Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As I rehearsed with the Minister earlier, the Government, and he, as Minister for public expenditure, are presiding over the building of the most expensive hospital in the world. Of course they have also presided over the construction of what I imagine has to be most expensive bicycle shed in the world, at a cost to the taxpayer of €336,000, paid out by the OPW, which comes under his Department. Five weeks on, we still have no answer as to how all of this happened. It seems to me that the approach of the members of the Government to this matter is the same as their approach to the children's hospital: they act as commentators. They seem to take no responsibility whatsoever. Will the Minister say who will be held accountable for the most expensive bicycle shed in the world? Does he accept any responsibility for this outrageous waste of the public's money?

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