Written Answers Nos. 386-402
386. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if and when he will provide funding for the proposed expansion to the existing nursing facilities in St. Patrick's Hospital in Cashel and St. Conlon's community nursing unit in Nenagh and for the proposed further investment for the Dean Maxwell unit in Roscrea in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3252/16]
View answerPlans for capital investment in public nursing homes between now and 2021 are in the course of being finalised, and details will be made available once this process is complete.
388. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he has taken, or plans to take, in the context of the international agreement between the Irish and British Governments to ensure that the European Convention on Human Rights remains in force in the North should the British Government withdraw from the British convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3100/16]
View answerThe commitment of Ireland to the promotion and protection of human rights is an underlying principle of Ireland’s foreign policy and is a priority for the Government. Ireland is a firm supporter of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Convention of Human Rights system and liaises regularly with the UK in relation to the Council on Europe Committee of Ministers’ supervision of states’ implementation of Court judgments. As I outlined in my speech to the Seanad last May, the protection of human rights in Northern Ireland law, predicated on the European Convention on Human Rights, is one of the key principles underpinning the Good Friday Agreement. As a guarantor of the Agreement, the Government takes very seriously its responsibility to safeguard its institutions and principles. The fundamental role of human rights in guaranteeing peace and stability in Northern Ireland cannot be taken for granted and must be fully respected. The Good Friday Agreement is clear that there is an obligation to incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into Northern Ireland law and this is an ongoing obligation. There is not at this time, any legislation before the British Parliament at Westminster to repeal the 1998 UK Human Rights Act. However, the British Government has announced its intention to bring forward proposals for a Bill of Rights to replace the Human Rights Act. These proposals have not yet been published. In the absence of any detailed proposal it is difficult to speculate on potential consequences. Obviously were any proposal to be made it would have to be carefully analysed.
The Government continues to monitor the situation closely. I have raised this issue on several occasions in bilateral meetings with both Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, and Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, while my colleagues Minister Fitzgerald and Minister of State Murphy have raised the issue with the UK Minister of State for Europe David Lidington. Such contacts have provided an opportunity to convey to the UK our concerns that any proposals as regards the Human Rights Act must be consistent with the Good Friday Agreement. The UK response has been to acknowledge that any such moves must be done in a manner consistent with the Good Friday Agreement.
Placing human rights at the heart of the peace process in Northern Ireland has helped to ensure the participation and trust of all communities. The Government will continue to work closely with the UK Government and with the power-sharing Executive in Belfast to ensure that the protection of human rights remains at the heart of civic life, politics and ongoing societal change in Northern Ireland.
389. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on escalating attacks on and the repression of Kurdish people in Turkey; if he is aware that the Turkish authorities have locked down cities in the majority Kurdish south-east of the country, that Turkish police have detained 27 academics who signed a petition denouncing military operations against Kurds in the south-east of the country; and if he will raise these issues with his Turkish counterpart. [2715/16]
View answerThe Government has previously expressed its concerns about the escalation of violence since the breakdown of the ceasefire between the Turkish Government and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) last summer. Since then, unrest, particularly in the south-east of the country, has seen the Turkish authorities impose curfews in a number of towns and cities while militant groups linked to the PKK have erected barricades and used explosives against the authorities, resulting in deadly street battles. According to NGO reports, many hundreds have died since last July, including as many as 240 civilians, along with an estimated 230 Turkish security officers and hundreds more militants. As many as 200,000 civilians are believed to have been displaced. Ireland has been a strong supporter of the peace talks between the Turkish Government and the PKK. The current situation demonstrates further the paramount importance for all sides to cease hostilities and return to dialogue. I condemn in the strongest terms all acts of terrorism, including those acts carried out by Kurdish militants such as the bombing of a police station in Çýnar on 14 January which resulted in the deaths of five civilians and one police officer. Any government operations against militant activity must, of course, fully respect Turkey’s obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law. It is vital that all sides exercise the maximum possible restraint and work immediately to de-escalate tensions and reinstate a ceasefire. I again reiterate Ireland’s firm belief that a fair and lasting solution to this conflict can only be reached through peaceful and democratic means.
