Drink prices at Dáil bar ‘among cheapest in Dublin’

18/07/2006 - 08:04:29
Politicians are reportedly availing of some of the cheapest drink prices in the capital.

Reports this morning say an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General's office has found that a pint costs as little as €3.70 in the Dáil visitors' bar, more than 50c cheaper than elsewhere in Dublin.

The audit has also reportedly raised concerns about the slow rate at which TDs pay off their bar tabs and the falling profit margins at the four bars and restaurants in Leinster House.

However, this morning's reports said the audit committee had dismissed suggestions that prices should be increased.