Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 February 2025
312. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the 14-storey Opera Tower at the Opera site in Limerick will be considered by Cabinet; for an update on the status of the tower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2168/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraFurther to a Government Decision in December 2014, it was agreed in principle that the Office of Public Works (OPW) would enter into an agreement with Limerick City & County Council (LCCC) to relocate the Revenue Commissioners to a proposed new office building to be developed as part of the urban regeneration project at the Opera Site in Limerick City. In 2022 a further Memorandum for Government was submitted and the subsequent Government Decision confirmed the continued support for the project.
As required by the Infrastructure Guidelines, the OPW has prepared a Strategic Assessment Report / Preliminary Business Case for the project and is engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in relation to this.
Pending approval of the Preliminary Business Case, it is intended that a Memorandum for Government will be submitted to Government seeking approval to enter into an agreement with Limerick Twenty-Thirty (L2030) for the delivery of a 14 story building.
