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A Donegal TD has criticised the Office of Public Works for its latest case of spending.

It's emerged the OPW spent almost half a million euro replacing a 70 metre wall outside the Workplace Relations Commission in Dublin.

That's double the estimated cost and follows on from the infamous bike shelter outside Leinster House.

Sinn Fein's Spokersperson for Finance, Deputy Pearse Doherty, says it's a waste of public funds:

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Donegal TD critical over latest OPW instance of overspending

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A Donegal TD has criticised the Office of Public Works for its latest case of spending.

It's emerged the OPW spent almost half a million euro replacing a 70 metre wall outside the Workplace Relations Commission in Dublin.

That's double the estimated cost and follows on from the infamous bike shelter outside Leinster House.

Sinn Fein's Spokersperson for Finance, Deputy Pearse Doherty, says it's a waste of public funds:

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