Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 – Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 – State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 – Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 – National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 43 – Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Supplementary)
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I do not have available to me the overall energy costs of the State Laboratory. If the Deputy bears with me, I will look at the material I have. I am sure we will be able to get that information for the Deputy and share it with her. What I do know is that we are all aware of what has happened in the price of electricity and gas. The way the State Laboratory estimated its electricity needs was based on the same usage as last year but on a general average anticipated rate for this year. Overall, we ended up just short of the funding that would be needed to cover that energy cost. I can get the figure and circulate it to the Deputy.
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