asked the Minister for Finance why the rubber mats in the revolving door in the hall of the Law Library, Four Courts, Dublin are so often out of place, having regard to the likelihood that the absence of the mats may cause persons to trip and sustain serious personal injury; and if he will have steps taken to ensure that the mats are always in their proper place in future.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Law Library Door Mats.
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Mr. Ryan
I am informed that the volume of traffic through the door in question is considerable and as a result, despite regular weekly cleaning, dust tends to accumulate underneath the mats and to affect the free movement of the door. In such circumstances, users of the door sometimes push the mats aside with a view to securing ease of opening. Steps are being taken which, it is hoped, will resolve the problem.
Could the Parliamentary secretary explain how he is responsible for the mats and nothing else in the hall of the Four Courts?
It is a bit involved.
I know. Does the Parliamentary Secretary seriously suggest that he has an exclusive responsibility for the mats in the Four Courts and nothing else?
That is so. I might say that it was decided many years ago that a licence should be drawn up which would formally regulate the conditions of the Council's occupancy of the accommodation and that such licence would provide for the Commissioners being responsible for maintenance other than that of furniture, and for the performance by the Commissioners of certain services in consideration of the payment by the Council of an annual charge. To date, however, all the Commissioners' efforts to get the Council to enter into the licence have been unsuccessful.