State may be unable to recoup €10m in overpaid rent 

Miesian Plaza on Baggot Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin.

The Office of Public Works has admitted that it may not be possible to recoup a €10m overpayment of rent relating to the headquarters of the Department of Health at Miesian Plaza in Dublin.

Ahead of its meeting with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) tomorrow, Wednesday, Maurice Buckley, commissioner of the OPW which manages many of the State's property assets, acknowledged that recouping the money “may not be achievable, at least in the short term”.