Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1013. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department on the procurement of office space and furniture and office IT equipment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [40022/22]
View answerThe Department’s Expenditure in the past ten years to date on the procurement of office space, furniture and office IT equipment is listed in the following tables.
Procurement of office space
In 2020, the Department took responsibility for the annual rent due on its usage of office accommodation in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU and in the NATO PfP Liaison Office. This included the renovations carried out in the Liaison Office in 2020.
Portakabins were installed in the Department's building in Renmore, Co. Galway in 2017, at the request of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to accommodate NSSO staff during office refurbishments in their section. Since 2020, the Department of Defence has taken shared responsibility for their rental while the building's canteen was being renovated.
During this current year, the Department has commenced rental payments for office premises being used to accommodate the Independent Review Group.
|
Year |
Amount |
|
2011 - 2019 |
€0 |
|
2020 |
€ 505,881.55 of which €407,327.50 – renovations. |
|
2021 |
€199,918.32 |
|
2022 |
€174,072.20 |
|
Total |
€879,872.07 |
Office Furniture
|
Year |
Amount |
|
2012 |
€ 88,361.05 |
|
2013 |
€ 49,821.15 |
|
2014 |
€ 18,480.75 |
|
2015 |
€ 9,852.30 |
|
2016 |
€ 38,298.25 |
|
2017 |
€ 33,483.00 |
|
2018 |
€ 45,719.97 |
|
2019 |
€ 16,132.32 |
|
2020 |
€ 23,015.70 |
|
2021 |
€227,609.44 |
|
2022 |
€ 57,860.99 |
|
Total |
€608,634.92 |
Office IT Equipment
|
Year |
Amount |
|
2012 |
4,040.42 |
|
2013 |
1,479.69 |
|
2014 |
1,428.07 |
|
2015 |
1,752.75 |
|
2016 |
4,316.69 |
|
2017 |
2,308.57 |
|
2018 |
202.95 |
|
2019 |
8,469.92 |
|
2020 |
18,116.75 |
|
2021 |
1,901.82 |
|
2022 to date |
0 |
|
Total |
43,987.63 |
* This includes expenditure on Office IT equipment such as photocopiers, scanners, shredders, printers, etc.
