Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the witnesses for being here. As a new TD, my experience here by and large is that the place is very well run. It is functioning well. When we see the range and scale of activity that takes place here on a daily basis, it is not an easy task to run that smoothly, and by and large it does. Well done to everyone involved. I thank Mr. Finnegan for his service. Our crossover has been limited, but on a personal level he has always come across as very accessible and courteous. That is very appreciated.

I will get down to the nitty-gritty now. Some of the capital projects have already been discussed. When I said at the outset how well the place is run that is a reflection on everybody, such as public servants, the co-operation of ourselves as Members and so on. It is disappointing when projects, such as the bike shelter, take place.

As Deputy Dolan mentioned, it is the butt of many jokes and so on and that is disappointing for everybody involved. If I can delve a little bit into that project, and I respect that is an OPW project in terms of management, procurement and so on, but in the origin of a project like that, somebody I presume within the commission feels it is necessary to develop a bike shelter, no?