Peadar Tóibín claims OPW has spent 11 years rebuilding Meath graveyard wall with materials costing €124,000
Peadar Tóibín claims OPW has spent 11 years rebuilding Meath graveyard wall with materials costing €124,000
The OPW had told him in reply to a parliamentary question that the cost of materials, mainly lime and sand, was €124,000. The agency did not give a figure for labour costs. OPW staff are undertaking the reconstruction. The Hill of Tara “is poorly served by the OPW in terms of an interpretative centre that is closed more than it is open and muddy paths for visitors”, he said.
In reply to a parliamentary question, the OPW said the eastern section of the wall is “archaeologically sensitive” and “deliberations” about how it should be completed had been ongoing for two years. This type of work “is somewhat seasonal as lime mortar should not be applied when temperatures are liable to fall to lower temperatures”, the OPW stated.Agreeing that the amount of time taken to rebuild the wall was “extraordinary”, Mr Harris said he would asked Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran about the project.
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