Office of Public Works reviews termination of €70M National Science Centre project

The Office of Public Works must conduct an evaluation of the legal and contractual implications of terminating or withdrawing from the National Children’s Science Centre project. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform responded to a report by the Public Accounts Committee, stating that three government departments informed the Office of Public Works they were unable to fund the center.

The project, which is expected to cost over €70 million and has been involved in two arbitration cases, is subject to a legal obligation for the Office of Public Works to deliver a building. The review of the project's status directly impacts the State's financial liability and the Office of Public Works' contractual commitments.