Sinn Féin calls for €100k bike shed tender for National Maternity Hospital to be scrapped  

OPW minister Kevin Boxer Moran criticised Sinn Féin, saying the party had not read the tender right 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the bike shed was a matter for the National Maternity Hospital. However, he did say that any public works projects should consider value for money. Picture: Noel Sweeney/PA

The construction of a bike shed at the National Maternity Hospital should not cost €100,000, the Taoiseach has said, as Sinn Féin calls for the controversial tender to be scrapped.

At Leaders’ Questions on Tuesday, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised the proposal to spend €100,000 on the bike shelter, comparing the previous €335,000 spent on a similar project in Leinster House.