O'Brien criticises Fine Gael junior ministers on OPW overspend

Outgoing Fianna Fáil housing minister takes aim at his coalition colleagues after Simon Harris promised to scrap the OPW 

Darragh O'Brien was responding to Simon Harris's pledge to abolish the OPW if re-elected. The outgoing housing minister said: 'Abolishing a department doesn't change the ethos or process.' Picture: Grainne Ní Aodha/PA

Fianna Fáil's Darragh O'Brien has criticised two junior Fine Gael ministers for failing to answer questions on controversial overspends within the Office of Public Works (OPW).

Speaking after Taoiseach Simon Harris said he would abolish the OPW if re-elected, Mr O'Brien said this was not the correct approach to take following recent controversies over how public money was spent.