State has ‘legal obligation’ to deliver National Children’s Science Centre which could cost €70m

State architect Ciarán O’Connor said the plan is to convert a wing of the building at Earlsfort Terrace into the new science centreThe Public Accounts Committee heard that the centre, due to be located on the campus of the National Concert Hall, got planning permission in April following a decision by – which has been tasked with delivering the project – told the PAC that the cost of the project could be “in the region of €70 million” while stressing that the OPW hasn’t finalised the...

PAC members Catherine Murphy and Brian Stanley raised questions about the plan to proceed with the new museum given the existence of a similar facility, the Explorium, in Sandyford. It reopened this year after closure during the pandemic. Mr Conlon said he assumed the promoters of the project will “have regard to the business case standing up” when they submit their plans to the relevant Government department for the funding.Ms Murphy predicted there could be a “pass the parcel” between departments as they tried to avoid being the one to fund the project.

Mr O’Connor later described the organisation promoting the centre as ‘a group of private individuals who have contributed philanthropic monies’

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