Calls for watchdog to investigate 'inexplicable' cost of Leinster House bike shelter

Cork-based builder, Kieran McCarthy, said that while he could not provide an estimate for a similar bike shed outside Leinster House, he said that the cost itself was 'very large'

The shelter on the Merrion Square side of Leinster House is built to accommodate 18 bicycles and cost €322,282 for both construction and installation. Picture: Arthur Carron/Collins

There have been calls for the Dáil’s powerful public spending watchdog to investigate the €335,000 bike shelter constructed on the grounds of Leinster House.

There has been widespread criticism of the cost of the bike shed, with Taoiseach Simon Harris describing it as “extortionate” and “inexcusable”.