I am aware also of the detention of a number of academics on 15 January on charges of engaging in ‘terrorist propaganda’ and insulting the state after they signed a petition, along with as many as 1,000 other academics, critical of the authorities’ military operations. I understand that while these academics were released soon after, investigations against them and others who signed the petition continue. Freedom of expression and the media is fundamental to the functioning of any healthy democracy. It is critically important for Turkey, and for Turkish democracy, that these universal values be upheld, particularly given the current, very difficult situation. Ireland, along with the EU, will continue its dialogue with Turkey on these important issues, including in the context of the recently re-energised EU accession negotiations.
390. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services that were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3174/16]
View answerThere are no State agencies, State bodies or bodies as described by the Deputy under the aegis of my Department.
391. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names and annual salaries of each of the special advisers to each Minister and Minister of State in his Department during the periods January 2000 to September 2004, September 2004 to May 2008 and May 2008 to January 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3240/16]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy on the Special Advisers of former Ministers of this Department are set out in the following tables:
Minister for Foreign Affairs Brian Cowen, T.D.
|
Name |
Title |
Remuneration |
Period of employment |
|
Mr. Gerry Steadman |
Special Adviser |
PO Standard Scale €80,408 - €99,457 |
January 2000 - September 2004 |
Minister of State for Overseas Development Tom Kitt, T.D.
|
Name |
Title |
Remuneration |
Period of employment |
|
Mr. John Lahart |
Policy Adviser |
HEO PPC Scale €40,284 - €51,114 |
June 2002 – September 2004 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern, T.D.
|
Name |
Title |
Remuneration |
Period of employment |
|
Mr. Ciarán Ó Cuinn |
Special Adviser |
PO Standard Scale €80,408 - €99,457 |
September 2004 – May 2008 |
|
Mr. Richard Moore |
Press Adviser |
PO Standard Scale €80,408 - €99,457 |
September 2004 – May 2008 |
Minster of State for European Affairs Noel Treacy, T.D.
|
Name |
Title |
Remuneration |
Period of employment |
|
Mr. Philip Hannon |
Political Adviser |
PO Standard Scale €80,408 - €99,457 |
September 2004 – June 2007 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs Michéal Martin, T.D.
|
Name |
Title |
Remuneration |
Period of employment |
|
Mr. Tim Conlon |
Policy Adviser |
PO Standard Scale €80,051 - €98,424 |
May 2008 – January 2011 |
|
Ms. Deirdre Gillane |
Special Adviser |
PO Standard Scale €80,051 – €98,424 |
May 2008 – June 2010 |
|
Mr. Christy Mannion |
Special Adviser |
PO Standard Scale - €80,051 - €98,424 plus a 10% attraction allowance |
May 2008 – January 2011 |
392. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in his Department earning over €100,000 per year, by grade, in each of the years 2007 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3241/16]
View answerThe number of staff in my Department earning over €100,000 per year, by grade, in each of the years 2007 to 2010 is set out in the following table:
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
|
Assistant Secretary |
46 |
42 |
45 |
43 |
|
Deputy Secretary |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Principal Development Specialist |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
Principal Officer/ Counsellor |
17 |
18 |
54 |
20 |
|
Second Secretary |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
Secretary General |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
The remuneration of the staff of my Department is as sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in line with Government policy.
393. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the photography costs for his Department, inclusive of costs incurred from the use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked in each of the years 2000 to 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3242/16]
View answerThe annual costs of photography in my Department from 2000 to 2010 were as set out in tabular form. The total costs included all official photography charged to the Department over this period. In the time available, it is not possible to give a complete breakdown of the costs by event. In September 2011, my Department led a collaborative advertised tender process for the procurement of a multi-supplier competitive framework of photographic service providers.
This is now available for use by all Government Departments. Details of the framework arrangements and the photographers used are posted on the National Procurement Service website: www.procurement.ie/suppliers/contracts/1298.
