asked the Minister for Finance the date of the purchase by the Government of No. 3 Merrion Square and the amount of the purchase money.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Merrion Square Residence—Government Purchase.
No. 3 Merrion Square was purchased by the Government in October, 1948, for £15,000.
Will the Parliamentary Secretary say if these are the premises that changed hands in recent years for £3,500?
I answered the question you put down.
Has the Deputy anything to say about a house offered for sale for £6,500 and he paid £9,000?
Will the Parliamentary Secretary say how much it would cost to house civil servants in new buildings if we are going to pay £15,000 to house a few of them here and there?
From whom was the house bought?
It cost £15,000, anyway.
But from whom was it bought?
From Paddy Macklin.
Fine Gael occupied it at one time.