Sir, – I see that the new bike shed at Leinster House, to accommodate 18 bikes, has cost €335,000 (News, September 2nd). Has the taxpayer, once again, been taken for a ride? – Yours, etc,
ROBERT P GOGAN,
Kilbeggan,
Co Westmeath.
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Sir, – The OPW has installed a bike shed at Leinster House for €335,000 to cater for 18 bikes. That works out at €18,611 per bike. Value for money? – Yours, etc,
BARRY ROONEY,
Ashford,
Co Wicklow.
Sir, – Does the Dáil bike shed have an en-suite bathroom? – Yours, etc,
PAT O’CONNOR,
Cork.
Sir, – The Office of Public Works has revealed that a new bicycle shed for Leinster House which allows for storage of 18 bikes cost more than €335,000. That is an outrageous waste of taxpayers’ money. If sitting TDs canvass me during the forthcoming general election, I may tell them: On yer bike! – Yours, etc,
PETER LYNCH,
Blackrock,
Co Dublin.
Sir, – I note that Sinn Féin plans to deliver affordable homes for between €250,000 and €300,000 (“Sinn Féin plans to spend €39bn on housing”, News, September 2nd).
Before finalising their costings, they might want to have a quick word with those who built the bike shed for 18 bikes in Leinster House at a cost of €335,000. – Yours, etc,
PAT O’BRIEN,
Dublin 6.