The purpose of this framework is to ensure Departments’ compliance with EU procurement rules and to ensure value for money by having a competitive process for photographic assignments.
|
Year |
Amount |
|
2000 |
€7,425.90 |
|
2001 |
€11,517.24 |
|
2002 |
€18,509.35 |
|
2003 |
€9,503.71 |
|
2004 |
€44,342.54 |
|
2005 |
€29,306.70 |
|
2006 |
€84,263.13 |
|
2007 |
€53,955.45 |
|
2008 |
€86,144.68 |
|
2009 |
€37,107.30 |
|
2010 |
€36,629.23 |
394. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department for each of the years 2000 to 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3243/16]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy is set out in tabular form. In the timeframe available it is not possible to provide the Deputy with information for years prior to 2006. From time to time, consultants or companies with a public relations and communications background are commissioned to provide a range of professional services such as project management, logistics and event management, including Irish Aid activities and advice on matters which require communication to a national audience. To illustrate, DHR Communications were contracted from 2008 to 2010 to manage and execute a national Africa Day flagship event in Dublin. This included the administration of a small grants scheme for regional events which DHR organised on behalf of the Department in partnership with a number of local authorities. DHR also worked to raise public awareness of these Africa Day events, including through the use of social media and the Africa Day website. This work represented a minor element of the project and was conducted in close cooperation with my Department’s Press Office.
Following a competitive tendering process, DHR Communications were also contracted in 2010 to manage and administer the Simon Cumbers Media Fund (SCMF) grants scheme. This involved managing two funding rounds, including through national and regional information workshops; managing and administering the application process; organising the judging process and providing detailed feedback to all applicants; processing grant payments and keeping detailed administrative and financial records; maintaining and updating the SCMF website and managing the SCMF student competition.
Vote 28 – Hiring of Public Relations companies 2006-2010
|
Year |
Organisation |
Detail of project |
Amount € |
|
2008 |
The Communications Clinic |
Action Plan under the Communicating Europe Initiative |
€41,000 |
|
2009 |
The Communications Clinic |
Action Plan under the Communicating Europe Initiative |
€6,300 |
Vote 27 (formerly Vote 29) – Hiring of Public Relations companies 2006-2010
|
Year |
Organisation |
Detail of project |
Amount € |
|
2006 |
Drury Communications |
Advice on preparation of a public information strategy for the Government’s aid programme. |
€62,464 |
|
2007 |
Bannon & Bannon |
Communications and strategic advice on Hunger Task Force information promotion |
€5,082 |
|
2008 |
DHR Communications |
Planning/ Management/coordination of Africa Day events |
€34,485 |
|
2009 |
DHR Communications |
Planning/Management/coordination of Africa Day events |
€63,058 |
|
2010 |
DHR Communications |
Planning/Management/coordination of Africa Day events |
€56,023 |
|
2010 |
DHR Communications |
Management of Simon Cumbers Media Fund |
€31,363 |
395. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of air fares for each Minister in his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3244/16]
View answerDue to the timeframe covered by this PQ and the fact that the accounting records have been archived it has not been possible to extract the information requested.
396. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times an official Government jet or aircraft was used by each Minister and Minister of State of his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2010, including the destination, and the purpose of the travel in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3245/16]
View answerIn the timeframe available, it is not possible to provide the Deputy with information on the number of times an official Government jet or aircraft was used by each Minister of my Department before 2008. Included in the table are the departure and return dates, the destinations and the Ministers who travelled on each occasion between 2008 and 2010. The Deputy will find details of use of the Ministerial Air Transport Service on the Department of Defence website www.defence.ie. The core functions of my Department are predominantly concerned with international political and security policy, advancing reconciliation and cooperation on the island of Ireland, EU enlargement and external relations, and promoting Ireland’s economic and trade interests in Europe and internationally.
