Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

People are absolutely furious, rightly so, about the debacle, and the waste of money, that is the Leinster House bike shed. The mission statement of the Department of public expenditure and reform is "to serve the public interest through sound governance of public expenditure". As senior Minister with responsibility for the OPW, Deputy Donohoe is uniquely positioned to answer questions regarding that expenditure. Has he met with officials within the OPW specifically in regard to the €350,000 that was wasted on the bike shed? What reforms will he put in place? Clearly, the public spending code is not robust enough to ensure that waste of money does not happen again.

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