The Office of Public Works (OPW) has paid €25,215 to Deloitte for an external audit of the €336,000 Leinster House bike shelter. The audit, commissioned following public outcry over the cost, examined procurement processes and identified instances where procedures may not have been followed. The OPW is currently considering the report.
The Office of Public Works has paid more than €25,000 to consultants tasked with conducting an external audit of the €336,000 Leinster House bike shelter and advising the agency on how to achieve better value for money in future.
Deloitte was engaged by the OPW to carry out the audit and identify instances where appropriate processes and procedures were not followed in relation to the bike shelter development. “The report has been received from Deloitte, who were engaged to carry out the audit,” said a spokesperson. “OPW management are considering the report, and it will also be considered by the OPW Audit and Risk Committee.”Appearing before the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee after the cost of the Leinster House project emerged, Mr Conlon said he was “fully familiar with the real anger” among the public regarding the bike shelter.
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