Gulfstream IV 2008
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
28/01/2008 |
28/01/2008 |
Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
18/02/2008 |
22/02/2008 |
Brussels, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Dili, Darwin, Dili, Kuala Lumpur, Bahrain |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
29/04/2008 |
02/05/2008 |
Washington, Boston |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Transport |
|
08/05/2008 |
08/05/2008 |
Belfast, Cork |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
15/05/2008 |
17/05/2008 |
Shannon, Madrid, Shannon |
MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
21/05/2008 |
21/05/2008 |
Belfast |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
26/05/2008 |
26/05/2008 |
Cork, Brussels, Shannon |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Defence |
|
06/06/2008 |
06/062008 |
London, Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
19/06/2008 |
20/06/2008 |
Brussels |
An Taoiseach MOS Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
08/07/2008 |
11/07/2008 |
Cairo, Tel Aviv |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
13/07/2008 |
14/07/2008 |
Paris |
An Taoiseach MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
05/11/2008 |
05/11/2008 |
London |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
09/11/2008 |
10/11/2008 |
Shannon, Cork, Brussels, Cork, Shannon |
Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Defence |
|
19/11/2008 |
22/11/2008 |
Tbilisi, Shannon |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
13/11/2008 |
13/11/2008 |
Berlin, Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
05/12/2008 |
05/12/2008 |
Paris, Brussels |
An Taoiseach MOS Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
|
07/12/2008 |
08/12/2008 |
Cork, Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources |
|
11/12/2008 |
12/12/2008 |
Brussels, Cork |
An Taoiseach MOS Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
30/12/2008 |
30/12/2008 |
Cork, Paris, Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
2009 |
|||
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination(s) |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
22/01/2009 |
22/01/2009 |
Derry |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
23/01/2009 |
23/01/2009 |
Derry, Cork |
An Taoiseach Tánaiste (Enterprise, Trade and Employment) Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministers for Education, Transport, Finance, Health, Social and Family Affairs, Agriculture, Arts, Sports and Tourism |
|
01/02/2009 |
06/02/2009 |
Cork, Damascus, Beirut, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
15/02/2009 |
20/02/2009 |
Cork, Washington, Mexico City, Havana, St Johns Newfoundland, Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
14/03/2009 |
18/03/2009 |
Teterboro, White Plains, Teterboro, Washington, Shannon |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
19/03/2009 |
20/03/2009 |
Shannon, Brussels, Cork |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
05/04/2009 |
05/04/2009 |
Prague |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
18/05/2009 |
18/05/2009 |
Brussels |
MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
29/10/2009 |
30/10/2009 |
Brussels |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
30/11/2009 |
02/12/2009 |
Athens |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
30/11/2009 |
30/11/2009 |
London |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
14/12/2009 |
14/12/2009 |
Derry |
An Taoiseach Tánaiste (Enterprise, Trade and Employment) Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministers for Transport and Marine, Social and Family Affairs, Finance, Education and Science Agriculture Fisheries and Food. |
|
2010 |
|||
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
14/01/2010 |
14/01/2010 |
London |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
18/01/2010 |
18/01/2010 |
Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food MOS Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
|
25/01/2010 |
26/01/2010 |
London, Belfast |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
05/02/2010 |
05/02/2010 |
Belfast City, Cork |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
22/02/2010 |
22/02/2010 |
Cork, Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS for Foreign Affairs Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food |
|
23/02/2010 |
26/02/2010 |
Cairo, El Arish, Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
05/03/2010 |
06/03/2010 |
Cork, Madrid, Seville, Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
12/03/2010 |
18/03/2010 |
Chicago, California, Washington |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
14/06/2010 |
14/06/2010 |
Cork, Luxembourg |
Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
27/06/2010 |
03/07/2010 |
Cork, Valletta, Kampala, Addis Ababa, Valletta, Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
