Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We had a conversation about buying and renting offices. The site at Mountrath Road, Portlaoise was bought for €1 million. It started off in the 2000s, we are now going into the third decade and we are still within the same situation where the best part of €1 million a year is being spent on renting offices in various places. Some of them are over pubs and in different unsuitable places. I accept that they are consolidated a bit more now. What is the status of the Mountrath Road site? We have a site that is owned and yet we are renting all these different locations around the town for the decentralisation. I accept this was not Mr Buckley's fault, but this was written on the back of an envelope or a cigarette box. It should have been planned better. We heard about this before the 2004 local elections and everybody thought it was wonderful but there seemed to have been no preparation for it. Where are we at now nearly 20 years later with the Mountrath Road site?