Sometimes, when a problem is complex and protracted, a simple example of hubristic extravagance can become the emblem of all that is wrong
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Ireland has amassed an embarrassment of true-life jokes. Their common theme is that the more money the Civil Service finds sloshing around the system, the bigger the joke. Who can forget? The monster machine required so much head space the ceiling had to be elevated in its designated room in Kildare House to accommodate it, pushing the total cost of the acquisition to nearly €2m.
. When challenged that the couple could have made the trip in three minutes on the airport’s free-of-charge shuttle bus, the government responded that it was State officials who had made the arrangement. While the Government may credibly deny any involvement in the Leinster House bike shed fiasco, the timing is woeful for the Coalition parties. In a week when some children could not get to school because had “questions to answer”. But when the Irish Examiner requested a copy of the scoping documents for the bike shelter, the OPW refused to release them.
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