Rats Trapped In Leinster House..

Rodents discovered in ceiling and feeding on chocolate, reports show

- Ferghal Blaney

Rats have been found in the ceilings of Leinster House and feeding on chocolate bars in the Dail bar.

Dead pests were detected inside rooms, including behind a radiator cover in a Senator’s office, and under the floor of a kitchenette on the same day.

And another time, rat droppings were found in the ladies toilets of the Dail, but the offending rodent was not found on this occasion.

The situation got so bad in July 2018 that the professional pest control experts warned that unless appropriate hygiene action was taken, that “any further rat activity” would pose a serious “disease risk.”

However, a year later, in May 2019, rats were still evident in Leinster House, in the bar, where they were “feeding on chocolate bars”. They were pulling them from boxes left on lower shelves and “dragging them in behind kickboards”.

The squeamish discoveries have emerged in reports obtained by the Irish Mirror which reveals rat-catching and pest control costs in Leinster House have soared to more than €100,000 for the past two years.