Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Then comes the opportunity to spec it. There is approximately €120,000 for steelwork and glass; around €50,000 for groundworks; and around €40,000 for the granite paving. Then there are two figures for preliminaries and day works. As Deputy Murphy said, I can somewhat justify that the materials in the glass and the steel could come to that figure but I have a real question about the granite paving. Who decided that granite paving was essential for the project?

Given that it cost half the price of the structure, would that have been decided solely by the Dublin conservation team?