What is Office of Public Works?
The '''Office of Public Works''' ('''OPW''') ({{lang-ga| Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí}}) is a [[public service]] of the [[Republic of Ireland]]. It is part of the government's [[Department of Finance (Ireland)|Department of Finance]]. The job of the office is mainly to look after historical buildings in Ireland. The buildings they look after are owned by the government. == Role == They also assist in during elections, help with buying supplies and offer printing services for the government. The office is in charge of the ''Government Supplies Agency''. They print the [[Irish Statute Book]] and the ''[[Iris Oifigiúil]]'' magazine. == History == The office was created on 15 October 1831. It was then known as the ''Board of Works''. It put together the [[Office of the Surveyor-General for Ireland]], the Barracks Board, and Navigation Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/OPW/opwguide.html|title=Guide to the Archives of the Office of Public Works|website=www.nationalarchives.ie}}</ref> Before 1996, the OPW was also responsible for a lot of [[heritage]] sites in Ireland. In 1996, the management of the sites were taken over by a separate agency, [[Dúchas|Dúchas - The Heritage Service]]. == Organisation == The [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]] has overall responsibility for the organisation. The people working for the office are [[Civil service|civil servants]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.opw.ie Official website] [[Category:Government of the Republic of Ireland]] [[Category:1831 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in the Republic of Ireland]]