David Cullinane
Question:505. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the total Covid-19-related spend in 2020 by his Department, agency and budget line item; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15846/21]
View answerWednesday, 24 March 2021
Questions (505)
Written answers
In 2020, my Department had a total Covid-19 related expenditure of €480,102.44. This spend is broken down by line item in the table below.
|
Purpose of Expenditure |
Total Spend (incl VAT) |
|
Cleaning |
€11,317.61 |
|
Courier |
€15,667.56 |
|
Equipment |
€72,140.57 |
|
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) |
€29,231.08 |
|
Sanitiser |
€18,852.20 |
|
ICT Expenditure to facilitate remote working |
€191,683.42 |
|
Economic research undertaken jointly with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
€141,210.00 |
There are 17 bodies under the aegis of my Department, of which 6 have confirmed that they did not incur any Covid-19 related expenditure in 2020. These are the Credit Union Advisory Committee, the Credit Union Restructuring Board, the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, the Investor Compensation Company DAC, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland.
It was not possible for 2 of the bodies, the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) and the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), to respond to the information request in the time available and therefore I will provide the information in line with Standing Orders.
Details of the Covid-19 related expenditure incurred by the remaining 9 bodies under the aegis of my Department are set out in the attached table.
|
Body under aegis of Department of Finance |
Purpose of Expenditure |
Total Spend (incl VAT) |
|
Signage and touch free solutions |
€86,000 |
|
|
Cleaning, materials and sanitiser |
€290,000 |
|
|
Ergonomic equipment for remote working |
€45,000 |
|
|
Delivering remote working equipment |
€74,000 |
|
|
External IT and other contractor costs |
€793,000 |
|
|
Peripherals and monitors for remote working |
€437,000 |
|
|
Additional data charges for remote working |
€85,000 |
|
|
Additional remote working licenses |
€68,000 |
|
|
Additional Webex costs |
€32,000 |
|
|
Covid awareness video |
€9,000 |
|
|
Computer Equipment |
€122,000 |
|
|
Central Bank |
Premises alterations |
€17,000 |
|
Advertising |
€13,448.42 |
|
|
Credit Review Office |
Social media |
€1,959.27 |
|
IT equipment |
€74,713.90 |
|
|
Home working equipment |
€3,785.94 |
|
|
Ergonomics training |
€2,157.91 |
|
|
Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman |
Telecoms |
€1,886.82 |
|
Legal costs associated with the establishment of the Momentum Fund |
€39,198.22 |
|
|
Home Building Finance Ireland |
Momentum Fund: Report by third party accountancy firm on ‘Senior Bank Development Finance Terms’ |
€6,125.40 |
|
Facilities |
€15,680.14 |
|
|
Irish Bank Resolution Corporation |
ICT |
€24,211.84 |
|
Hand-sanitiser and disposable masks |
€48.23 |
|
|
Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal |
Audio-visual equipment for the purposes of conducting remote hearings |
€3,469.88 |
|
ICT |
€52,277.97 |
|
|
Incidentals (incl Personal Protective Equipment, disinfectants & signage) |
€12,977.42 |
|
|
Couriers |
€4,972.79 |
|
|
Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General |
Deep cleaning |
€1,321.14 |
|
Personal Protective Equipment |
€1,822,969 |
|
|
Mobile phones |
€246,103 |
|
|
Cleaning costs (incl. specialised industrial cleaning) |
€53,000 |
|
|
Screens & sanitiser stations |
€40,000 |
|
|
Covid signage |
€21,732 |
|
|
Printing and distribution of printed goods |
€7,647 |
|
|
Covid related Travel and Subsistence |
€2,817 |
|
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
ICT (mainly related to development of wage subsidy schemes) |
€2,903,858 |
|
Sanitisers, signage and masks |
€3,992 |
|
|
IT licences |
€1,332 |
|
|
Remote Polycom / Pexip Units |
€43,234 |
|
|
Tax Appeals Commission |
Perspex Screens |
€21,500 |
Question No. 506 answered with Question No. 423.