Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1729. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [1116/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The cost for the storage of Department of Defence records and archives for the past three years is set out in the following table, the figures in which are exclusive of VAT, which is payable at 23%:

These costs are paid by the Office of Public Works.

I am satisfied that the costs incurred in the storage of records for the Defence organisation are kept to a minimum while ensuring that such records are retained for the purposes of compliance with National Archives legislation.