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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 9 Dec 1986

Vol. 370 No. 9

Written Answers. - Cost of Servicing Oireachtas Committees.

139.

asked the Minister for Finance the cost of servicing each of the Dáil Committees in the Dáil to date.

The cost of servicing Oireachtas committees, excluding staff and office supplies, was £3,513 in 1983, £102,991 in 1984, £182,225 in 1985 and is £182,300 to date in 1986. A breakdown of these figures is contained in the attached tabular statement.

Staff costs are not included in the above figures as they are borne by the Department providing staff for each committee. Separate records are not kept of the usage by the committees of stationery, printing, etc, which costs are provided for from the global subhead (F3) for office supplies of the Vote for the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Committee

1983

1984

1985

1986 to date

Joint Committee on Women's Rights

9,610

13,583

13,792

Joint Committee on Crime, Lawlessness and Vandalism

1,691

2,018

7,798

Joint Committee on Public Expenditure

20,642

39,527

31,970

Joint Committee on Secondary Legislation in the EEC

615

8,078

20,440

23,454

Joint Committee on Building Land

4,550

Joint Committee on Marriage Breakdown

8,548

9,580

1,400

Joint Committee on Developing Counties

2,898

950

10,979

16,295

Joint Committee on Small Businesses

1,446

200

3,253

Joint Committee on State Sponsored Bodies Legislation

31,231

60,963

57,451

Joint Committee on The Irish Language

7,360

Public Accounts Committee

5,389

Selection Committee

Committee on Procedure and Privileges

11,910

18,628

Joint Service Committee

20,795

1,115

2,870

Total

3,513

102,991

182,225

182,300

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