Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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The annual return for 2012 amounted only to €11,000, whereas the projected income was €580,000. It was in light of the latter figure that such a large amount - some €340,000 - was spent on upgrading the car park. Surely, some of the difficulties that would arise could have been foreseen before this vast expenditure was made. Where did the €340,000 for the upgrade originate? How was the decision to spend it reached? Surely the Department should have foreseen that a competitor was going to enter the picture and take all of its business. Where is the paper trail, where is the explanation and where are the details of the business plan?