Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2007
250 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of credit cards held by her Department; the cost of same for each year since 2000 to date in 2007; the persons who hold these cards and for whom they are used; the annual amounts purchased; the cumulative interest on same for each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33586/07]
View answerCards are issued to me as Minister and to two nominated officers, namely the Registrar of the Adoption Board and the Accountant. In previous years a number of other cards were held by nominated officers in my Department and offices under the remit of my Department such as the Secretary General, the National Children's Office, the Ombudsman for Children, the Hepatitis C & HIV Compensation Tribunal, the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction and the Chairman of the Post Mortem Enquiry. The cost of these cards, which includes the annual membership fee and the Government Levy and the amounts purchased are set out in the table. No interest was paid during the period.
|
Year |
Government Levy/ Annual Fees |
Purchases |
|
€000 |
€000 |
|
|
2000 |
0.3 |
9 |
|
2001 |
0.4 |
55 |
|
2002 |
0.5 |
22 |
|
2003 |
0.7 |
12 |
|
2004 |
1.0 |
29 |
|
2005 |
1.0 |
27 |
|
2006 |
0.3 |
10 |
|
2007 |
0.8 |
17 |
251 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost to her Department of photographers used by all Ministers in her Department on a yearly basis for each year since 1997 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33601/07]
View answerThe table sets out the cost of photography services provided to my Department, for ministerial and other official purposes, in the period concerned:
|
Year |
€ |
|
1997 |
3,767.40 |
|
1998 |
3,725.65 |
|
1999 |
4,021.22 |
|
2000 |
16,168.98 |
|
2001 |
10,126.25 |
|
2002 |
18,534.70 |
|
2003 |
13,947.45 |
|
2004 |
27,846.57 |
|
2005 |
11,495.23 |
|
2006 |
8,113.82 |
|
2007 (to date) |
7,938.09 |
252 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of make-up for her for each year since 1997 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33616/07]
View answerOn the basis of records supplied to me by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the following were the costs for media presentation for me as Minister in the periods indicated below.
|
€ |
|
|
July 2000 to November 2000 |
2,320.00 |
|
Dec 2000 to July 2001 |
5,335.61 |
|
August 2001 to April 2003 |
12,375.00 |
|
May 2003 to July 2003 |
3,380.00 |
|
Sept 2003 to Nov 2003 |
2,990.00 |
|
Dec 2003 to March 2004 |
2895.00 |
|
April 2004 |
900.00 |
|
Total |
30,195.61 |
The records in the Department of Health and Children, based on invoices presented, show expenses for media presentation in 2006 as €1500. It is not possible based on records and invoices presented to supply the Deputy with costs in relation to make-up specifically.
253 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of her Department’s entertainment allowance for each year since 1997 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33631/07]
View answerMy Department's official spend on entertainment, including State Receptions and other Official Functions is set out below:
|
Year |
Cost |
|
€ |
|
|
1997 |
182,050 |
|
1998 |
191,826 |
|
1999 |
191,256 |
|
2000 |
214,308 |
|
2001 |
229,642 |
|
2002 |
343,973 |
|
2003 |
426,914 |
|
2004 |
361,039 |
|
2005 |
470,527 |
|
2006 |
438,857 |
|
2007 |
337,678 |
