Since I became Minister for Social Protection in 2011 I have published and regularly updated the expenses I have incurred in the performance of my functions as Minister for Social Protection and Tánaiste. Likewise the expenses incurred by the Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection are published and regularly updated on the Department’s website.
The information requested is set out in tabular format in the following tables.
From
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To
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Expense Type
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Description
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Amount (€)
|
Reason for Expense
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16/03/2011Dublin to London & London to Dublin(**See Note 2)
|
20/03/2011
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
|
468.66
|
Represented the Government in London for St. Patrick's Day 2011
|
20/04/2011
|
|
Official Entertainment
|
Lunch
|
33.84
|
Lunch with John Martin OECD
|
28/04/2011
(**See Note 2)
|
03/05/2011
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
Taxis
|
332.30
45.25
|
OECD Social Policy Conference - Paris
|
16/06/2011 Hotel Le Royal, Luxembourg(*See Note 1)
|
18/06/2011
|
Foreign Travel
|
Accommodation
|
417.20
|
June Council for Ministers of Employment and Social Policy
|
20/06/2011Houses of the Oireachtas
|
|
Official Entertainment
|
Lunch
|
43.55
|
Minister hosted lunch for Australian Minister
|
07/07/2011 Dublin to Frankfurt to Gdansk & Gdansk to Frankfurt to Dublin(***See Note 3)
|
08/07/2011
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
|
777.40
|
Informal meeting of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs
|
27/07/2011
|
28/07/2011
|
Home Travel
|
Miscellaneous
|
239.70
|
Magill Summer School
|
07/09/2011
|
|
Home Travel
|
Tea & Sandwiches x 3
|
16.00
|
Meeting
|
13/09/2011
|
14/09/2011
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
79.00
|
Internship Roadshow
|
27/09/2011
|
28/09/2011
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
75.00
|
Internship Roadshow
|
29/09/2011
|
30/09/2011
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
99.00
|
Internship Roadshow
|
05/10/2011 Regent Catering - in house
|
|
Official Entertainment
|
Tea & Scones x 8
|
30.52
|
Meeting
|
06/10/2011 Regent Catering - in house
|
|
Official Entertainment
|
Tea & Scones x 10
|
38.15
|
Meeting
|
12/10/2011 Regent Catering - in house
|
|
Official Entertainment
|
Tea & Scones x 10
|
38.15
|
Meeting
|
24/10/2011 Regent Catering - in house
|
|
Official Entertainment
|
Tea & Sandwiches x 7
|
26.71
|
Meeting
|
27/10/2011
|
27/10/2011
|
Official Entertainment
|
Lunch
|
58.50
|
Lunch with Latvian Ambassador
|
12/01/2012
|
12/01/2012
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
70.00
|
Senior Management Team in Carrick-on-Shannon
|
17/02/2012 Aloft Hotel, Brussels(*See Note 1)
|
18/02/2012
|
Foreign Travel
|
Accommodation
|
119.00
|
EPSCO
|
12/03/2012
|
|
Gift
|
Business Card Holder
|
30.00
|
Gift for Mayor Bloomberg on Ministerial visit to New York for St. Patrick's Day
|
13/03/2012
Fitzpatrick’s Hotel
|
19/03/2012
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
Accommodation
|
867.00
1157.87
|
Ministerial visit to New York for St. Patrick's Day
|
22/03/2012
|
23/03/2012
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
65.00
|
Minister meeting DSP HQ and LO staff and CIS/MABs offices
|
29/03/2012
|
30/03//2012
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
55.00
|
Minister meeting DSP, Employability, MABs, CIS offices and local CE schemes.