16/09/2010 |
16/09/2010 |
Brussels |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
22/11/2010 |
22/11/2010 |
Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs |
Learjet 45 2008
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination(s) |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
18/02/2008 |
18/02/2008 |
Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs/ Agriculture, Fisheries & Food |
|
10/03/2008 |
10/03/2008 |
Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
13/03/2008 |
14/03/2008 |
Brussels |
An Taoiseach /Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
28/03/2008 |
29/03/2008 |
Slovenia |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
30/04/2008 |
30/04/2008 |
Prague |
MOS for Foreign Affairs |
|
11/05/2008 |
11/05/2008 |
Cork Newcastle |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
22/05/2008 |
22/05/2008 |
Belfast Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
03/06/2008 |
04/06/2008 |
Cork Northolt Cork Paris |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
15/06/2008 |
15/06/2008 |
Cork Luxembourg |
Minister for Foreign Affairs& MOS for Foreign Affairs |
|
20/07/2008 |
20/07/2008 |
Geneva |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, MOS for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Agriculture |
|
21/07/2008 |
22/07/2008 |
Geneva Brussels Cork |
Tánaiste(Enterprise, Trade & Employment)/Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
13/08/2008 |
13/08/2008 |
Shannon Brussels Shannon |
MOS for Foreign Affairs |
|
05/09/2008 |
05/09/2008 |
Cork Paris |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
01/09/2008 |
01/09/2008 |
Brussels Cork |
An Taoiseach/Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
18/09/2008 |
18/09/2008 |
Belfast City |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
01/10/2008 |
01/10/2008 |
Paris |
An Taoiseach/Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
15/10/2008 |
16/10/2008 |
Brussels |
An Taoiseach/Minister for Foreign Affairs/Minister for Finance/ MOS Taoiseach |
|
13/10/2008 |
13/10/2008 |
Cork Luxembourg |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
30/10/2008 |
30/10/2008 |
Belfast City Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
03/11/2008 |
04/11/2008 |
Cork Marseilles |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
26/11/2008 |
26/11/2008 |
Paris |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
2009 |
|||
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination(s) |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
25/01/2009 |
26/01/2009 |
Cork, Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
21/01/2009 |
21/01/2009 |
Brussels |
MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
23/02/2009 |
23/02/2009 |
Cork Brussels Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
01/03/2009 |
02/03/2009 |
Cork, Bari, Sharm El Sheikh, Rome |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
03/03/2009 |
03/03/2009 |
Belfast |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
10/03/2009 |
10/03/2009 |
Belfast |
Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Justice |
|
27/03/2009 |
28/03/2009 |
Prague |
MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
05/04/2009 |
05/04/2009 |
Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
22/04/2209 |
22/04/2009 |
London |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
27/04/2009 |
27/04/2009 |
Cork, Luxembourg |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
12/05/2009 |
12/05/2009 |
Madrid |
MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
13/05/2009 |
13/05/2009 |
Prague, Shannon |
MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
12/06/2009 |
12/06/2009 |
Bydgoszcz, Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
08/06/2009 |
08/06/2009 |
Cork, Northolt |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
14/06/2009 |
15/06/2009 |
Cork, Luxembourg |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
18/06/2009 |
19/06/2009 |
Brussels, Cork |
An Taoiseach Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
26/06/2009 |
28/06/2009 |
Corfu, Thessaloniki, Corfu |
MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
27/07/2009 |
27/07/2009 |
Brussels |
MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
04/09/2009 |
07/09/2009 |
Stockholm, Sofia, Cairo, Khartoum, Cairo, Rome |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
14/09/2009 |
14/09/2009 |
Brussels |
MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
07/10/2009 |
07/10/2009 |
London |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
26/10/2009 |
27/10/2009 |
Luxembourg |
Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs |
|
05/11/2009 |
06/11/2009 |
London, Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
16/11/2009 |
17/11/2009 |
Brussels |
MOS Foreign Affairs x 2 |
|
2010 |
|||
