Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent on outsourced security services in each Government Department; and if he will provide details of the companies providing these services. [7987/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy’s question my Department provides shared accommodation services to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In the period January 2012 to 31 December 2012 no money was spent on outsourced security services in respect of buildings occupied by staff of either the Department. Spend on outsourcing of security services in other Departments is a matter for each Department and subject to oversight not by the Department of Finance but rather the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the total spend on the provision of outsourced security services for Revenue in 2012 was €2,064,223. The following companies provided these services:-

Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent on outsourced cleaning services in each Government Department; and if he will provide details of the companies providing these services. [7988/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy’s question my Department provides shared accommodation services to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In respect of the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 €214,309 was spent on outsourced cleaning services in respect of premises occupied in Dublin by both the Department of Finance and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform staff. The costs also include outsourced cleaning services in respect of the Department of Finances decentralized office in Tullamore. Expenditure on outsourced cleaning services in other Departments is a matter for each Department and subject to oversight not by the Department of Finance but rather the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the total spend on the provision of outsourced cleaning services for Revenue in 2012 was €1,842,251. The following companies provided these services: