OPW pays almost seven times over projections on property maintenance

Patrick O’Donovan T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works. Picture: Larry Cummins.

The body charged with the management of State property assets spent just under seven times the contracted value, or €34.7 million before tax, on the outsourced maintenance of those properties in 2019.

Some €34.7 million had been spent under the contract by the end of 2019, nearly seven times the projected maximum value of €5 million.