Written answers
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Expenditure
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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552. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [16273/21]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to Covid-19 related spend in 2020 for my Department, the Office of Government Procurement which is also part of my Department, and the bodies under the aegis of the Department is set out in the tables below.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
| Purpose of Spend | Cost |
|---|---|
| ICT Costs * | €621,050 |
| Non-IT equipment and other costs | €44,300 |
| Staffing Costs | €39,500 |
| Cleaning | €24,600 |
| Personal Protective Equipment / Sanitiser | €24,000 |
* ICT costs include, for example, IT equipment, web services costs, additional IT security measures and costs related to the COVID Tracker mobile app and the Vaccination Website
Office of Government Procurement
| Purpose of Spend | Cost |
|---|---|
| IT related (a portion of this is standard spend for new entrants at particular grades, a portion of it was a business decision to move away from replacing older desktops with laptops and the remaining spend was to enable OGP to work remotely and carry on business as usual during the pandemic) | €161,800 |
| Provision of legal advices for purpose of preparing advisory notes on Covid related topics and drafting of two legal agreements for use with standard form CWMF contracts | €21,900 |
| IT services for provisioning of application to triage Supplier offers of assistance with National response to the Pandemic | €20,800 |
| Courier Services | €14,600 |
| Personal Protective Equipment, signage and related sanitation materials | €9,200 |
| Equipment to enable home working | €5,000 |
| Online Working from Home Ergonomics course | €2,400 |
Bodies under the Aegis of the Department
| Purpose of Spend | Cost |
|---|---|
| Office of Public Works (OPW) | |
| Cleaning / Clothing / Hygiene / H&S / Signage | €882,400 |
| Building / Equipment / Vehicle - Upgrades and Maintenance | €754,370 |
| IT and other Working from Home related costs | €739,200 |
| Public Appointments Service (PAS) | |
| IT and Supplies | €100,000 |
| Recruitment Costs - Advertising & Testing | €38,700 |
| Travel & Subsistence | €35,700 |
| Miscellaneous Expenses | €14,400 |
| Premises Expense & Utilities | €11,000 |
| National Shared Services Office (NSSO) | |
| IT – provision of laptops, secure remote working software and other IT peripherals Facilities – additional security & enhanced cleaning services Employee Wellbeing | €824,850 |
| State Laboratory | |
| Personal Protective Equipment – Gloves and Masks | €52,200 |
| ICT - Laptops & Screens | €20,700 |
| Safety Equipment - Mask fit testing system | €8,200 |
| Sanitiser | €6,500 |
| ICT - Remote access licences | €5,200 |
| Safety Equipment - Temperature monitor | €2,100 |
| Office of the Ombudsman | |
| Remote IT equipment | €10,000 |
| Personal Protective Equipment - masks, alcohol gels, wipes, tissues etc. | €5,200 |
| Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery | |
| IT equipment, ancillaries, and installation | €16,000 |
| System to allow remote dial-in to desktop PCs | €1,300 |
| Covid Compliance Officer training | €65 |
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