Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
2179. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by her 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. [40033/22]
View answerMy Department currently only occupies office space at two locations - Trinity Point, Dublin 2, and Government Buildings, Ballina, Co. Mayo. The offices occupied in Ballina are in the ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW), while the lease arrangements in relation to Trinity Point are managed on our behalf by the OPW.
No other rental or purchase arrangements have been entered into for office space since my Department's establishment in 2017.
In terms of office furniture and IT equipment, my Department has identified the following relevant expenditure:
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
€150,790 |
€219,626 |
€179,254 |
€83,441 |
€59,238 |
€692,349 |
It should be noted that my Department only took over expenditure in this area in 2018, following its establishment in 2017. Furthermore, the Deputy may wish to refer to the outturn recorded in my Department's Appropriation Accounts for office equipment, premises and external IT services for the years concerned which cover areas of expenditure additional to those noted above.
