Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of all the costs incurred to date and expected to be incurred in the coming months on the establishment of the new Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, including, for example, the cost of nameplates, new stationery and other printed material, office fit-out, website development, preparation of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011, any additional staffing costs and all other costs associated with the establishment of the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18065/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question some € 47,211 can be attributed to costs incurred or due to be incurred in relation to the establishment of the new Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

The following table gives a breakdown of the costs. All figures include VAT.

Cost Breakdown

Cost Breakdown

The preparation of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011 was undertaken from within existing staffing resources of the Department of Public Expenditure and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel.