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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Questions (224)

Thomas Pringle

Question:

224. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline in tabular form the total cost of all conferences and seminars attended by his Department in 2012; the purpose of each conference/seminar; the location; the number of delegates that attended from his Department/agencies or otherwise that were represented; the total cost of each conference/seminar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5637/13]

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My Department attends and participates in conferences and seminars both in Ireland and abroad on a regular basis. It has not been possible, in the time allowed, to account for every conference or seminar attended in 2012. The following is a list of conferences/seminars attended where the fee was paid by the Department’s Training Units.

Cost (€)

Purpose

Location

No. of Delegates

12.5

History Conference: Reflecting on a decade of War and Revolution in Ireland 1912-1923: Historians and Public History

Dublin

1

25

SDLP Conference: Job Creation and the Island Economy

Armagh

2

18.5

SDLP Annual Conference

Armagh

1

74.22

Political/Trade event

Beijing

1

30

Irish Centre for European Law Conference: Arguing EU Law, International Law and Constitutional Law Before National Courts

Dublin

1

70

Irish Georgian Foundation Seminar: Access to Historic Buildings

Dublin

1

100

Academic & Special Libraries Annual Seminar

Dublin

1

100

Diplo Foundation Conference: Innovation in Diplomacy

Malta

1

120

Irish Centre for European Law Conference: Public Procurement Conference

Dublin

1

120

The Sanctuary Annual Conference

Dublin

1

200

Seminar on use of Payroll software

Dublin

1

220

Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland: Series of 5 seminars

1

239.85

eprocurement and einvoicing Conference

Dublin

1

275

Report Writing Seminar

Dublin

1

291.04

Institute for Security & Resilience Studies Conference: Building an ethos of Resilience - a new Manifesto for Business

London

1

295

Green Public Procurement Seminar

Dublin

1

295

Workforce Planning in the Public Sector Seminar

Dublin

1

295

Effective Meetings Seminar

Dublin

1

351

Conference on Economic Recovery and Public Sector Reform

Dublin

2

497.96

17th Annual Northern Ireland Economic Conference 2012

Belfast

2

1652.91

European Academy of Taxes, Economics and Law: European Seminar "Performance Audit in the Public Sector-Planning, preparing and carrying out value for money audits

Berlin

1

1,923.66

XIX International AIDS Conference

Washington

2

638.05

International Partnership for Microbicides Donor Conference

Washington

1

944.11

University of Ulster - Transitional Justice

Ireland

1

600.00

Institute of Internal Auditors Annual Conference

Ireland

1

381.51

Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) Annual Conference

Malawi

1

306.16

Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa - Conference

South Africa

1

456.97

National Board of Accountants and Auditors in Tanzania - Annual Conference

Tanzania

2

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