Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Crowley. The last point before I close the meeting relates to another advertisement. We had an ATM in this House, as colleagues know, and it disappeared during the Covid lockdown. That was a great time to justify the disappearance of such a facility because no customers were allowed anywhere near the place at the time. As I have said to previous witnesses before the committee, it might not be a bad idea. There is a captive audience in here. I know there were changes. Some were of necessity and some were not. I challenge the assertion that it was not being used in the past. I saw on numerous occasions a queue of people waiting to use it. If the witnesses want a positive ad for themselves, we will take back the hole in the wall and will not take it out with a JCB. These are the Houses of Parliament and the Houses of Parliament should have an ATM, not to make money but for the convenience of the customers. Do the witnesses want to respond to that?