Written answers
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Expenditure
Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50490/25]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My Department uses external storage facilities to store non-current records and a limited stock of publications. The contract details and the costs involved in renting off site storage for my Department is a matter for the Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works (OPW), who act on behalf of my Department in relation to the rental of off-site storage.
The figures shown below were supplied by the OPW in September 2025.
| Company: | Name: | Expenditure 2020-2025 (€): |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Freight Shipping LTD | Mullingar Warehouse 1 | 10,409.96 |
| Mid Freight Shipping LTD | Mullingar Warehouse 2 | 63,055.15 |
| Mid Freight Shipping LTD | Tullamore Warehouse 1-7 | 84,197.57 |
| Landlord | Athlone Garda Water Unit Combined | 82,008.81 |
| Landlord | Waterford Education Store | 180,557.04 |
| Total expenditure over 5 years: | 420,228.53 |
Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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346. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49603/25]
Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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347. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49621/25]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 and 347 together.
It should be noted that my Department was re-configured as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the beginning of June 2025. Regarding the current functions under the remit of my Department, I am informed that there was no product or service purchased or acquired from Israel or an Occupied Palestinian Territory in the past two years.
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