The Clerk of the Dáil is seeking to recoup some of the €2m spent on the purchase and installation of an Oireachtas printer from the company that supplied the machine.

Unions are to undertake a risk assessment before staff can be given the go-ahead to operate the Dáil's new €800,000 printer.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has “serious concerns” over how the Oireachtas has spent €1.3m on a printer that doesn’t fit into the office it was bought for.

At least €230k worth of structural work needs tobe carried out at the Oireachtas offices in Leinster House to fit a new printer.

Esther N McCarthy’s picks this week include pocket-sized printers and ice-cold coffees.