The Leinster House bike shed scandal broke and John Conlon, the chairman of the OPW since April 2024, was hauled in front of the Oireachtas to answer for it. “I have taken immediate steps to address value-for-money concerns,” he told the public accounts committee in October 2024, adding that he had made “significant changes” to improve governance in the OPW project management process. “I am committed to establishing a procurement advisory unit and will prioritise intensive procurement training for all staff,” he said. Deloitte was asked to conduct an external audit of the bike shed scandal. That report is with…

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