Artworks missing after Oireachtas changeover

Paintings from the walls of Leinster House were found stuck down the back of office furniture or forgotten in storage crates after the changeover of politicians and personnel that followed the 2011 general election.

But while 18 pieces were rescued in this way over the past year, 22 others remain unaccounted for despite extensive searches of the rooms that make up the Oireachtas complex.

The concern now is that they may have been moved off site without their new location being registered.