OPW: Office of Public Works
Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí
The Public Relations and Board Support Unit
Our role is primarily to meet the expectations of our customers in providing information that is timely, accurate and relevant and to ensure that OPW's position is fully presented.
Our duties include:
Responding to media and public enquiries in relation to matters within OPW's remit;
Monitoring comments about OPW and its work in the print and broadcast media;
Manage the media presentation of the Minister of State's role at the Office of Public Works and to provide briefing material, including speeches, to the Minister as the need arises;
Provide administrative support to the Commissioners and Board members as well as administrative duties for several in-house committees.
Publication of the OPW Annual Report and our bi- annual magazine "Obair", together with our involvement in the preparation of other publications, provides a method of promoting, both internally and externally, some of the works and tasks undertaken by the OPW;
Management of the OPW web presence is a major undertaking along with overall responsibility for the OPW Intranet.