Office of Public Works

Office of Public Works
Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (Office of Public Works)
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Status Active
Territory Republic of Ireland
Leadership Minister of State at the Department of Finance
Appointment Minister for Finance
Founded 15th October 1851
HQ Trim, County Meath, Ireland
Website http://www.opw.ie

The Office of Public Works (OPW) (Irish: Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí) (legally the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, though the full title is rarely used) is a State Agency of the Department of Finance in the Republic of Ireland. Its chief responsibility is the ownership, upkeep, and maintenance of Government of Ireland and historic buildings in the Republic of Ireland.

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Role

The agency also provides election, procurement and printing services for government. The office also historically had responsibility for drainage schemes and other large civil and public engineering projects. The office is in charge of the Government Supplies Agency which issues the Irish Statute Book and in particular the Iris Oifigiúil magazine.

History

The office was created on 15 October 1831, initially it was known as the Board of Works. It was formed out of the merger of the Office of the Surveyor-General for Ireland, the Barracks Board, and Navigation Board.[1] The OPW had responsibility for the majority of heritage sites in Ireland prior to 1996. In 1996 the management of most of these sites was transferred to a separate agency, Dúchas - The Heritage Service, under the terms of the Heritage Act 1995. Duchas adopted a stylised version of the traditional OPW logo, with the OPW changing its logo to match its new focus on its buildings and maintenance functions. In 2003 this body, which had been an Executive Agency of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, was wound up and most of its functions transferred to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government) [1]. They are now operated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, a section within the department [2]. Functions not transferred to NPWS reverted to being OPW functions, which mainly relate to built heritage sites.

Organisation

The Minister for Finance has overall responsibility for the organisation. The organisation is unique in the Irish public sector, in that it is the only body other than a Department of State with a specific minister with responsibility for it, the Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (currently Brian Hayes TD). The Commissioners comprise a Chairman and two other Commissioners. The staff of the organisation comprise part of the Civil Service of the State.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/OPW/opwguide.html

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