OPW project to replace an unsafe wall ended up costing over €490,000 

The OPW acknowledged there were “very significant delays as well as increased costs” on the job at Lansdowne House in Ballsbridge. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins

AN OPW project to replace an unsafe 70m perimeter wall around a Government office ended up costing more than €490,000.

The works at the Dublin HQ of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) were originally expected to cost about €200,000 exclusive of Vat.