Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1700. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health 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. [40029/22]
View answerThe OPW is responsible for the procurement of the office space for my Department. My Department entered into a lease with the Health Research Board (HRB) for additional accommodation at Grattan House, Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2. The lease was signed on the 2nd March 2020 for a period of 3 years, Lease Cost - €154,615 (+VAT) per annum.
In addition, my Department signed a 25-year lease with Irish Estates in 1998 for premises at the Irish Life building to house the Women’s Health Council. This was subsequently used to house the Disability Appeals Office. An POST National Lottery currently sublet the premises from my Department on an annual basis. The lease cost to my Department is on a net neutral basis as all costs are paid by the National Lottery. The lease expires in 2023 and has an annual value of €98,500.
The amount spent by my Department on office space, furniture, and office IT equipment over the past 10 years is given in the following table.
|
Department of Health |
Office Space |
Furniture |
IT Equipment |
|
2012 |
- |
€11,589 |
€144,253 |
|
2013 |
- |
€4,021 |
€88,839 |
|
2014 |
- |
€11,743 |
€54,858 |
|
2015 |
- |
€36,199 |
€104,524 |
|
2016 |
- |
€23,182 |
€172,256 |
|
2017 |
- |
€38,686 |
€146,900 |
|
2018 |
- |
€488,049 |
€506,862 |
|
2019 |
- |
€1,718 |
€103,624 |
|
2020 |
- |
€59,752 |
€211,953 |
|
2021 |
- |
€22,270 |
€197,081 |
|
2022 |
- |
€29,978 |
€26,577 |
|
Totals |
€0 |
€727,187 |
€1,757,727 |
