Written answers

Thursday, 2 December 2021

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount expended by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on lighting and heating costs in tabular form. [59708/21]

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below, with one table for my Department and another for the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), which is also part of my Department.

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Year Costs
2021 (to date) €122,488
2020 €176,370
2019 €160,827
2018 €149,769
2017 €152,031

Office of Government Procurement (OGP)

Year Costs
2021 (to date) €13,248
2020 €29,448
2019 €55,483
2018 €44,675
2017 €51,447

With the exception of 2021, the costs shown incorporate the full electricity costs incurred by my Department during the period specified, as it is not possible to accurately identify what percentage of these costs are applicable to lighting costs only.

It should be noted that the 2021 figures for the OGP offices currently reflect the costs paid to date. Due to the shared tenancy arrangements at the OGP's office locations between the OGP and other public bodies, the final distribution of costs has yet to be finalised by the Office of Public Works.

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