asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs in respect of the most recent year for which the accounts have been completed, the annual cost of each embassy including salaries, rent, repair and all operational and entertainment expenses.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Embassy Costs.
The information sought is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Cost of each Embassy in 1970-71
Salaries, allowances, communications (Vote for Foreign Affairs) |
Rents, maintenance, furniture, works, fuel, light (Vote for Public Works and Buildings) |
|
£ |
£ |
|
Berne |
22,930 |
5,072 |
Bonn |
34,229 |
4,765 |
Brussels |
25,079 |
8,283 |
Brussels (Mission to EEC) |
62,798 |
16,588 |
Buenos Aires |
14,303 |
5,157 |
Canberra |
22,681 |
6,452 |
Copenhagen |
16,123 |
9,472 |
Geneva |
26,443 |
13,915 |
The Hague |
26,361 |
3,794 |
Holy See |
20,512 |
6,239 |
Lagos |
29,240 |
16,516 |
Lisbon |
9,962 |
3,848 |
London |
100,162 |
11,148 |
Madrid |
17,513 |
6,435 |
New Delhi |
18,630 |
15,486 |
New York (Mission to UN) |
55,752 |
19,551 |
Ottawa |
28,923 |
3,743 |
Paris |
60,869 |
7,150 |
Rome |
34,450 |
11,502 |
Stockholm |
20,725 |
4,100 |
Washington |
88,265 |
5,402 |