Dept of Finance Security Shelter cost €1,429,000

Can this government be trusted with the Apple money?

This government will not be dealing with the "Apple money".

It is expected there will be a delay of six or eight months before the funds are transferred so nothing will happen untilafter the general election.This will be an issue for the next government.

definitely an airy shelter.design looks like it had a greenish imput

I wonder how much it should have cost.

Anyone know?

That shelter doesn’t look to have been made with gold

Wasn't the bike shelter done by Pascal's friend?

Seems these jobs are done under some scheme they have where 4 (definitely not friends of TDs) contractors are asked for quotes and the lowest one wins. No doubt they are not told on the qt that it can go massively over budget and no one will say anything.

sweet suffering batman…how??whats the yoke on the roof made of?gold? at the moment im sat our gatehouse(i do security )it was built 2years ago,replacing the old one,its the size of a small 1 bed bungalow,we have,as they say,state of the art cameras,intruder alam system,fire supression system/alarm,cctv monitors(multiple)server for same,computer and server,heat and aircon,2 electronic barriers plus electronicly controled gates,full kitchen,full jacks plus shower,scobie proof glass and doors,2 nice desks,four very comfy desk chairs and carpet on the floor,according to the facilities section the whole lot,brand spanking new,we still have the fresh paint smell,came to….drum roll please………a very cool €146,000! where the fcuk are these people going with a million and a half for that?FFS!

Who cares cos there is ZERO accountability in this country.

They could have spent 10mil on it, but sure it would have been grand too.

Sinn Fein all over this already.

The Children's Hospital, the bike shed and now this criminal waste of money.

Fine Gael is the party of financial prudence and also the party of law and order.

Overtly Prudent Wasters

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between this,the bike shed,the hospital and rte has anyone done a count on how many times "lessons learned" has been said…?

Is it bomb and bullet proof and all that jazz. I assume that costs more ?

Also they said a lot of the spend was on technology. How much would that cost ?

The problem is the lessons learned seem to be of the Ann and Barry variety.

what technology? i know where i can get an 8 camera including 2 pan/tilt and zoom camera system,top grade lenses for €1,800…concrete and bullet proof glass dont cost a mill and a half…

Bulletproof glass 800 per square foot

I didn't say it would cost a "million and a half" I asked how much it would cost.

OPW said there was "there are very significant mechanical, electricals, security system costs" but I don't have a clue what that would be or how much that would cost.

I’m not surprised where OPW are involved. In my experience, if a job needs doing, you could get some local quotes, multiply by 50, add consultants expenses, feasibility study, add ons etc. Years ago, there was no oversight and we are left with ridiculous wastage, lining pockets of cronies.

thats what the one im sat in at the moment cost all in AND ours is a wee bit bigger…though we only have scobie proof glass not bullet/bomb proof but id say if it was bullet/bomb proof we MAY get to €190,000…

And both look terrible.

They do what they are told. This is a political decision. Nice tasty morsel for someone.