NTA deputy chief executive Hugh Creegan told the Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday that it was “a pity that it cost as much as it did”. He said it should have been possible to deliver the project at a lower cost. Documents released recently by the NTA under the Freedom of Information Act showed the initial cost estimate provided by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council was €200,000. “This is a project that cost more than we would have expected it to,” Mr Creegan said on Thursday. The park at Mount Merrion is run by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, which developed the project, but funding was provided by the NTA.

Source: The Irish Times January 16, 2026 08:28 UTC