Written answers
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Office of Public Works
Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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46. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of works completed by the Office of Public Works on a Garda station (details supplied) over the past ten years, by year and in total. [57679/25]
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The following table shows the expenditure by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on maintenance and repair works at An Rinn Garda Station, County Waterford from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2015 | €563.55 |
| 2016 | €8,319.86 |
| 2017 | €168.83 |
| 2018 | €168.83 |
| 2019 | €14,165.43 |
| 2020 | €104,048.77 |
| 2021 | €36,444.95 |
| 2022 | €6,184.33 |
| 2023 | €851.25 |
| 2024 | €4,303.91 |
| 2025 | €2,058.58 |
| Total | € 177,278.29 |
Gillian Toole (Meath East, Independent)
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48. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider, evaluate and collaborate with other Departments to enable the establishment of an Irish academy of fine arts at the General Post Office, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1. [52873/25]
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The Office of Public Works is leading on the redevelopment of the GPO Complex, as outlined in the Department of Taoiseach's Interdepartmental Group 'Report' and 'Roadmap for Delivery'.
As part of ‘Strand 1’, within the Roadmap for Delivery, the Office of Public Works is currently developing outline proposals for a wide-ranging non-statutory public consultation and engagement process which will be appropriate to the significance, nature and scale of this nationally important redevelopment project.
Prior to the procurement of a third-party to conduct the non-statutory public consultation and engagement process, the Office of Public Works has written to each Government Department seeking their nomination of a senior official to meet with the Office of Public Works; to contribute any relevant experiences/ insights to assist the Office of Public Works in this regard.
Subject to the outcomes of the non-statutory public consultation and engagement process, it is anticipated that the future GPO Complex will incorporate at least some, or all of the following:
1. Retention of a public post office function
2. A significant cultural use/ uses
3. Public realm enhancements at street level to encourage public use of the GPO complex.
4. High-quality offices on the upper floors to provide critical accommodation to meet ongoing/ additional Government requirements.
5. Reimagined retail components along Henry Street and in the GPO Arcade.
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