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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Okay, but the amount of money that was spent on the project was obviously hugely more than the average Joe punter would give for a bike shelter. In fact, a lot of commercial companies were memeing about the fact that the OPW spent €335,000 on a bike shelter and they could do it for a fraction of that cost. When did it become apparent internally in the OPW that this amount of money...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: How much was allocated for the project originally?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: In theory, somebody signed off knowing that this was going to be a sizeable project, just for a bike stand.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Okay, let us turn to the financial governance. In the context of internal controls it was highlighted that these new plans aim to cover the key controls on a rolling basis over a reasonable period. How often do the internal audit and audit risk committees meet?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Did this issue come before that committee? Has it gone before it yet?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I acknowledge what Mr. Conlon said in his opening statement about new financial thresholds being put in place of between €200,000 and €500,000. My colleague spoke earlier about the security hut beside Government Buildings. I heard what the witnesses said about all of the various ancillary services it provides and about its necessity. Nobody doubts the necessity of it. Mr....

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Was any consideration given to another covered shelter on, say, the Kildare Street side of the campus?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: By "near", does Ms Collier mean on the campus near the main building or off the campus, in the public domain?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Was there a subsequent request for another bike shelter to be built before this one was constructed?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: A much-lower-cost project, I would hope, would involve the existing bike shelters beside the security hut. I will get to the other security hut in a second. At the security hut here in Leinster House, there are freestanding bike stands. Was any consideration given to expanding this site and simply attaching a roof to the existing security hut, maybe at a fraction of the cost?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: On the Merrion Square side.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: It is in a great location for those in the National Gallery of Ireland visitor area. These visitors are getting great photographs of the shelter. With regard to the location chosen, I made inquiries in the Houses of the Oireachtas because we were not aware of what the excavation works entailed and how long they were going on. It materialised that there was a huge amount of time between...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome Mr. Conlon and all the other witnesses. Turning to the bike shelter for a few minutes, I do not know if Mr. Conlon saw anybody taking photographs with it on his way in. I say that in jest but I say it with a tinge of seriousness because I often see people, through the National Gallery fence, getting selfies with the bike shelter. That shows how serious the cost overruns on this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on COP29 (22 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I will pick up on that point because I am interested in it. I will just raise two things. On the overall level of funding for the NCQG, I presume it is the case that negotiations will determine where things land in that regard. Will the Minister provide any insights he might have as to starting positions and anything that has come from pre-COP engagements? On the public-private mix as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on COP29 (22 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on COP29 (22 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister. This is my final question. The governance of funds is an issue that came up on the back of last year's COP where there were welcome developments and commitments. We can talk about where they come from and whether they are in the form of a grant or loan, but has the architecture been developed for the overall governance, distribution and monitoring of how they are...