Minister: 'I wasn't responsible for bike shed'

Patrick O'Donovan (who was the Minister overseeing the OPW when the bike shed was approved) says he "wasn't responsible" for the decision.
He adds that "normally" when the OPW is before the Public Accounts Committee, they're given a "hard time" over projects being late.
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[@Xyz41974]

Nobody responsible. This government is vile

[@John-hl2tv]

There you have it, he is not concerned about it happening again. Sums this lot up

[@davidmccormick3742]

Well Why Did YOU (The Citizens) of Ireland 🇮🇪 VOTE The Incompetent Inept Idiots in last Election;?

[@fon129]

If they were employed by a private company every one of these traitors would be sacked there is no accountability with these fools.

[@titojackson567]

They are employed by a private company, that's why they're not accountable to the Irish taxpayer

[@ryno8834]

Thanks Gript for being the only media outlet to hold this inept government to account.

[@stephenflynn1003]

Who ever signed the cheques, and whoever passed it, sacked,

[@buanobas9122]

They have zero accountability,nobody ever loses their job no matter how disasterous they are,Roderic the deviant being the prime example...

[@canavar1435]

Yet when it comes to implementing decrees they oh so capable and in charge.

[@earthymamav8807]

A true minister, great at avoiding the question, another waffler.

[@vancouver9928]

Vote them all out ffs 🤡🤡🤡🙈🙈🙈😱😱😱😱

[@OldManRogers]

They won't they'll still go FG FF. The greens will get the blame for everything like last time in the first Bertie run. Meanwhile SF are full of crap. The only sensible people are just labelled by left loonies. (Aontu are probably the most sensible option)

[@ChristopherMeehan-b1b]

Please please 🙏 everyone in Ireland 🙏 🇮🇪 Vote 🗳 these SHITS OUT WE AS A NATION HAVE TO R WE ARE ALL FUCKED .

[@clairebarnes7433]

The arrogance of this man is astounding. No accountability, just squander the taxpayers money. How dare we ask questions. Vote these crooks out in the next election, please.

[@grayblow66]

They are not responsible then who is ?. Someone needs to take the responsibility for this shambles.

[@Dirish420]

Pass the buck time 😅

[@Success4u247]

Let me remind you lot . You’re all answerable to the TAXPAYERS

[@noellesimpson4142]

No they are not. Should be, but it will never happen.

[@themsmloveswar3985]

Correct. None of them are responsible for anything.

[@MaryCawley-o9x]

Right, just not responsible at all.

[@carmelhegarty9829]

Deny All, Admit nothing, Blame somebody else. Thieves. 🙏🇮🇪🙏

[@vancouver9928]

Thank you Ben and the grip media team God bless you and your family 👍🏻 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@noreenofarrell]

Its either gross corruption or gross incompetence, but which one is worse?

[@davemartin8501]

When it comes to FFFG and the Greens, both.

[@billybanter9573]

WHO SIGNED THE EFFIN CHEQUES??? .IT'S NOT A HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER.

[@SinnFeinAreCommunists]

Sick cowardly government. Vote them out.

[@df289]

Dodge, dodge, dodge and dodge again. Zero accountability.

[@TheCiller10]

It’s the minister for public expenditure that gave the green light for sub €500k projects to not have ministerial oversight. Thats paschal donohue

[@colmfox3752]

The waste in this country is crazy, only in Ireland would this happen, no other country would let these chancers get away with this.

[@nonotorious1467]

It's always been the same for decades, nothing but chancers.

[@JaneDoe-i1p]

@@colmfox3752 every European country plus America in the same boat

[@colmfox3752]

@@JaneDoe-i1p I’m not sure about that, there’s more accountability in these countries, if you investigate any dodgy expenses, nepotism or basic corruption with FFG, they’ll bury it in a tribunal for years until you forget and they own the mainstream media so it’s not reported

[@supermick83]

Who signed off to raise the purchase order? It's cover their ass time.

[@deadpanbarry5442]

So.... Word Salad again. They think we're fools.🤨

[@rosemarymcguigan8841]

They are the wasters

[@tadhgcronin175]

Another fantastic achievement for our politicians. Ireland has the most expensive hospital and the most expensive bike shed. God help us when the idiots are signing the contracts for the Dublin metro.

[@foxwoodturning]

Good work GRIPT

[@madeinireland2383]

Pass the blame and don't blame me .

[@PaulKelly-p3p]

What an absolute liar

[@EireFirst2024]

Ireland says leave.

[@finolaomurchu8217]

😂

[@NoelKearns-ln7tj]

Leave what the EU? Either your completely stupid and haven't seen the shit show of brexit or your basically talking out of your ass, which is it ? Stupid ignorant comment!

