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Irish eyes aren't smiling after govt blows €1m on mega-printer too big for parliament's doors

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I guess like most parliaments they still need to print everything they need to vote about, or discuss, quickly, maybe because some last changes and additions. Because even if the probably have also laptops and tablets paid by taxpayers they want the printed version - the electronic devices are then used to watch NSFW stuff.

Having such kind of beast in-house may avoid to send the files outside, have them printed, and all the copies than transported to the destination. It could speed up things - however if you read the requirements they asked for really an high-end system capable of high-quality color prints - and you wonder what kind of publications they are going to print on it.

I would not be surprised if someone thinks to print her or his electoral campaign stuff on it... at someone else's expenses.

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