David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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293. To ask the Minister for Finance the total Covid-19 related expenditure incurred by his Department to date; and if this will be counted a pre-committed expenditure for budget 2021. [27044/20]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has spent €306,104 on non-pay Covid-19 related expenditure. This is not pre-committed expenditure for budget 2021.  However, my Department has sought a similar allocation to cover certain Covid-19 related expenses expected in 2021.

Some of the Department's staff were assigned as part of the temporary reassignment scheme in response to Covid-19. My Department continued to meet their payroll costs and details of these costs will follow as it was not possible to respond in full with this information in the time available. I will therefore make arrangements to provide a response in line with Standing Orders.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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294. To ask the Minister for Finance the total Covid-19 related expenditure over and above his Department's 2020 budget; and if this additional expenditure will be factored into the base in budget 2021 or if it will be repeated as Covid-19 related expenditure in budget 2021. [27045/20]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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All Covid-19 related expenditure incurred from my Department's Vote has been kept within the total amount allocated to the Department in the 2020 budget.