Security shelter at Government Buildings cost €1.4m, says OPW

Speaking about the Leinster House bike shelter, the OPW chief said he does not accept the project was a waste of money

A view of the security hut outside the Department of Finance. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A security hut at the entrance to Government Buildings cost more than €1.4m, it has emerged.

John Conlon, chairman of the Office of Public Works (OPW), told the Oireachtas Finance Committee that while it involves “fairly significant costs”, the project included a significant mechanical and electrical system that is connected to the Government Buildings campus.