Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013
840. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health 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. [5638/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in relation to the Department is set out in the attached table and includes the details of the conference/seminar in each case as well as location and the number of delegates. The total direct cost of the conferences/seminars is also provided which includes registration and associated fees. This does not include the cost of travel and subsistence for the individual delegates which was paid at standard rates in accordance with the appropriate circulars issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and accounted for separately under the overall general heading of travel and subsistence under Subhead A2 within the Department's Administrative Budget.
The information in relation to the Non-Commercial State Agencies is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the the Deputy as soon as it is available. The information requested by the Deputy which relates to the HSE has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Conferences and Seminars 2012
|
Purpose of Conference |
Location |
Number Delegates Attended |
Total Cost of Each Conference |
|
CEO Health Forum on Competition and Health |
Dublin |
7 |
1,600.75 |
|
Ireland's EU Presidency |
Dublin |
1 |
245.00 |
|
Discovery - The Release of Documents by Public Authorities |
Dublin |
7 |
1,543.50 |
|
Healthcare Conference |
London |
1 |
735.54 |
|
RCPI Management Registration |
Dublin |
1 |
120.00 |
|
Evidence into Practice Seminar |
Dublin |
1 |
40.00 |
|
Paris Forum on Health Quality |
Paris |
1 |
1,272.11 |
|
Scientific Meeting RCPI |
Dublin |
3 |
660.00 |
|
Stroke Conference - Irish Heart Foundation |
Dublin |
1 |
150.00 |
|
Bioethics Conference |
Rotterdam |
1 |
575.00 |
|
Health Service Library Group Conference |
Dublin |
1 |
95.00 |
|
Time Management and Personal Effectiveness |
Dublin |
2 |
490.00 |
|
Legal Professional Privilige Seminar |
Dublin |
3 |
735.00 |
|
Industrial Relations News Annual Conference |
Dublin |
1 |
395.00 |
|
Achieving Reform for the Public Sector |
Dublin |
1 |
250.00 |
|
Annual Review Conference Legal Island |
Dublin |
1 |
195.00 |
|
Minute Taking |
Dublin |
1 |
245.00 |
|
Institute Internal Auditors - Irish Annual Conference |
Dublin |
2 |
1,300.00 |
|
Irelands EU Presidency |
Dublin |
1 |
215.25 |
|
New Ways of Gathering Evidence |
Dublin |
1 |
50.00 |
|
EU Law Seminar |
London |
2 |
1,906.09 |
|
Public Health Emergency Planning Conference |
Dublin |
1 |
50.00 |
|
Implementation Science School Conference, Trinity College |
Dublin |
5 |
1,260.00 |
|
2012 Workshop on Loss |
Dublin |
1 |
95.00 |
|
International Conference on Emergency Medicine |
Dublin |
3 |
1,755.00 |
|
Professional Regulation in Ireland - 2012 & Beyond |
Dublin |
1 |
190.00 |
|
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies |
Venice |
1 |
1,950.00 |
|
Social Inclusion Conference |
Dublin |
1 |
50.00 |
|
European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology |
Istanbul |
1 |
250.00 |
|
Constitutional Law |
Dublin |
2 |
120.00 |
|
Health Seminar |
Dublin |
2 |
130.00 |
|
Fixed Term Contracts |
Dublin |
2 |
450.00 |
|
Developing a Social Media Strategy |
Dublin |
2 |
590.00 |
|
*International Pharmacy Federation Centennial Congress * |
Amsterdam |
2 |
1,996.50 |
|
Health Management Institute Annual Conference |
Dublin |
1 |
150.00 |
|
Forum on Price/Tariff Setting |
Dublin |
7 |
1,100.74 |
|
Corepay Year-End |
Dublin |
2 |
200.00 |
|
Future of Health Services |
Dublin |
1 |
239.85 |
|
Health Informatics Society |
Dublin |
6 |
1,380.00 |
|
Economic Recovery and Public Sector Reform |
Dublin |
4 |
702.00 |
|
Royal College Physicians of Ireland Conference |
Dublin |
1 |
100.00 |
|
Tort Litigation |
Dublin |
1 |
150.00 |
|
Irish Association for Cancer Research |
Cork |
1 |
500.00 |
|
Total |
26,227.33 |
*Attendance at this conference secured a 5,000 delegate conference for Dublin.
