Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 October 2009
121 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will complete the restoration of the National Concert Hall at Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin; the estimated cost of this programme; when it is envisaged work will commence on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37377/09]
View answerI wish to confirm that the procurement phase of the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall is progressing. In accordance with the Government decision, it is a Design / Build / Finance / Maintain PPP project. Two participating consortia submitted tenders on 25 September 2009 for the project and these are being evaluated at present. This stage of the process should be competed around the end of this year, at which point the future timeline can be estimated with more precision. As this is a PPP process costs are only determined at the time of contract conclusion.
