Editing Taoiseach (section)

===Residence===
There is no official residence of the Taoiseach. In 2008 it was reported speculatively that the former [[Steward's Lodge]] at [[Farmleigh]] adjoining the [[Phoenix Park]] would become the official residence of the Taoiseach. However, no official statements were made nor any action taken.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/opulent-phoenix-park-lodge-is--set-to-become-fortress-cowen-1378987.html|title=Opulent Phoenix Park lodge is set to become 'Fortress Cowen'|first=Ronald|last=Quinlan|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=18 May 2008|access-date=18 May 2008|archive-date=21 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521055535/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/opulent-phoenix-park-lodge-is--set-to-become-fortress-cowen-1378987.html}}</ref> The house, which forms part of the Farmleigh estate acquired by the State in 1999 for €29.2 million, was renovated at a cost of nearly €600,000 in 2005 by the [[Office of Public Works]]. Former Taoiseach [[Bertie Ahern]] did not use it as a residence, but his successor Brian Cowen used it occasionally,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0129/1232923372778.html|title=Cowen questioned on use of Farmleigh|first=Michael |last=O'Regan|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=29 January 2009|access-date=29 January 2009|archive-date=18 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118220220/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0129/1232923372778.html}}</ref> as did later Taoisigh Enda Kenny and Leo Varadkar, who each paid €50 per night for the use of the house to avoid benefit-in-kind tax being levied on them for use of the house as a grace and favour mansion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/09/03/over-87000-spent-upgrading-underused-stewards-lodge-in-dublins-phoenix-park/|title=Over €87,000 spent upgrading underused Steward's Lodge in Dublin's Phoenix Park|first=Colin|last=Coyle|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=3 September 2023|access-date=19 September 2023|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118201101/https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/09/03/over-87000-spent-upgrading-underused-stewards-lodge-in-dublins-phoenix-park/|url-status=live}}</ref>