress to submission of Ministerial Consent to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage until such time as the land is in its ownership.

Pending transfer of the site and securing consent from the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage, it is intended to go to tender later this summer to engage a suitably qualified company to build the new enclosure, together with the completion of associated ancillary works.

The OPW envisages that works will commence in Quarter 4, 2025, dependant on all statutory and legal obligations being met, including Ministerial Consent.