Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2015
196. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the cost in 2013 and 2014 of printing reports by his Department and agencies under the control of his Department; the corresponding figure for annual reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30040/15]
View answerIn response to the Deputy's question my Department has its own Print Room with two staff which provides shared print services to both my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The budget allocations exclusive of staff costs in respect of the services provided by the print room for 2013 and 2014 were €41,500 and €68,327 respectively. The annual allocation is to cover the costs associated with printing such as paper, binders and machinery maintenance required for the smooth operation of the print room. The reports produced in-house in 2013 and 2014 included the Budget booklets, the Annual Expenditure reports and the Revised Estimates. In addition the print room has assisted a number of Departments including the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to the printing of urgent and confidential reports in the period in question.
In respect of bodies under the aegis of my Department the following table gives details of the amount spent on printing reports externally in the years 2013 and 2014.
Details of the amounts spent on printing reports in 2013 and 2014
|
Name of Report |
Cost of publishing reports in 2013 € |
Cost of publishing reports in 2014 € |
|
Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau reports |
11,220 |
10,958 |
|
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council reports |
2,188 |
1,859 |
|
National Treasury Management Agency Annual Report |
6,300 |
6,300 |
|
National Development Finance Agency Annual Report |
1,760 |
2,371 |
|
National Pension Reserve Fund Commission Annual Report |
2,730 |
2.883 |
|
Carbon Fund Annual Report |
1,850 |
1,850 |
|
Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General Report |
1,427 |
812 |
|
Annual Report of the Social Finance Foundation for 2012* and 2013 |
1,500* |
1,500 |
Details in respect of the Central Bank of Ireland will be forwarded directly to the Deputy.
