James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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There needs to be accountability on this. It is hard to know where to start.

For an agency in charge of 2,500 properties across the State, there is an unmerciful amount of, what we call, blindfolded trust on the OPW's side of the table. This has done inordinate damage to the reputation of our national Parliament and to the public's perception of what the State is spending hard-earned taxpayers' money on. Ultimately, we need to get a full understanding in that respect.

As for the security hut, has Mr. Conlon gone down to see it? Has he walked it and seen the security hut?