I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 126 together.
The total expenditure by my Department on official and state entertainment from 10 March 2011 to end August 2012 was €158,546. The accompanying table provides details of major events for which entertainment was provided, the supplier used, and the costs. My Department tenders for the provision of all entertainment.
Date
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Event Description
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Vendor Name
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Costs
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4th April 2011
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Visit by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco
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Catering (Wine) - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
|
€ 962.20
|
|
|
Catering - Knights Catering
|
€ 5,578.00
|
|
|
Total
|
€ 6,540.20
|
17 & 18 May 2011
|
State Visit of HRH Queen Elizabeth II - Islandbridge Wreath-laying Ceremony
|
Catering - Fitzers Catering
|
€ 7,093.75
|
22nd May 2011
|
State Funeral of Dr. Garret FitzGerald
|
Catering - UCD O’Reilly Hall
|
€ 22,646.02
|
|
|
Staff Catering -
|
€ 109.30
|
|
|
Total
|
€ 22,755.32
|
23rd May 2011
|
State Visit by President of the United States of America Barrack Obama
|
Catering and Room Hire - Buswells Hotel
|
€ 970.00
|
|
|
Total
|
€ 970.00
|
17th June 2011
|
Visit by President of the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy
|
Catering – Fitzers
|
€ 1,058.35
|
11th July 2011
|
National Day of Commemoration 2011
|
Catering – Cypress Catering
|
€ 21,980.56
|
3rd November 2011
|
Dinner in honour of Mary McAleese
|
Catering – Knights Catering
|
€ 2,957.66
|
11th November 2011
|
Presidential Inauguration
|
Catering – Fitzers
|
€ 45,265.75
|
|
|
Catering – Houses of the Oireachtas
|
€ 70.28
|
|
|
Total
|
€ 45,336.03
|
19th February 2012
|
Visit by Chinese Vice President, Xi JingPing
|
Catering – Vinny Hanlon Catering
|
€ 12,236.47
|
15th June 2012
|
Reception for International Eucharistic Congress
|
Catering – Knights Catering
|
€ 9,639.49
|
8th July 2012
|
National Day of Commemoration 2012
|
Catering – Brambles
|
€ 21,799.04
|
|
|
Catering – Houses of the Oireachtas
|
€ 278.44
|
|
|
Total
|
€ 22,077.48
|
15th August 2012
|
Reception in honour of the Irish Olympic Team 2012
|
Catering – Knights Catering
|
€ 5,901.42
|