Existing bicycle parking removed from more popular Kildare St side of Leinster House. New bicycle parking is seen as exposed to the elements and poorly located.A user of the 335k parking structure for 36 bicycles at Leinster House said that while people who cycle to the parliament which includes not just politicians but also staff wanted a basic covered bicycle shelter, what was provided is a white elephant that will damage the cause of trying to deliver active travel infrastructure across the country.As IrishCycle.com reported last night, the Office of Public Works (OPW) issued a statement defending the cost of the bicycle parking while confirming that the Minister of State responsible for the OPW, Kieran ODonnell, has requested his officials to carry out an immediate full review of the project.According to a number of sources, after the new bicycle parking was added to the Merrion Square side of Leinster House, existing bicycle racks were removed from the more popular Kildare Street side. This has caused issues because the Kildare Street side remains the more popular side with over 430 metres to go around the block to the Merrion Square entrance, including along some cycling-unfriendly one-way roads. Meanwhile, existing bicycle parking stands on the Merrion Square side are more popular than the new 335k bicycle parking because the existing parking is more conveniently located. Before making a more serious point, Cathal McCann, political director at theLabourParty, joked: My bike was enjoying its new deluxe home in Leinster House until it was plastered all over RTE News this evening.On Twitter, he continued: In all seriousness though, its not even properly sheltered, so no idea how it cost 335k even if it included other groundworks or the e-car chargers beside it? The new shelter is a decent distance from the side door a lot of staff enter by, so many still use the bike stands beside Merrion Street gate.The OPWs breakdown of costs, both the version provided to the original Freedom of Information request and the one listed in their statement last night, do not include the cost of e-car changers. McCann said that some bicycle parking has been removed on the Kildare Street side of Leinster House, the main entrance to the building, and now the bicycle parking on that side is often overcrowded now even during the quieter summertime.He added: What most of us who cycle into Leinster House have been asking for over many years are bike stands located beside or close to the entrances, preferably covered. Instead, we got a white elephant that will damage the cause of trying to deliver active travel infrastructure across the country.