Bill of €335,000 for shelter to store 18 bikes at Leinster House ‘incredibly expensive’, Eamon Ryan says

The shelter, which was initially hailed by the Green Party minister as a good example of public sector climate action, required archaeological advice to make sure it fit in at the parliamentary complex.

Mr Ryan said on Monday he looks forward to hearing from the OPW shy the shelter cost so much, saying it seemed “incredibly expensive”.

Asked about the cost of the bike shelter on Monday, Taoiseach Simon Harris said: “I’ve no knowledge or information about the bike shed, but I think it’s very important that public money is very carefully spent.

“It would obviously be a matter for the Oireachtas rather than Government.”

A breakdown of costs from the OPW shows that €322,282 was spent on the main construction and installation project.

A further €2,952 was spent on archaeological services while €10,816 was paid for quantity surveying services and “contract administration services”.

The huge bill has raised eyebrows in Leinster House, but the OPW said a high-quality…