Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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699. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost per year for the past three years for the storage and archiving of his Department's files and records at off-site locations by third party companies and at State-owned storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1123/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not store files and records in any State-owned storage facility. The OPW rent space on this Department’s behalf for all files and records, with the exception of files and records from the Passport Service. My Department covers the cost of maintaining these files and records in these facilities rented by OPW, as well as the costs associated with preparation of files for transmission to the National Archives. The cost of this service per year for the past three years is €505,740 in 2014, €491,710 in 2015 and €482,030 in 2016. My Department stores files and records from the Passport Service in Dublin and Cork at off-site locations owned by private companies within the State. The cost of this service per year in Cork for the past three years is €16,069 in 2014, €14,590 in 2015 and €16,310 in 2016. The cost of this service per year in Dublin for the past three years is €7,931 in 2016. There was no off-site storage required in Dublin in 2014 and 2015.