Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 July 2010
385 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total spend by his Department on carbon offsets for official travel undertaken by him and his Minister of State for 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; to whom this money, if any, has been awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30272/10]
View answerThe Irish Government Offsetting Scheme (IGOS) for greenhouse gas emissions from official air travel, is administered by the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government and payment is made annually to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP). The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food have made the following payments to REEEP: For the first year of the scheme period 14 June 2007 to 31 December 2008: €17048.00 For the year ended 31 December 2009: €8730.70
Payment for 2010 will be paid in the 1st quarter of 2011.
386 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total cost of travel and subsistence to public servants in his Department arising from travel to meetings or events in Dublin and Brussels from offices that have been decentralised for 2010 to date, for 2009, and for 2008; if he will state to whom this money, if any, has been awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30287/10]
View answerThe following table sets out expenditure by the Department on travel and subsistence expenses which were paid to staff in the Department's decentralised offices in Castlebar, Cavan, Clonakilty, Portlaoise and Wexford in respect of attendance at meetings and other official business in Dublin and Brussels.
|
Year |
Travel & Subsistence Expenditure |
|
€ |
|
|
2008 |
299,951.69 |
|
2009 |
191,277.91 |
|
2010 to date |
65,066.36 |
|
Total |
556,295.96 |
387 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total spend of his Department on public advertisements in national and local print media, radio and television for 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30302/10]
View answerThe Government announcement of 8 July 2008 required that all expenditure by Departments on consultancies, advertising and public relations would be significantly reduced for the remainder of that year and by at least 50% in 2009 compared with 2008. In 2008 my Department spent €1.196m on public advertising in national and local print media. The details sought by the Deputy in relation to the total spend on public advertising in national and local print media, radio and television is set out in the following table:
|
Year |
Value |
|
€ |
|
|
2009 |
472,994 |
|
2010 (Jan – June) |
211,604 |
The question of advertising by agencies within the remit of my Department is an operational matter for the bodies themselves.
