Leinster House cycle shed construction was delayed after manhole discovered on site

Details about the construction of the Leinster House cycle shelter were only released after an appeal to the Information Commissioner under Freedom of Information laws. File picture: PA

Construction on Leinster House’s controversial €336,000 bicycle shelter had to be halted after a large manhole was ‘discovered’ on site that was not spotted when drawing up site plans.

The OPW told contractors to halt work in the vicinity after “the uncovering of a significant piece of below ground drainage infrastructure” along with the two-foot-wide manhole.