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FG condemns €4.4m revamp of Irish Ambassador’s Ottawa residence

08.02.2010
Fine Gael has condemned a €4.4m revamp of the Irish Ambassador to Canada’s residence in Ottawa which was paid for by the Irish taxpayer, the details of which emerged following inquiries by the party.

On foot of information supplied by Fine Gael, the Sunday Independent reported over the weekend that the Irish taxpayer had shouldered the bill to revamp the 24,000-foot residence in Ottawa.

The extensive refurbishment included the installation of a jacuzzi, a sauna and a chandelier that cost €20,000.

Fine Gael foreign affairs spokesperson Billy Timmins described the spend as “outrageous”.

“Those bearing the brunt of the recession at home are entitled to feel infuriated at the Government’s decision to prioritise funding for a ‘palace’ over special-needs assistants, hospital wards and social-welfare payments,” Timmins said.

“With the country mired in recession, there is no way this outrageous spend can be justified,” he added.

Timmins called upon the Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin TD to “spell out exactly why he thinks the Ambassador needs a jacuzzi but schoolchildren at home are left in prefabs, why a sauna is essential in Ottawa but wards aren’t in Irish hospital, and why it’s ok to purchase a chandelier at a cost of €20,000 but cleaners in his own Department must take a pay cut”.

“This is nothing less than an insult to every single taxpayer,” he added.

 

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