Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
526. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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. [40036/22]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy as to the amount spent by my Department on the procurement of office space and furniture and office IT equipment in relation to the years 2012 to 2020 is set out in my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 429 of 19 October 2021.
The corresponding information for 2021 and 2022 to date is set out in the tables below.
Table 1: Furniture and office IT equipment Expenditure 2021 and 2022
|
Year |
Expenditure |
|
2021 |
€239,967 |
|
2022 to date |
€106,941 |
|
Total |
€346,908 |
As the Deputy will be aware, in general matters relating to the procurement of property for my Department are the responsibility of the Office of Public Works. However, I am advised that my Department also leases office accommodation for Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga from Údarás na Gaeltachta. This lease which commenced in 2014 was taken over by the Department from the OPW in June 2016. For details of expenditure in this regard in relation to the years 2012 to 2020 I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question number 429 of 19 October 2021. The information for 2021 and 2022 to date is set out in the table below.
Table 2: Procurement of office space - expenditure 2021 and 2022
|
Year |
Expenditure |
|
2021 |
€47,824 |
|
2022 to date |
€24,010 |
|
Total |
€71,834 |