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination(s) |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
25/01/2010 |
25/01/2010 |
Brussels Shannon |
MOS for Foreign Affairs |
|
01/02/2010 |
01/02/2010 |
Cork Belfast |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
03/02/2010 |
04/02/2010 |
Belfast London Belfast |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
18/02/2010 |
19/02/2010 |
Bern |
MOS for Foreign Affairs |
|
02/03/2010 |
03/03/2010 |
Geneva Northolt |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
22/03/2010 |
22/03/2010 |
Cork Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs / MOS Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
25/04/2010 |
26/04/2010 |
Luxembourg |
Defence / MOS Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
28/04/2010 |
29/04/2010 |
Berlin Munich Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
10/05/2010 |
11/05/2010 |
Brussels Strasbourg |
MOS for Foreign Affairs |
|
21/06/2010 |
21/06/2010 |
Cork Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
07/09/2010 |
08/09/2010 |
Vienna |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
10/09/2010 |
11/09/2010 |
Cork Brussels Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
06/10/2010 |
08/10/2010 |
Sofia Bucharest Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
14/12/2010 |
14/12/2010 |
London |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Beech 2008
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination(s) |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
12/07/2008 |
12/07/2008 |
Brest Paris |
MOS for Foreign Affairs |
|
21/07/2008 |
22/07/2008 |
Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
06/10/2008 |
06/10/2008 |
Cork Brussels Brussels |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
07/10/2008 |
07/10/2008 |
Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
28/10/2008 |
28/10/2008 |
Cork London |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
07/11/2008 |
07/11/2008 |
Northolt Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
2009 |
|||
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination(s) |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
29/01/2009 |
29/01/2009 |
Belfast |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
CASA 2008
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination(s) |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
12/03/2008 |
12/03/2008 |
Cork |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
17/09/2008 |
17/09/2008 |
Cork Belfast |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Helicopter
|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination(s) |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
29/01/2009 |
Belfast |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
|
|
2010 |
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|
Departure date |
Return date |
Destination(s) |
Ministerial Passengers |
|
16/04/2010 |
AW139 |
Phoenix Park Cork Curragh |
An Taoiseach/ Minister for Foreign Affairs |
397. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the rent allowances available to public servants and his departmental officials who are posted overseas, by country, for each of the years 2005 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3247/16]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs provides officers who serve the State abroad with a rent allowance to enable them to rent suitable accommodation at post if required. The rent allowance is only provided to officers who are not eligible to reside in State-provided accommodation. The Department uses an independent advisory service to advise on appropriate rent levels in the locations in which it is based around the world. The primary criteria in assessing rent allowances is the size of the officer’s family (i.e. whether the officer’s spouse or civil partner is accompanying them on post and whether some or all of an officer’s children are accompanying). Other possible considerations would include security requirements (in locations where additional security protection is needed), proximity to schools and the Mission, as well as health and safety issues. Assessments are also made as to the representational/promotional work associated with particular posts and if the property is likely to be frequently used for promotional work.
Officers receiving a rent allowance remain personally responsible for all payments in respect of beneficial services such as heating, water, lighting, gas, telephone, TV, refuse collection, maintenance of central heating etc. in the same manner as would apply when they are stationed in Ireland.
Rent allowances are fixed for the duration of an officer’s assignment abroad apart from provisions provided for in leases for mandatory cost of living index increases.
The following table details the total Vote 28 rental allowance outlay for the period 2005-15 in the locations abroad where our Missions are located.
