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Half a million euro spent on a new wall!

An Office of Public works project to replace an unsafe seventy-metre perimeter wall around a gove...

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08.00 29 Jan 2025


Half a million euro spent on a new wall!


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08.00 29 Jan 2025


An Office of Public works project to replace an unsafe seventy-metre perimeter wall around a government office ended up costing over €490,000. The works at the Dublin HQ of the Workplace Relations Commission were originally expected to cost around €200,000 exclusive of VAT. 

 We discuss this all with Paul Davis who is a Public Procurement Expert from DCU.


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