Written answers

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Department of Finance

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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505. To ask the Minister for Finance the total Covid-19-related spend in 2020 by his Department, agency and budget line item; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15846/21]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In 2020, my Department had a total Covid-19 related expenditure of €480,102.44. This spend is broken down by line item in the table below.

Purpose of Expenditure Total Spend (incl VAT)
Cleaning €11,317.61
Courier €15,667.56
Equipment €72,140.57
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) €29,231.08
Sanitiser €18,852.20
ICT Expenditure to facilitate remote working €191,683.42
Economic research undertaken jointly with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) €141,210.00

There are 17 bodies under the aegis of my Department, of which 6 have confirmed that they did not incur any Covid-19 related expenditure in 2020. These are the Credit Union Advisory Committee, the Credit Union Restructuring Board, the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, the Investor Compensation Company DAC, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland.

It was not possible for 2 of the bodies, the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) and the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), to respond to the information request in the time available and therefore I will provide the information in line with Standing Orders.

Details of the Covid-19 related expenditure incurred by the remaining 9 bodies under the aegis of my Department are set out in the attached table.

Body under aegis of Department of Finance Purpose of Expenditure Total Spend (incl VAT)
Signage and touch free solutions €86,000
Cleaning, materials and sanitiser €290,000
Ergonomic equipment for remote working €45,000
Delivering remote working equipment €74,000
External IT and other contractor costs €793,000
Peripherals and monitors for remote working €437,000
Additional data charges for remote working €85,000
Additional remote working licenses €68,000
Additional Webex costs €32,000
Covid awareness video €9,000
Computer Equipment €122,000
Central Bank Premises alterations €17,000
Advertising €13,448.42
Credit Review Office Social media €1,959.27
IT equipment €74,713.90
Home working equipment €3,785.94
Ergonomics training €2,157.91
Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Telecoms €1,886.82
Legal costs associated with the establishment of the Momentum Fund €39,198.22
Home Building Finance Ireland Momentum Fund: Report by third party accountancy firm on ‘Senior Bank Development Finance Terms’ €6,125.40
Facilities €15,680.14
Irish Bank Resolution Corporation ICT €24,211.84
Hand-sanitiser and disposable masks €48.23
Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal Audio-visual equipment for the purposes of conducting remote hearings €3,469.88
ICT €52,277.97
Incidentals (incl Personal Protective Equipment, disinfectants & signage) €12,977.42
Couriers €4,972.79
Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General Deep cleaning €1,321.14
Personal Protective Equipment €1,822,969
Mobile phones €246,103
Cleaning costs (incl. specialised industrial cleaning) €53,000
Screens & sanitiser stations €40,000
Covid signage €21,732
Printing and distribution of printed goods €7,647
Covid related Travel and Subsistence €2,817
Office of the Revenue Commissioners ICT (mainly related to development of wage subsidy schemes) €2,903,858
Sanitisers, signage and masks €3,992
IT licences €1,332
Remote Polycom / Pexip Units €43,234
Tax Appeals Commission Perspex Screens €21,500

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