Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht teacht os ár gcomhair. As the Chair stated, we are always delighted to have a Minister in to be asked a few questions. I can see from the Appropriation Account that almost €433 million was spent on the likes of maintenance and design for the portfolio of buildings and sites. I understand that a significant amount of that relates to managing protected buildings, heritage sites and so on, but I am wondering how much of it was spent on buildings that are idle. Obviously, idle buildings can incur costs relating to deterioration, dampness, mould and so on. Is money spent on the maintenance of such buildings? If so, how much has been spent to date in 2022?