Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Office space for my Department and its Offices is provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in buildings which are either State owned or leased by the OPW on our behalf. Therefore, my Department does not own, purchase or rent office space. My Department works closely with OPW colleagues to ensure that the provision of such office space is appropriate, fit-for-purpose and every effort is made to optimise the physical space that is made available to us through the OPW.

The amount spent by my Department and Offices on the procurement of office furniture and ICT equipment, in each of the past ten years and to-date in 2024 stands at €9,098,188. Details of the annual expenditure since 2014 is included in tabular format below broken down separately between ICT and furniture.

In respect of ICT Office equipment, the amounts spent in each of the past ten years, and to-date in 2024, includes all ICT equipment purchased to provide ICT services to staff in the Department and its Offices including PC’s/laptops, printers, servers and network equipment.

* Please note that the Offices referred to are the Workplace Relations Commission, the Companies Registration Office, the Labour Court and the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland. The figures supplied for the years in question are also inclusive of data in respect of the former Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement up until the formal establishment of the Corporate Enforcement Authority on 7th July 2022.