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

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. 

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