[@mmmmmGuinness]

That last answer was an absolute piss take

[@laetitialogan2017]

The house never loses...

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

NOT GOOD ENOUGH. ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY from government AS USUAL

[@liamphelan4210]

He is more worried bout climate change but bikes arent sheltered from the climate

[@pioshelby7611]

It was your job to know......

[@thankstrek5759]

All this waffle and still can't find out who signed this bikeshed off

[@micklally2496]

Lieing through his teeth, Also seems nervous defo something to hide

[@realtalk4329]

Send in CAB check all bank accounts of all TDS and OPW staff etc.

[@richiemc1969]

Ben it must make you feel sick every time you are stuck in a room questioning those vile creatures. You're a very brave man, putting yourself through that to expose these nonhuman liars.

[@humancom9645]

who is responsible? when are they getting fired? when are you taking the company to court that over charged the irish tax payer by 300,000 euro minimum? when are you recovering the money and having said company pay all the legal fees when they lose???

[@emmetkirwan9305]

Thanks Ben and Gript team for holding their feet to the coals.

[@slickymick]

The people are not happy with this spending and it should be taken down and a refund. This is our right.

[@seandelap8587]

The absolute state of these chancers

[@finolaomurchu8217]

And it's a load of younger, spiteful mutants. All with same guff, to cover for each other.

[@columb6273]

AGAIN NO ACCOUNTABILITY.

[@MrKFNeverGiveUp]

A literal kakistocracy, that's what governs Ireland.🤡🤦‍♂

[@keithdeegan462]

Can they not acknowledge that the public are angry and want answers??

[@martincunningham5815]

The “local people on the ground’s perception of OPW work” is that it is wasteful and unaccountable. A scratch on the surface would reveal in the OPW another RTÉ.

[@283irish1]

I support independent journalism.

[@thankstrek5759]

Thick as thieves

[@shaneobrien6328]

Can wait till Ben and gript look into all the examples he used at the end there and point out his waffles

[@seamusmcinerney4168]

He actually did well in his answer. For a politician I mean.

[@darrenmoran245]

Jayzuz Ben. I am constantly impressed by your articulation. You totally threw the minister. Thanks for asking the questions that nobody has the balls to ask. Shine on. Fantastic journalism!

[@denisbuckley9978]

Of course he has to mention climate change.😂😂😂. Keep that lie going.

[@renebecher147]

Oh I don't believe in it any more, it's an illusion. Swiss money making bankers, ok ursula

[@orionxtc1119]

The Sahara.... a vast desert, once a savannah is now blooming in many areas again because of heavy rainfall... more plants and trees=more oxygen

[@MKHNitro]

As usual nobody is responsible for the blatant exorbitant waste of oublic money so nobody gets sacked

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

So whonis responsible for the signing off in a €350,000 bicycle 🚲 shed? A NAME is NEEDED .. People have a RIGHT to KNOW who SQUANDERED TAXPAYERS MONEY 💰

[@breezecatcher100]

the way these Irish politicians can BS is f..kin amazing...study them,ive never seen anything like it..talk about duping the people

[@leonardgreene]

Rivers, the OPW should comprehend Viktor Schauberger's work, not dredge by machine, our native tree's, Coillte, OPW and Department of Agriculture must stop all importation of saplings and seeds yesterday!! The Ash die back is a monumental catastrophe and now the whitethorn, who's calling the shots? No accountability is a major problem, it's not just about the waste of our money.

[@6600richie]

The big story during the Roy Butler inquest. Look over here, don't look over there!

[@nogorman560]

What do these TD's do for their large salaries apart from word salads we need to leave the EU before it will cost us money to even breath

[@catherinemcdonnell9161]

...and then there is the matter of the children's hospital. Hardly safe to send your child to school these times!! but that's another matter OR maybe all coming from the same vortex of lies, lies and more lies.

[@bigc5630]

Watch his nose grow!

[@susannbroe]

The manager is blaming the cleaner for not managing the project. If they worked in the private sector, they would be sacked.

[@nigelmcguane]

No one made this decision some random guy came in and took the money and built a shed . What weasel

[@Cheezwizzz]

Why didn’t he just say that? It would have been at least believable 😂

[@ciaranbradshaw3460]

Clearly not prepared to answer the question

[@Cheezwizzz]

Just shows the level of contempt for the taxpayers.

[@martinkenny9384]

Waffling

[@ko0974]

So it wasn't you ? Whats your job then ?

[@smccarthy1975]

That bike shed magically appeared out of nowhere & then an invoice with no name magically appeared .

