Departments and Offices are currently working in line with Government COVID-19 guidance, which provides for home working to continue where possible. To facilitate remote working, the Department provided laptops and mobile phones to staff where required and also carried out an home working health and safety assessment. The Department did not contribute to wifi costs.
An interim blended working policy is currently under development for staff of the Department to support a combination of office and remote working. A central policy framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service will be finalised over the coming months.
Below, set out in tabular form, is a summary of costs. ICT costs refer to the provision of laptops and telephony costs refer to the provision of mobile phones.
Included also, are the costs gathered and submitted to my Department in respect of bodies under the aegis of my Department.
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ICT Costs -
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Telephony/Broadband Costs
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Department
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€281,926
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€88,733*
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Bodies under the Aegis
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Arts Council
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€95,905
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€58,491
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Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
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€16,434
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€0
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Chester Beatty Library
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€7,725
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€0
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Crawford Art Gallery
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€31,000
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€2,500
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Fáilte Ireland
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€157,290
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€25,800
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Fís Éireann | Screen Ireland
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€98,522
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€0
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Foras Teanga (Foras na Gaeilge)
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€28,180
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€0
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Foras Teanga (Ulster-Scots Agency)
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€240
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€0
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Irish Museum of Modern Art
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€27,872
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€10,709
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National Concert Hall
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€65,849
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€0
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National Gallery of Ireland
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€153,552
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€0
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National Library of Ireland
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€79,636
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€0
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National Museum of Ireland
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€72,277
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€53,199
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Sport Ireland
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€0
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€0
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Tourism Ireland
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€147,295
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€0
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Údarás na Gaeltachta
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€79,572
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€0
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* includes ongoing mobile phone costs arising prior to Covid 19 as part of day-to-day business.
RTÉ and TG4 have advised that they will respond directly to the Deputy.
