Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2025
387. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a range of utilities were paid for by a former Garda Commissioner (details supplied) in respect of a property at Spa Road, Phoenix Park, which was provided to him for a seven-year contract period by the OPW, through An Garda Síochána, or if the cost of any such utilities were paid for by the OPW or the Exchequer. [73275/25]
View answerThe Office of Public Works (OPW) did not pay any of the utility bills referred to in respect of the property on the Spa Road in the Phoenix while it was occupied by the former Garda Commissioner. Routine maintenance of the boundary hedge between the property and Spa Road was performed by the OPW horticultural team, consistent with practices elsewhere in Phoenix Park. This involved approximately two to three visits annually to prevent the hedge from encroaching on the road and footpath and did not involve any work within the garden area itself.
