Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

How was it that the State could manage to finance a similar office for another Minister of State at the then Department of Health and Children for €70,000? At the same time, for an amount which would pay for three semi-detached houses in Drogheda, a very lavish office that would be more suited to Wall Street was put in place on Kildare Street. The building in which what has now become the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is housed on Kildare Street is a protected structure. I accept that and it is a point which must be respected. How was there such a huge variance between the requirements of a Minister of State located in Hawkins House and those of one who was headquartered on Kildare Street?