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This report reviews the OPW's management of office accommodation. It considers the sufficiency and appropriateness of property data collected; whether lease/build/buy decisions are informed by appropriate analysis; and the effect of the shift towards hybrid and remote working.

OPW leased an office premises to accommodate the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. This Chapter reviews the terms of the lease agreed and examines the circumstances that gave rise to the premises remaining unoccupied for an extended period.

Local authorities receive a substantial part of their funding from a range of central government bodies. The aim of the Chapter is to give an overview of the funds flowing from and through central government sources to local authorities, and of the purposes for which funds have been provided.

This chapter details the introduction of the accrual element of payroll pertaining to appropriation accounts.

The primary objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of the funds flowing from and through central government sources to local authorities, and of the purposes for which funds have been provided.

This is a report examining the agreement on the Use of Garda Siochana Radio Masts in specified locations under the remit of the Office of Public Works.

The availability of industrial property is an important factor in attracting new business ventures to regional locations. In recent years, the private sector has been willing to take on this role in areas where there is a viable market for property and where there is a potential for economic gain. Three public sector Agencies are involved in the provision of industrial property for the purposes of achieving economic growth either nationally or in regional and peripheral areas. At the end of 1996, the Agencies were responsible for portfolios of industrial property with a book value of £274 million, comprising 2,200 hectares of land and 1.2 million square metres of factory space.