[@liamphelan4210]

Thunderbirds will add him to the team

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

Good man Ben. They never accept accountability. MY OPINION... back pockets were lined..WELL.

[@liamcronin5959]

It wasn't me Simon, it was him over there 😢 as they would say all over Ireland "That's Horse Shit" or Dublin 4 say it's Climate Change 😮 Thank you for all the Public Toilets

[@JaneDoe-i1p]

Every question has to involve the bad weather scam in the answer 😂

[@denisbuckley9978]

Yes, must say about the ‘hot’ weather. Shocking how they squander money. Gosh he is a great talker……word salad.

[@JaneDoe-i1p]

@@denisbuckley9978 he stutters and stammers too much to be a good talker,they all do, but I get what you mean

[@liamanderson1960]

YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT 😅😅😅 YOU ARE NOW MINISTER😅😅

[@ThomasMurphy-f2m]

Eire says no

[@Robbie7441]

Bull shit

[@cathyl227]

Sure the Irish elite look after THEIR OWN,they know their rich voters.Give the peasants their few euros that will keep them quite,we have lost a brave generation who would be out in force against this corruption and my heart breaks for my once great country.😞

[@BillyBroaders]

U would think he didn't know what they were talking bout acting surprised they have to go

[@redzrocket381]

Our government is one of a kind were no-one is ever held accountable for there actions

[@markb1487]

Absolute nonsense,,,you can tell he's lying, his mouth is moving.

[@smokeybacon10]

All should be arrested for wasting tax payer money I bet one there cousins built the bike shed 👀

[@prestigeworldwide5047]

More like a builder buddy and someone got a backhander. Some of these building companies are milking the system.

[@richardshortall5987]

The signs on their desks should all say: "The Buck Stops... Somewhere Else"

[@JaneDoe-i1p]

Can we see receipts for the cost of all this fella talked about,i wonder?

[@stephenflynn1003]

What so we the people want things done faster, so we will pay 80, grand for a 2, grand car. What a gombeen

[@julianoconnell7506]

If you think bike sheds are expensive wait til they get started on climate change...bring your 2m euro brolly.

[@julianoconnell7506]

Oh right there he mentioned it...

[@carmelhegarty9829]

​@@julianoconnell7506 Julian, 🤣🤣🤣. ☔☔☔. 🙏🇮🇪🙏

[@Noeldoyle-s6u]

These pratts would of been walking past the workers, building this s called bike shed and as for not knowing the name of the contractor, total bollocks!

[@BrianKeary]

Rotten should resign

[@allymcmusic]

Climate change!! This lad isboff thr nut, it changes six times in one day here

[@gearoiddom]

The flooding they attribute to climate change is on flood plains that got built on with go ahead from his party colleagues. They are laughing into their sleeves whilst ruining the country.

[@eamonnmcmanus4785]

Good video

[@LiamODonovan-l6e]

They won't who signed that is top secret

[@AnnaCurtis-l1e]

Ultimate respect for Gript, but a bit disappointed when you allowed him to go on with all this bull shite. Once again, nobody will be held accountable 😢

[@briancollins9898]

WASTERS!!!!!!!!

[@ldowling2714]

The haveeen resurfacing the m1 from santry to the airport and now beyond, I drive this road many times every day, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT

[@jimmycarrollgodblesspoland5521]

That is endemic in this country, no one is held accountable

[@patman142]

so an unelected bureaucrat can spend this amount of money without any checks?? This guys head is so far up his arse, it's unbelievable

[@aidanleahy7208]

Investigations need to be extended to all semi states and Bords. C.I.E is a prime example of a company top heavy with under qualified under worked and over paid inept "management.

[@Theyreallyfooledyou]

Ahh um ah uh um ah err uh I uh ament uh uhh um responsible. Onto the next stuttering politician to say he's not either til the next scandal distracts us from this 1

[@slaphappy7559]

Once climate change is mentioned all credibility vanishes. There are a great many issues only at zero yards, shall we compare ?.

[@MrMac3737]

Responsibility stops at the top, ministers of departments are the owners of anything that happens in their department..so why is nobody being sacked, definitely a case we are all equal but some are more equal than others🙉🙊🙈

[@LenTuesday]

That's what the Germans said. I was only following orders

[@terrymolloy6997]

Sounds like a song, "it wasn't be"!

[@davidorourke5795]

This is the problem about our politicians. Nobody is willing to take responsibility. We give them fantastic salaries, perks and unbelievable pensions and in return we want them to take responsibility for running the country! But they don’t! And we keep voting them in! Why do we keep doing this to ourselves???????????