Written answers
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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359. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by her Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5389/24]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is currently being compiled and I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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360. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by her Department on the procurement of office space and furniture and office IT equipment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [5407/24]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below.
| - | Furniture | Office Space* | IT Equipment* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | €3,092.29 | €691,080.00 | €542,666 |
| 2015 | €27,490.47 | €779,080.00 | €974,050 |
| 2016 | €106,696.08 | €723,080.00 | €657,690 |
| 2017 | €92,969.49 | €698,200.00 | €881,592 |
| 2018 | €44,617.50 | €871,065.00 | €550,022 |
| 2019 | €93,409.27 | €1,244,097.00 | €526,084 |
| 2020 | €50,031.94 | €1,417,247.00 | €564,374 |
| 2021 | €183,854.02 | €1,463,254.00 | €602,509 |
| 2022 | €264,209.23 | €1,866,559.17 | €1,179,791 |
| 2023 | €534,066.61 | €1,919,144.17 | €792,424 |
| 2024 (to date) | €4,674.00 | €174,742.16 | €7,785 |
The purchase of IT equipment in 2022 includes equipment to support the response to the Ukraine crisis, as well as the scheduled replacement of older equipment, which was delayed during the pandemic.
The 2023 costs mainly relate to the provision of equipment for additional offices and increased staffing to support the International Protection Office.
The Deputy may also wish to note that over the period 2015-2017 my Department's ICT function took on responsibility for providing equipment to over 80 additional offices nationwide which had been previously provided by an external contractor.
*The majority of properties occupied by my Department are owned or leased on its behalf by the Office of Public Works (OPW). Information in respect of buildings/office accommodation leased directly for office space for areas of my Department which are paid for from the Justice vote are included in the table.
** Expenditure on IT equipment includes laptops, personal computers, photocopiers and printers.
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