Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 June 2024
42. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of Castletown House Estate, County Kildare; when the OPW will return to the site to undertake maintenance and upkeep given the house and grounds are extremely unkempt, having been without attention for a number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27342/24]
View answerAt present Castletown is being maintained as far as is possible in the circumstances, by a reduced staff. Castletown staff have withdrawn from the site on instruction from their union. The union has informed the OPW that staff will not return until they can access their place of work normally and safely. The OPW is engaged in a process of consultation with local groups and elected representatives through the Castletown working group, in order to restore staff access to the site. It is hoped that a resolution of the issue of access can be reached as quickly as possible and the work of maintenance and upkeep of the site can continue.