Expenditure under A1-RENT subhead for 2005-2015 in respect of D/FAT staff serving abroad
|
Name of Mission |
Year |
Year |
Year |
Year |
Year |
Year |
|
Name |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
ABU DHABI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57,035 |
72,229 |
|
ABUJA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
117,036 |
0 |
0 |
|
ANKARA |
39,111 |
44,266 |
47,507 |
42,663 |
33,290 |
33,215 |
|
ATHENS |
34,206 |
41,818 |
38,744 |
37,369 |
55,336 |
55,904 |
|
ATLANTA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13,556 |
|
AUSTIN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
BANGKOK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
BEIJING |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33,833 |
71,054 |
|
BERLIN |
150,108 |
130,831 |
136,462 |
142,146 |
137,687 |
149,904 |
|
BERNE |
15,700 |
15,204 |
17,009 |
16,070 |
30,913 |
21,844 |
|
BOSTON |
91,207 |
94,833 |
88,777 |
81,721 |
89,827 |
96,873 |
|
BRASILIA |
22,843 |
27,128 |
23,163 |
28,172 |
27,194 |
38,018 |
|
BRATISLAVA |
16,453 |
22,503 |
20,400 |
20,535 |
23,510 |
27,658 |
|
BRUSSELS (EMBASSY) |
-147,179 |
32,520 |
32,851 |
36,291 |
33,569 |
21,894 |
|
BRUSSELS (PfP) |
110,677 |
99,354 |
80,754 |
51,298 |
59,167 |
49,060 |
|
BRUSSELS (PR-EU) |
1,067,234 |
1,219,504 |
1,275,184 |
1,275,228 |
1,234,797 |
1,244,288 |
|
BUCHAREST |
28,039 |
84,000 |
84,000 |
75,250 |
46,825 |
36,045 |
|
BUDAPEST |
23,905 |
21,535 |
32,119 |
39,954 |
34,169 |
31,089 |
|
BUENOS AIRES |
22,368 |
23,633 |
12,636 |
14,605 |
16,728 |
19,129 |
|
CAIRO |
34,212 |
35,625 |
42,612 |
42,805 |
56,950 |
46,920 |
|
CANBERRA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CARDIFF |
28,920 |
37,925 |
36,504 |
21,275 |
13,576 |
0 |
|
CHICAGO |
84,243 |
79,498 |
93,413 |
81,676 |
78,052 |
72,163 |
|
COPENHAGEN |
36,934 |
32,444 |
43,585 |
42,976 |
27,788 |
14,300 |
|
EDINBURGH |
81,725 |
87,895 |
91,935 |
83,782 |
81,510 |
78,240 |
|
EU PRESIDENCY 2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
GENEVA |
304,676 |
186,384 |
188,682 |
200,008 |
207,830 |
227,007 |
|
HELSINKI |
45,600 |
63,567 |
38,653 |
39,075 |
41,600 |
42,000 |
|
HONG KONG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
HOLY SEE |
28,800 |
25,600 |
36,154 |
37,600 |
37,602 |
36,510 |
|
Human Resources |
9,632 |
0 |
30,659 |
0 |
77,481 |
136,631 |
|
IRISH ABROAD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
KUALA LUMPUR |
8,009 |
10,536 |
35,634 |
34,234 |
34,224 |
35,719 |
|
LISBON |
46,849 |
46,318 |
28,190 |
48,249 |
48,649 |
41,122 |
|
LJUBLJANA |
19,500 |
18,442 |
22,406 |
35,335 |
20,866 |
19,330 |
|
LONDON |
1,454,102 |
1,538,915 |
1,662,957 |
1,549,650 |
1,368,815 |
1,314,842 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
15,180 |
21,297 |
30,829 |
19,200 |
19,200 |
12,800 |
|
MADRID |
127,126 |
174,485 |
210,268 |
224,483 |
224,785 |
173,019 |
|
MEXICO |
51,766 |
56,357 |
48,084 |
53,820 |
54,178 |
45,006 |
|
MOSCOW |
23,185 |
118,708 |
122,334 |
112,478 |
109,246 |
107,920 |
|
NEW DELHI |
11,195 |
193 |
34,245 |
35,295 |
34,317 |
21,345 |
|
NEW YORK - C.G. |
211,864 |
197,283 |
198,038 |
