Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff and Travel Details.
Micheál Martin
Question:
96
Mr. Martin
asked the
Minister for Education
the number and cost of staff in her general and private ministerial offices and the general and private ministerial offices of the Minister(s) of State at her Department; the number and cost of contract and part-time staff employed in such offices; the cost of all travel undertaken by her or the Minister(s) of State at her Department since appointment to office outlining the destinations visited, the duration, dates and purpose of the trips; the total expenses incurred by her or the Minister(s) of State at her Department; and the cost and names of consultancy services to her Department and each State body under the aegis of her Department to date in 1995.
[15303/95]
Ivor Callely
Question:
97
Mr. Callely
asked the
Minister for Education
if she will give a breakdown of foreign travel that she or the Ministers of State at her Department have undertaken; the total cost involved; the purpose of such trips; the number and list of passengers who travelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[15137/95]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together.
There are 25 civil servants, wholetime equivalent, and eight contract staff employed in my general and private ministerial offices and in those of the Ministers of State in my Department at an annual cost of £387,689 and £202,142 respectively.
The following tables give details on: (a) foreign travel undertaken by myself and the Ministers of State at the Department of Education and the costs incurred to date; (b) consultants employed by my Department since 27 June 1995 and the costs incurred to date — details of consultants engaged prior to that date were supplied to Dáil Éireann in a written reply on 27 June 1995 — No. 109; (c) consultants employed by State agencies under the aegis of my Department:
(a) Foreign Travel
(i) Minister for Education Niamh Bhreathnach, T.D.
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Date
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Destination
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Purpose of Trip
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Cost
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No. of Passengers
|
|
|
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£
|
|
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30/31-3-95
|
Brussels
|
Education Council Meeting
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1,842.67
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4
|
|
2/8-9-95
|
Beijing
|
UN Conference on Women
|
13,570.31
|
4
|
|
|
Total
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15,412.98
|
|
(ii) Minister of State Bernard Allen, T.D.
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Date
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Destination
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Purpose of Trip
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Cost
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No. of Passengers
|
|
|
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£
|
|
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23/26-2-95
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London
|
Meeting with Minister Sproat re Doping/Crowd Control
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3,111.24
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5
|
|
17/19-2-95
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Geneva
|
Visit to Olympic President. Meet- ings with Ministers re Local Government
|
474.96
|
3
|
|
22/25-3-95
|
Manchester
|
Visit to 50m Swimming Pools
|
2,550.65
|
5
|
|
3/5-5-95
|
Luxembourg
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Council of Europe Ministers for Youth meeting
|
1,533.79
|
4
|
|
15/21-5-95
|
Lisbon
|
European Sports Ministers plus Crowd Control. Meetings with Ministers re Local Government
|
5,614.78
|
5
|
|
14/19-4-95
|
USA
|
1996 Olympic Games. Meetings with Ministers re Local Government
|
2,322.00
|
3
|
|
31-5/7-6-95
|
Johannesburg
|
Rugby World Cup. Meetings with Ministers re Local Government and community groups in Soweto
|
12,447.34
|
3
|
|
30-6/5-7-95
|
Connecticut
|
Special Olympics
|
4,209.07
|
2
|
|
9/14-8-95
|
Goteburg
|
World Track and Field Events
|
Incomplete
|
4
|
|
|
Total
|
32,263.83
|
|
(iii) Minister of State Austin Currie, T.D.
No costs have been incurred in respect of Foreign Travel undertaken by Minister of State Austin Currie, T.D.
(b) Consultants employed by Department of Education since 27-6-95
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Name of Company
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Nature of Consultancy
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Cost
|
|
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£
|
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1. Gartner Group
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Computer Consultancy
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4,563
|
|
2. Michael Debenham Associates
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Telecommunication Consultancy
|
765
|
|
3. Megadale Ltd.
|
Consultancy relating to environmental conditions in Athlone Offices of the D/Education
|
780
|
|
4. Oliver Freaney and Co.
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Consultancy in relation to the Higher Education Grants Scheme
|
3,146
|
(c) Consultants employed by State Agencies under the aegis of Department of Education
(i) National Council for Vocational Awards
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Name of Company
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Nature of Consultancy
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Cost
|
|
|
£
|
|
Terry Barrett, 19 Fitzwilliam Court, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
|
Community Education
|
6,480
|
|
Ray O'Neill, Computing Services, 44 Monastery Walk, Clondalkin
|
Computer Programming and Systems analysis, training
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14,271
|
|
Anne Brady & Associates, 38 Morehampton Road, Dublin 4
|
Examination papers, inservice on com- puterised accounts, module development
|
2,667
|
(ii) Higher Education Authority
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Name of Company
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Nature of Consultancy
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Cost
|
|
|
£
|
|
1. CIRCA Group
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Funding of Research in Universities
|
33,000
|
|
2. Deloitte and Touche
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1. Management and staff Structures in the Universities
|
55,000
|
|
2. Future role of the Higher Education Authority and Staffing Structure
|
20,000
|
|
3. Dr. Miriam Hederman O'Brien
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Operations and Financing of the Royal Irish Academy
|
11,000
|
|
4. Ernst Young Ltd.
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Accounting Procedures and Financial Accounting in the Universities
|
21,000
|
A number of minor consultancies, at a total cost of £2,085, were undertaken by T. Kelly, Limerick, S. Collins, Dublin, and S. Kelly, County Galway.
