Public Accounts Committee will also quiz OPW on progress of flood relief schemes
Last month it emerged that the cost of the units had more than doubled compared to original estimates, and now stands at €442,000.found that the total cost for the project of providing 654 homes will be in the region of €289.3 million
“By any assessment it is better to have this new State asset, than to be renting hotel rooms for five years. This State asset will be available for another 55 years,” the committee will be told. The OPW will also outline steps taken in the wake of the Leinster House bike shed saga, including an independent audit of the project, and measures to strengthen value for money on future projects.
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