asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the number of international organisations to which contributions are made from State funds, the names of these organisations and the amounts paid in respect of contributions or membership fees for the last financial year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Payments to International Organisations.
The number of international organisations to which contributions or membership fees were paid in the financial year 1952-53 was 33. The names of the bodies concerned and the amounts (in Irish currency) so paid areset out in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, will be included in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
International Organisations to which contributions or membership fees were paid in 1952-53.
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£ |
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1. |
Food and Agriculture Organisation |
7,445 |
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2. |
International Office of Epizootics |
175 |
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3. |
International Seed Testing Association |
20 |
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4. |
International Dairy Federation |
214 |
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5. |
World Poultry Science Association |
7 |
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6. |
European Plant Protection Organisation |
500 |
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7. |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
776 |
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8. |
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux |
4,224 |
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9. |
International Social Security Association |
144 |
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10. |
European Customs Union Study Group(Customs Co-operation Council) |
217 |
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11. |
International Labour Office |
12,230 |
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12. |
International Civil Aviation Organisation |
10,652 |
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13. |
World Meteorological Organisation |
860 |
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14. |
International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property |
564 |
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15. |
International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works |
338 |
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16. |
International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics |
100 |
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17. |
International Wheat Council |
255 |
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18. |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures |
77 |
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19. |
International Railway Congress Association |
35 |
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20. |
Permanent Association of Navigation Congresses |
11 |
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21. |
World Health Organisation |
11,099 |
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22. |
United Nations Organisation |
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(a) International Drugs Agreement |
861* |
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(b) Technical Assistance Project |
5,000 |
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23. |
Council of Europe |
7,540 |
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24. |
Organisation for European Economic Cooperation |
10,100 |
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25. |
International Institute of Statistics |
50 |
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26. |
International Federation for Housing and Town Planning |
30 |
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27. |
Permanent Association of International Road Congresses |
30 |
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28. |
Inter-Parliamentary Union |
295 |
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29. |
International Council on Archives |
210s. |
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30. |
International Criminal Police Commission |
126 |
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31. |
International Committee of Military Medicine and Pharmacy |
72 |
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32. |
International Telecommunication Union |
2,074 |
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(Membership fee) |
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2,165 |
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(Contribution towards Conference expenses). |
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33. |
European Broadcasting Union |
887 |
*Represented payment for two years, viz., calendar years 1950 and 1951.