asked the Minister for Finance the cost of servicing each of the Dáil Committees in the Dáil to date.
Written Answers. - Cost of Servicing Oireachtas Committees.
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 |
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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 |
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Public Accounts Committee |
5,389 |
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Selection Committee |
— |
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Committee on Procedure and Privileges |
11,910 |
18,628 |
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Joint Service Committee |
20,795 |
1,115 |
2,870 |
|
Total |
3,513 |
102,991 |
182,225 |
182,300 |