Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

What strikes me is that even if one looked at the cost of renting a property for ten years, which would work out at €60 million, one would get a sizeable decent building for that money, which would probably meet the needs without a residual cost after the loan had been paid off.

As Ms Licken said, the OPW was not in a position to deal with the provision of a building for Fora na Gaeilge, so it was allowed to find a building for itself. Surely it would have looked at best value for money. Would the Comptroller and Auditor General comment on it?