Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The spending code and value for money are important. We are dealing with taxpayers' money. This comes up all the time. While driving home a few months ago, I heard about the loss of income to the State due to the fact that Castletown House has been closed for so long. I was gobsmacked to hear we had spent €500,000 on traffic management, a figure which would employ at least ten people. Money is spent bringing cars up and down Lime Avenue. Why was more care not given to the business case and making sure that spending was in line with the spending code?