TD tells Dáil probe needed into spending on sauna and hot tub at Dublin Zoo

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy also claimed that elephants had been drinking from a contaminated water supply in their outside habitat for nine months. File picture

The Dáil has heard that Dublin Zoo allegedly fitted a hot tub and sauna to the director's onsite accommodation during a time when it was making appeals for public donations to "keep animals fed". 

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy raised the issue during Dáil proceedings, calling for a probe into spending on the director's accommodation on the grounds of Dublin Zoo, which he said was fitted with “luxury items” during the covid-19 pandemic.