A new entrance to a South Dublin park, which ended up costing €500,000 more than originally estimated is “a good project”, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has maintained.
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.
The Irish Times reported in November that the works, which involved the building of 14 steps and a ramp at Deer Park in Mount Merrion, had cost a total of €753,500 including VAT.
Documents released recently by the NTA under the Freedom of Information Act showed the initial…