477. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of art works managed by the OPW of which the location is currently unknown; and to provide a list of these works; and their estimated value. [30889/26]
Topics / State Art Collection
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsState Art Collection
10 questions from 3 TDs, between 29 April 2025 and 28 April 2026.
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1027. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a schedule of the 37 artworks currently listed as "unlocated" following the 2025 OPW audits, including the title, artist, and last known location for each piece. [24313/26]
1028. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated total market value of these unlocated pieces, given that recent reports suggest individual works in this category range in value up to €1,150 [24314/26]
1029. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the length of time each of these 37 pieces has been unaccounted for, and whether any have been missing since prior to the migration to the new digital collection management system. [24315/26]
1030. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any of the 37 unlocated items have been formally reported to An Garda Síochána as stolen, and the number of reported thefts from the State Art Collection in the past 24-months. [24316/26]
1031. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the specific actions the Art Management Office has taken to engage with the clients in the 500 public buildings where these works were on loan to ensure their return or location. [24317/26]
1032. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation following the discovery that 1.4% of the 2,633 pieces audited in 2025 are missing, if he will commit to an immediate physical in-person audit of the remaining 11,000 works in the collection. [24318/26]
1033. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will review the loan agreements signed between client borrowers and the OPW to introduce stricter penalties or accountability measures for departments that fail to secure state-owned art. [24319/26]
1034. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a detailed breakdown of the ‘more detailed analysis’ of unlocated works promised for the 2026 work programme, including the deadline for its completion. [24320/26]
187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the bust of General San Martin, the national hero and liberator of Argentina, which was presented to the Government by a delegation in April 1966 (details supplied) will be put on public display; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19107/25]