Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-23
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Peadar Tóibín (AON), Meath West

The issue of Government waste is creating great frustration and fury among the general public, from the children's hospital to the Gucci bike shed. The most recent revelation is that the vacant distillery building in Smithfield has cost the State €12 million and has not had people using it. When the Taoiseach was Minister for Health, his Department measured a building incorrectly and spent €10 million on space that did not exist, which is incredible. During Covid, the Government purchased 100 ventilators that did not work and twice the number of ventilators that were necessary. Those ventilators are now being stored in a building.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-23