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Irish parliament counts cost of €1m printer error
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50563977
An inquiry has begun into how staff at the Irish parliament spent more than €1m (£857,000) on a printer that was too big to fit into the building.
The printer, measuring 2.1m (6ft 8in) high and 1.9m (6ft 2 in) wide, was bought last year at a cost of €808,000.
When officials realised it would not fit, they spent an additional €236,000 tearing down walls and embedding structural steel to house the machine.
The printer was placed in storage at a cost of €2,000 a month during the work.
Irish Govt Blows €1M On Mega-Printer Too Big For Parliament's Doors
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Officials failed to ensure there was at least 3.1 metres in height clearance to get the thing in, according to the Irish Times. In reality, there just wasn't enough space. The state-of-the-art printer is described in press reports as being 2.1 metres high and 1.9 metres wide, so either there's confusion over the measurements or you need more than 3 metres to negotiate it in.
By the time the government realized its mistake, it was too late to return the printer as the contract had already been signed. So instead, officials had to "tear down walls and embed structural steel" to fit the contraption, according to RTE on Tuesday.
But that’s not the only havoc the printer has caused. Some employees are refusing to be trained on how to use the machine, sticking a metaphorical middle finger to the government in a bid to negotiate a pay rise for using the new equipment.
What’s more, the IT department is hesitant to grant access to the printer, making it difficult to print documents from official government computers.
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Thursday November 28 2019, @06:05AM (5 children)
Wouldn't it be a better idea to sell it to someone else -- hopefully at not too much of a loss -- and go for something else?
(Score: 4, Touché) by janrinok on Thursday November 28 2019, @06:25AM (4 children)
(Score: 2) by driverless on Thursday November 28 2019, @06:30AM (3 children)
Well the headline alone tells you that:
"Let's see now, how much did this €1M error cost us? Liam, any ideas? Was it €700,000? Siobhan's suggesting €650,000, but I'm sure it was more than that".
(Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Thursday November 28 2019, @07:14PM (2 children)
SoylentNews is social media. Says so right in the slogan. Soylentnews is people, not tech.
(Score: 5, Funny) by driverless on Thursday November 28 2019, @08:14PM
True, it never bothered the Grauniad.
Still, it'd be interesting to see what happens with "lp0 on fire" in Leinster House.
(Score: 2) by dry on Friday November 29 2019, @01:18AM
Actually they can't as they're on the Euro. Might have to raise the tax on Apple by 0.01% which will ruin their economy when Apple moves to a lower tax rate nation.