Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 September 2014
112. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total cost to the Department and those under the aegis of the Department for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35409/14]
View answerThe cost of the storage of Records and Archives held by my Department is paid by the Office of Public Works at an annual cost of €255,000. The storage facility costs are not identified separately as between those intended for transfer to the National Archives or those referred for the purpose of on-going Departmental business. It is estimated that the archival material requires approximately one third of the space rented. In relation to Agencies it should be noted that the information sought is an operational matter for those agencies under the aegis of my Department.
