Peadar Tóibín
Question:9. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach 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. [40035/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 July 2022
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The historical information requested by the Deputy has been set out in previous replies, the most recent of which was provided to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question 236 of 19th October 2021. My Department purchases, as required, office furniture and general office equipment such as computers and IT accessories. Expenditure in this area was €60,051.69 for 2021 and €219,647.78 to date in 2022.
My Department does not rent, lease or hire any office space. The properties occupied by my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office are provided and managed by the Office of Public Works. The National Economic and Social Development Office pays a contribution to the OPW of €322,329 per annum for its office space. Since August 2020, the OPW also manages the rental of office space for the Moriarty Tribunal and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation. These incurred expenditure on office space rental of €158,236 in 2020, €361,087 in 2021 and €173,788 to date in 2022.