Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 December 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98: Provision of School Transport

9:00 am

Mr. Stephen Kent:

On that point, there was an exchange between us and the Department. One of the notes we provided to the Department is on our estimation that we had allocated approximately 84,000 sq. m to offices and depots when we were asked to do that. It is something that would be picked up as part of an annual review of how much is being utilised depending on how many staff are in different locations. We have clerical staff in place in 16 locations in Ireland. We operate 11 depots throughout Ireland. We try to continually review the number in the fleet and how many people are in different places to determine if it is reasonable. It is probably a reasonable number as opposed to something that is scientifically apportioned. That is how we got to it. It is a reasonable number that was developed in conjunction with the Department.

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