Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 555: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of money which has been spent on the renting, leasing or purchasing of de-mountable, temporary accommodation in the past five years; if her Department arranges this through the Department of Finance; the tendering process which is in operation and the frequency in which it is reviewed; the length of time the arrangement lasts; the average period of renting or leasing; and the number of units which have been rented and leased over five, eight and ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22494/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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During the Foot and Mouth crisis my Department rented temporary accommodation in the area affected which included a demountable structure. While the bulk of this involved renting a hotel which acted as the local operations centre, it included a marquee, provided by the hotel owners for use as a temporary working space. The cost of this was included in the overall bill for the hotel.