Written answers
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [5399/24]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Information in respect of payments made from my Department’s administration expenditure for the purchase of furniture and IT equipment has been extracted from my Department’s Financial Management System (FMS). Total expenditure in the period outlined by the Deputy for the purchase of office furniture and IT equipment for my Department’s offices, including the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), is set out in the attached table.
The procurement, purchase, refurbishment, renting and leasing of Government offices is the responsibility of Property Management Services in the Office of Public Works, which acts as the agent for Government departments and offices. However; NEPS pay a lease for office space in one location, included in the attached table.
Year | Office Furniture amount € | NEPS Office Lease Amount € | Office IT Equipment Amount € |
|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 36,991.29 | 33,000.00 | 193,399.00 |
2015 | 68,654.21 | 33,000.00 | 497,012.00 |
2016 | 117,534.89 | 33,000.00 | 485,649.00 |
2017 | 143,413.90 | 47,400.00 | 477,888.00 |
2018 | 187,076.71 | 47,400.00 | 1,318,077.00 |
2019 | 221,582.30 | 47,400.00 | 880,204.00 |
2020 | 267,898.86 | 47,400.00 | 1,153,410.00 |
2021 | 61,781.19 | 47,400.00 | 1,332,560.00 |
2022 | 197,305.26 | 47,400.00 | 872,599.94 |
2023 | 488,846.56 | 47,400.00 | 954,628.15 |
To date 2024 | 15,185.97 | 0.00 | 57,180.48 |
TOTAL | 1,806,271.14 | 430,800.00 | 8,222,607.57 |
| Grand Total | 10,459,678.71 |
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