Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance the total spend by his Department and each agency under its aegis on printer consumables (details supplied) for each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in tabular form. [14912/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The following tables outline the expenditure in relation to IT consumables, inclusive of the items requested by the Deputy, in respect of the period 2006 to date in 2010.

Department of Finance

Bodies under the aegis of the Department

Office of Public Works

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Commission for Public Service Appointments

Offfice of Ombudsman

State Laboratory

Valuation Office

Public Appointments Service

National Treasury Management Agency

Covers the NTMA, National Pensions Reserve Fund, State Claims Agency,National Development Finance Agency and National Assets Management Agency.

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail in tabular form, the number of reams of A4 sized paper and A3 sized paper purchased in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 by his Department and each agency under its aegis; and the proportion of which is 100% recycled paper. [14927/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The details of the number of reams of A4 and A3 paper purchased in the period 2006 to date in 2010 are not readily available. However the table below lists the amount spent on A4 and A3 paper which is used for printers, fax and photocopier machines. Currently my Department does not use recycled paper for these machines, as it is not economically advantageous to do so. All of the reams of photocopier and printer paper currently in use by my Department are produced from elementally chlorine-free (EFC) pulps from fully sustainable sources.

The position in relation to the bodies under the aegis on my Department is outlined in the following tables:

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

The Revenue Commissioners have informed me that the majority of the paper they are using is not recycled but is produced from 100% sustainable raw materials.

Office of Public Works

Office of the Ombudsman

The Office of the Ombudsman have advised that the paper purchased is obtained from sustainable sources

The Commission for Public Service Appointments

Since 2009 The Commission for Public Service Appointments uses 100% recycled paper

State Laboratory

Valuation Office

The % of paper recycled in the period in question ranges

from 100% 2006 to 40% to date in 2010

Public Appointments Service

National Treasury Management Agency