|
10/05/2012
Hotel Berlaymont, Brussels
|
11/05/2012
|
Foreign Travel
|
Accommodation
Airfare
|
257.00
20.00
|
Minister attending Conference, Brussels. For seat assignment only (ticket booked by conference organisers)
|
18/06/2012
|
18/06/2012
|
Subsistence
|
Breakfast
|
5.50
|
Minister opens IRCHSS Summer School, Cork
|
29/06/2012
|
30/06/2012
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
95.00
|
Minister opens Jobs Fair in Galway
|
05/07/2012
|
06/07/2012
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
Accommodation
|
319.80
209.67
|
Ministerial Conference, London
|
11/07/2012
Hilton Hotel, Cyprus
|
14/07/2012
|
Foreign Travel
|
Accommodation
Airfare
|
160.00
640.36
|
Informal EPSCO, Cyprus
|
27/09/2012
|
28/09/2012
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
75.00
|
Minister opens MABs offices in Tuam and An Cheathrú Rua
|
03/10/2012
Hotel Royal, Luxembourg
(*See Note 1)
|
04/10/2012
|
Foreign Travel
|
Accommodation
|
182.00
|
EPSCO
|
09/10/2012
(**See Note 2)
|
11/10/2012
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
|
1048.87
|
Ministerial Visit to Sweden
|
18/10/2012
|
19/10/2012
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
89.00
|
Employer Roadshow, Limerick
|
25/10/2012
|
26/10/2012
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
95.00
|
Employer Roadshow, Galway & Athlone
|
31/10/2012
|
01/11/2012
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
110.00
|
Employer Roadshow, Waterford & Cork
|
10/01/2013
|
11/01/2013
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
55.00
|
Ministerial Visit to Cork
|
22/01/2013
Radisson Hotel
|
23/01/2013
|
Foreign Travel
|
AccommodationAirfare
|
160.00118.98
|
Visit to EU Parliament
|
27/02/2013
Hotel Thon, Brussels
|
28/02/2013
|
Foreign Travel
|
Accommodation
Airfare
|
172.58
105.99
|
EPSCO Formal, Brussels
|
13/03/2013
Hilton Hotel, Chicago
|
19/03/2013
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
Accommodation
Transport
|
589.11
1126.19
363.14
|
Minster representing Irish Govt. in Chicago for St. Patrick's Day
|
07/04/2013
(**See Note 2)
|
10/04/2013
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
|
345.41
|
Minister attending ILO Conference, Oslo.
|
10/04/2013
|
12/04/2013
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
170.00
|
Ministerial Visit to Kerry
|
01/05/2013Hotel Mercure, Lueven
|
03/05/2013
|
Foreign Travel
|
AirfareAccommodation
|
183.02231.80
|
SIP Conference, Lueven
|
09/05/2013
|
10/05/2013
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
65.00
|
Minister visit to Carlow CIB and Kilkenny MABs, Jobs Club and Local Office
|
19/06/2013
Novotel, Luxembourg
(*See Note 1)
|
21/06/2013
|
Foreign Travel
|
Accommodation
|
310.00
|
EPSCO, Luxembourg
|
03/07/2013
|
03/07/2013
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
|
192.99
|
Round Table Promoting Youth Employment
|
07/07/2013
Tower Hotel, Waterford
|
08/07/2013
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
65.00
|
Launch of JobsPlus, Waterford
|
11/11/2013
Montfleuri Hotel, Paris
|
12/11/2013
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
Accommodation & Meals
|
297.10
236.50
|
Minster attended 2nd Conference on Youth Employment in Europe - Paris.
|
08/12/13
Hotel Thon, Brussels
|
09/12/2013
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
Accommodation
|
292.98
157.58
|
EPSCO, Brussels
|
07/02/2014
Absolute Hotel
|
08/02/2014
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
79.00
|
Minister visiting flooding victims in Limerick
|
13/02/2014
Landmark Hotel
|
14/02/2014
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
70.00
|
Minister attending SMT and visiting local employment and CE schemes
|
20/02/2014
Harlequin Hotel
|
21/02/2014
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
59.00
|
Minister speaking at Employer Roadshow and opening INTREO office
|
09/03/2014
Hotel Aloft
(*See Note 1)
|
10/03/2014
|
Foreign Travel
|
Accommodation
|
149.00
|
EPSCO, Brussels
|
11/03/2014
Fitzpatrick's Hotel
|
20/03/2014
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
Accommodation
Transport
|
590.73
1081.40
148.29
|
Ministerial visit to New York and Washington for St. Patrick's Day
|
05/02/2015
Brandon Hotel
|
06/02/2015
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
55.00
|
Official Opening of INTREO office Tralee
|
12/03/2015
Fitzpatrick's Hotel
|
20/03/2015
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
Airfare
Accommodation
Transport
Gifts
|
696.00
$758.54
$1,154
$8,205.09
56.89
|
Ministerial visit to US for St. Patrick's Day
|
24/03/2015
Granville Hotel
|
25/03/2015
|
Home Travel
|
Accommodation
|
80.00
|
Meeting ad Official opening of Sun Life Financial - Waterford
|
27/03/2015
|
28/03/2015
|
Foreign Travel
|
Airfare
|
427.14
|
Meetings with German Government
|
18/05/2015
Brandon Hotel
|
19/05/2015
|
Home Travel
|
|
84.00
|
Accompanying HRH Prince of Wales
|