Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2015
505. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the name of each person who took part in Ireland’s international election monitoring since the beginning of 2014; the cost of each trip involved, detailing the qualification and background of each person selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24669/15]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains a roster of individuals who are available to participate in election observation missions organised in the main by the OSCE and the EU. A full list of the observers who have served on election missions in 2014 and to date in 2015, together with the costs arising, is set out in the tables below. Consistent with standard practice on data protection, the personal details of election observers are not being released. As stated in reply to previous Questions, the European Commission covers all costs associated with EU election observation missions. For OSCE missions, the Department covers all costs incurred by the individual Irish election observers. This includes a daily allowance, based on OSCE guidance, to cover the cost of food, accommodation and local transport incurred in country. A return air fare is also provided. In addition, all Irish election observers receive a once-off grant annually of €600 from the Department to cover pre-departure expenses. Insurance cover is also provided by the Department for all observers.
Details of the election observation process are available on the Irish Aid website together with numbers of observers deployed to countries since the formation of the current election observation roster in 2013.
Election Observation Missions 2014
|
Country |
Organisation |
Role |
Surname |
Forename |
Expenditure (€ Euro) |
|
Serbia |
OSCE |
LTO |
Keaveney |
Cecilia |
5,001 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
O’Callaghan |
Sean |
5,949 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Durnin |
John |
2,720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Byrne |
Eric |
2,720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Brocklesby |
Gabrielle |
2,720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Coakley |
John Paul |
2,720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
O’Keefe |
Almha |
2,720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Schorderet |
Aisling |
1,982 |
|
Guinea Bissau |
EU |
STO |
Cunniffe |
Diarmuid |
642 |
|
Egypt |
EU |
STO |
Boyle |
Michael |
649 |
|
Malawi |
EU |
LTO |
O’Shea |
Aidan |
155 |
|
Malawi |
EU |
STO |
Kavanagh |
Michael |
657 |
|
Malawi |
EU |
STO |
McCabe |
Ellen |
657 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
LTO |
Verling |
Michael |
15,136 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Denny |
David |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
O’Sullivan |
Finbar |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Kennefick |
Frank |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Doody |
James |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Moore |
John |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Cousins |
John |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Grogan |
Kevin |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Brennan |
Noel |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Donovan |
Peter |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Lynch |
John |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Emerson |
Peter |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Richardson |
Andrew |
3,785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
MacHale |
Fidelma |
3,185 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Grogan |
Deirdre |
638 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
McDaniel |
Patrick |
38 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Mulvihill |
Patrick |
638 |
|
Kosovo |
EU |
LTO |
Murphy |
Nicholas |
600 |
|
Kosovo |
EU |
STO |
Boyle |
Adrienne |
600 |
|
Turkey |
OSCE |
LTO |
O’Shea |
Barbara |
5,711 |
|
Tunisia |
EU |
LTO |
Lee |
Dorcha |
975 |
|
Tunisia |
EU |
STO |
Sampson |
Robert |
638 |
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
OSCE |
LTO |
Peavoy |
Diarmuid |
5,686 |
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
OSCE |
STO |
MacDermott |
Eithne |
3,047 |
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
OSCE |
STO |
Purcell |
Jack |
3,047 |
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
OSCE |
STO |
O’Neill |
Geraldine |
3,047 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
LTO |
Richardson |
Andrew |
8,548 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Cross |
Marie |
3,373 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Grogan |
Kevin |
2,773 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Hannigan |
Dominic |
3,373 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Mullen |
Elizabeth |
3,373 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
O’Sullivan |
Finbar |
2,773 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Dalton |
Kieran |
638 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Fagan |
Brian |
638 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Gilvarry |
Ciara |
638 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
Brennan |
Caroline |
2,486 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
O’Shea |
Mary |
2,486 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
Donnelly |
Paddy |
2,486 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
Quinlan |
Patrick |
2,486 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
Duffy |
Terry |
2,486 |
Election Observation Missions 2015 to date (June 2015)
|
Country |
Organisation |
Role |
Surname |
Forename |
Expenditure (EURO) |
|
Nigeria |
EU |
LTO |
Keaveney |
Cecilia |
600 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
LTO |
Walsh McMahon |
Sheena |
8,123 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Kiernan |
Maria |
3,819 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Buckley |
Gerard |
3,819 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
MacDonald |
Donal |
3,819 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Kirby |
Denis |
3,819 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
O’Casey |
Eimear |
3,819 |
|
Uzbekistan |
OSCE |
LTO |
Martin |
Seamus |
6,626 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
LTO |
Verling |
Michael |
10,513 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Bourke |
Deirdre |
2,660 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Dalton |
Kieran |
2,660 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Burke |
John |
3,260 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Foley |
Marga |
3,260 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Gleeson |
Fergus |
3,260 |
|
Turkey |
OSCE |
LTO |
Horgan |
Edward |
6,071 |
