The cost of the bike shed sparked outrage
THE Office of Public Works was hoping the €336,000 bicycle shed at Leinster House could become a model design to be adapted and reused at other historic properties.
However, the project was beset by delays and ended up costing €335,000, expenditure described as “inexplicable and inexcusable” by Taoiseach Simon Harris. The chairman of the OPW John Conlon told an Oireachtas Committee last week the cost was “extraordinary” and wasteful public expenditure is likely to be a key issue in the general election.
It also said the shed needed to be “reversible” so that the main part of the shelter could be moved to a different location if needed in the future. It said: “Provision of enhanced cycling facilities will provide a viable alternative to car transport and ultimately help to reduce the requirement for car parking within the complex. “This is a welcome aspiration to support the appropriate presentation of this important urban complex of buildings.”
The bike shed also needed to be “informed by both the historic and modern materials already in evidence” at Leinster House.
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