It’s neither. It can fit 18 bikes and seems pretty basic, with everyone from the Taoiseach to  the Green Party – who you’d imagine are quite the

Why did the Leinster House bike shed cost so much and what happens next?

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2024-11-22 21:00:06

It’s neither. It can fit 18 bikes and seems pretty basic, with everyone from the Taoiseach to the Green Party – who you’d imagine are quite the experts on bike sheds – mystified by how so much was spent on so little.

According to the good people at the Office of Public Works, €322,282 was spent on the construction and installation, €2,952 on archaeological services, and €10,816 on quantity surveying services and “contract administration services”.

Well, on the day the story first appeared last Sunday, a spokeswoman was quoted as saying that because the “bicycle shelter is a new structure located within the setting of Leinster House, a protected structure of national importance... a well-designed structure with an appropriate use of high-quality materials and finish were required”.

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