[13:37] OPW hoped Leinster House bike shed could be model design

The Office of Public Works (OPW) was hoping the €336,000 bicycle shed at Leinster House could become a model design to be adapted and reused at other historic properties.

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/1101/1478598-leinster-house-bike-shed/

#TheOfficeofPublicWorks #OPW #336,000 #LeinsterHouse

[19:16] ‘We asked for a bike shed, not the Taj Mahal’ – OPW appears before the Public Accounts Committee on €336,000 scandal

A spokesperson for Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said that the Oireachtas Cycling Group “asked for a bike shed, not the Taj Mahal we got” after the chair of the Office of Public Works appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to answer questions over a controversial €336,000 bike shed.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/we-asked-for-a-bike-shed-not-the-taj-mahal-opw-appears-before-the-public-accounts-committee-on-336000-scandal/a882743642.html

#IvanaBacik #theOireachtasCyclingGroup #theOfficeofPublicWorks #thePublicAccountsCommittee #acontroversial€ #336,000

[22:13] OPW to defend cost of modular homes to accounts committee

Officials from the Office of Public Works (OPW) will defend the cost of modular homes when they appear before the Public Accounts Committee tomorrow, describing them as "State assets".

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1021/1476705-opw-modular-homes/

#theOfficeofPublicWorks #OPW #thePublicAccountsCommittee #tomorrow

[13:17] OPW spend 'needs to be explained' - Soc Dems leader

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has called for a review of project spending by the Office of Public Works after revelations over the cost of the €1.4m security hut and €336,000 bike shelter.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0926/1472098-soc-dems-opw/

#Democrats #HollyCairns #theOfficeofPublicWorks #€1.4m #336,000