The capital allocation for my Department is primarily used to deliver IT modernisation and carry out refurbishments on the Department’s buildings. The Department's building capital works are carried out by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in accordance with Government Guidelines. The Department may part-fund some of these works from its own capital budget.
The Department identifies and notifies the OPW of all capital work requirements. The timing of these works is determined by the progress made by the OPW in identifying existing or potential premises and in carrying out the necessary planning permission, procurement and fit-out of the premises prior to handover.
My Department's ICT capital expenditure provision enables the Department to continue to modernise its business systems and replace legacy computer systems and ICT infrastructure. This involves the continued migration of business functionality to the Department’s strategic ICT platform and the development of a digital services platform. It also includes continued investment in datacenters, physical ICT infrastructure, security systems, and ensuring that the complex ICT environment remains fit for purpose. The Department continues to invest in upgrading and replacing its desktop and laptop devices to the latest operating systems.
The following are the top areas where expenditure was incurred in 2020.
ICT Expenditure
- Storage Technology: €1.96m
- Laptops €1.44m
- PC's €0.75m
- Windows Servers: €0.54m
- Licences for Servers €0.57m
Buildings
- Longford Government Buildings, Ballinalee Road, Longford, Co. Longford: €0.26m
- Tallaght Intreo Centre, Social Services Centre, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24: €0.2m
- Waterford Intreo Centre/ Regional Headquarters, Government Buildings, Cork Road, Waterford, Co. Waterford: €0.15m
- Letterkenny Intreo Centre & CTBO, St. Oliver Plunkett Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal: €0.15m
- Clifden Intreo Centre, Galway Road, Clifden, Co. Galway: €0.13m
