An Post have informed me that work on this project commenced in July last year with the removal of the statues which had aged very badly and required major repairs. Following discussions between An Post and the Office of Public Works it has been decided to replace these statues with cast replicas. The future of the original statues has yet to be resolved. Works are currently in progress on the portico and the restoration of the north facade to O'Connell Street. This work is scheduled to be completed shortly. The next stage will be commencement of work on the replacement of the arch stone to the south portico and the restoration of the south facade.
The Government allocated £500,000 in 1990 and a further £1 million in 1991 from national lottery funds for the project. As the completion of the full project will depend on the availability of additional financial resources, it is not possible at this stage to indicate when the whole project will be completed.