Dáil Éireann - Volume 673 - 05 February, 2009

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Deputy Brian Hayes Deputy Brian Hayes

Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has a contract with a taxi firm; if so, the amount of money spend by officials in 2007 and 2008; the changes he will bring about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4028/09]

Deputy Willie O’Dea Deputy Willie O’Dea

  Deputy Willie O’Dea: My Department does not have a contract with any taxi firm. The amounts expended by my officials on taxi fares in 2007 and 2008 are set out in the table.

Deputy Brian Hayes Deputy Brian Hayes

Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Defence if external storage is utilised by his Department; if so, if he will state what is being stored; the length of time it has it been stored; the cost of such storage; the details of the contract; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/09]

Deputy Willie O’Dea Deputy Willie O’Dea

  Deputy Willie O’Dea: My Department utilises external facilities for the storage of files. The storage space involved was sourced through the Office of Public Works (OPW) and the cost is borne on the OPW Vote.

The contract has been in place since September 2006 and is due for review in September 2009. The review will be conducted in the context of the decentralisation of my Department’s Dublin-based Offices to Newbridge Co Kildare, which is expected to take place towards the end of the year.

The cost of the contract for the three-year period in question is €35,000.

Dáil Éireann 673 Written Answers. Departmental Expenditure.

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