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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Mairead Farrell: The issue is that it was 120%. I want to get to the bottom of why that is the case. We had the LDA before the committee just two weeks ago. We found out that the production of non-modular units in Shanganagh cost €409,000, which seems like a huge sum of money, but we are talking about modular homes with a lifespan of 50 years to 60 years – rather than permanent structures...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Mairead Farrell: We have all said there was an utter disregard of taxpayers' money in this instance. That is what people think. Could Mr. Conlon answer my question on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Mairead Farrell: Then why were we told initially that it would be €200,000? It is a massive increase.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Mairead Farrell: Who was responsible for the underestimation? Was it the contractor?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Mairead Farrell: Which teams?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Mairead Farrell: Which teams?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) Mairead Farrell: We have the public sector spending code for a reason. What I understand is that the Department of children and equality did not prepare a strategic assessment report or business case reports, preliminary and final, as required by the code for projects costing more than €100 million. Does that not seem strange?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: Has he gone down to see the new building?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: Does Mr. Conlon believe it represents value for taxpayers, at a cost of €1.4 million? I do not want to hear any excuses around advanced security features. There are no armed security personnel operating out of it. As I see it, it is a brass roof on a box of glass. I want to understand what are Mr. Conlon's thoughts on spending more than €1.4 million on that piece of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: No, Mr. Conlon can answer the question he was asked.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: Is he referring to a knee-high gate that automatically opens?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: Is there something like an ejector seat in there? I went down to see it, as I considered that prudent, before I came here today to speak about it. I did not see any of the things Mr. Conlon is talking about. I saw a glass security box with a few CCTV cameras and a ramp to stop vehicles from passing through. I cannot understand how that cost €1.4 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: For the benefit of the public, will Mr. Conlon outline them again?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: How much did Mr. Conlon say was spent on fire safety?
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Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: It is an enormous amount of money for a glass square.
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Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: It has a brass roof.
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Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: Would a smoke detector and a fire extinguisher not suffice instead of €41,000?
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Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: I am being very fair.
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Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: There are no gardaí in it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024) James O'Connor: I do not for one second take away the serious security issues on Merrion Street. Somebody was able to drive around Dublin of an evening and drive into the gates of Áras an Úachtaráin. The same person was then able to come down to Merrion Street and drive into the gates of the Department of the Taoiseach and then into the gates of Leinster House, and get away with it. That...