Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The sector is facing substantial challenges with the changes to ratios too, which will have an impact on the requirement for the recruitment of additional staff, which increases the cost to the provider, which will eventually be passed on to the parents. This is all part of the knock-on effect of that. When we had the Department of Health here, I asked about a matter, and I want to ask the Department of Children and Youth Affairs too since it is also a part of this. Money was lost when moving the offices from Mespil Road to Miesian Plaza. There was a delay in the Department of Children and Youth Affairs occupying the premises, with an extension to the lease at Mespil Road that cost €1.5 million instead of moving to Miesian Plaza. The move was delayed, as noted in the report, because the move of assistant principal officers to the pod-style system was deemed a significant cultural change. I asked the Department of Health that question and want to ask Dr. Lynch too. Does he think that the €1.5 million that was effectively lost to the taxpayer because there was a cultural change experienced by Department officials, moving up the road from Mespil Road to Miesian Plaza, is acceptable?