OPW accused of 'wanton waste' for not imposing penalties on Convention Centre

 Sinn Féin's Imelda Munster TD accused the OPW of 'not giving a hoot about taxpayer’s money.'

The Office of Public Works has been accused of “wanton waste” after it emerged that it did not impose financial penalties on Dublin’s Convention Centre for failing to meet footfall targets.

At the Public Accounts Committee, the OPW acknowledged that the private operators of the Convention Centre, operated via a public-private partnership (PPP) with the OPW, are seeking “full forgiveness” regarding penalties totalling €1.5m due to loss of business during the pandemic.