177,412 |
178,488 |
192,161 |
|
NEW YORK - PMUN |
501,845 |
433,066 |
525,680 |
489,638 |
527,708 |
525,530 |
|
NICOSIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7,800 |
15,600 |
|
OSCE - VIENNA |
61,844 |
46,738 |
52,762 |
56,663 |
49,729 |
69,664 |
|
OSLO |
24,696 |
22,522 |
19,233 |
25,652 |
22,976 |
26,821 |
|
OTTAWA |
38,719 |
42,256 |
37,615 |
38,641 |
36,893 |
35,418 |
|
PARIS |
381,464 |
469,584 |
414,362 |
409,914 |
392,344 |
382,465 |
|
PRAGUE |
29,261 |
34,422 |
47,880 |
46,945 |
40,259 |
25,717 |
|
PRETORIA |
51,453 |
50,907 |
10,563 |
36,220 |
40,780 |
46,206 |
|
RAMALLAH |
15,607 |
82,390 |
35,106 |
24,165 |
26,818 |
32,127 |
|
RIGA |
2,422 |
14,536 |
13,094 |
15,889 |
15,604 |
9,502 |
|
RIYADH |
3,865 |
3,532 |
3,809 |
23,565 |
3,468 |
2,666 |
|
ROME |
110,569 |
123,040 |
144,474 |
162,532 |
175,540 |
158,230 |
|
SAN FRANCISCO |
87,166 |
92,154 |
84,746 |
76,441 |
87,256 |
91,351 |
|
SAO PAOLO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SEOUL |
2,062 |
3,429 |
68,621 |
31,512 |
37,071 |
4,265 |
|
SHANGHAI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59,762 |
64,098 |
55,388 |
|
SINGAPORE |
87,373 |
132,812 |
164,654 |
159,935 |
136,035 |
115,641 |
|
SOFIA |
14,300 |
35,906 |
36,656 |
32,994 |
16,800 |
16,800 |
|
STOCKHOLM |
20,334 |
13,477 |
20,635 |
17,791 |
16,157 |
15,618 |
|
STRASBOURG |
21,691 |
26,523 |
25,673 |
23,868 |
23,485 |
25,992 |
|
SYDNEY |
111,368 |
48,028 |
163,069 |
130,246 |
134,480 |
129,254 |
|
TALLINN |
20,707 |
20,707 |
22,744 |
20,707 |
20,707 |
12,776 |
|
TEHRAN |
49,563 |
43,686 |
43,253 |
39,129 |
42,922 |
39,273 |
|
TEL AVIV |
41,340 |
46,672 |
30,069 |
43,568 |
66,122 |
61,278 |
|
THE HAGUE |
73,996 |
90,343 |
93,839 |
116,075 |
124,205 |
125,389 |
|
TOKYO |
182,866 |
159,226 |
141,133 |
154,623 |
179,224 |
187,505 |
|
VIENNA |
47,078 |
52,701 |
50,188 |
51,230 |
57,155 |
55,560 |
|
VILNIUS |
4,634 |
13,903 |
9,255 |
17,453 |
18,113 |
19,223 |
|
WARSAW |
71,315 |
129,232 |
73,011 |
73,066 |
74,431 |
68,960 |
|
WASHINGTON DC |
371,901 |
333,414 |
321,594 |
323,322 |
348,478 |
392,269 |
|
ARCHITECTURAL SERV |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5,713 |
2,000 |
|
TRAINING & DEV |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1,258 |
|
OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Totals by year |
€6,527,625 |
€7,153,806 |
€7,538,502 |
€7,519,235 |
€7,421,404 |
€7,346,024 |
|
Name of Mission |
Year |
Year |
Year |
Year |
Year |
|
Name |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
ABU DHABI |
37,686 |
39,157 |
30,871 |
1,949 |
57,831 |
|
ABUJA |
0 |
10,455 |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
ANKARA |
35,261 |
33,093 |
35,853 |
53,790 |
38,438 |
|
ATHENS |
56,625 |
33,901 |
20,981 |
50,123 |
50,019 |
|
ATLANTA |
39,387 |
45,506 |
45,175 |
46,921 |
61,747 |
|
AUSTIN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,898 |
34,609 |
|
BANGKOK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4,035 |
25,324 |
|
BEIJING |
77,600 |
98,107 |
104,966 |
83,036 |
56,254 |
|
BERLIN |
145,310 |
129,741 |
125,210 |
143,942 |
132,427 |
|
BERNE |
24,083 |
22,704 |
22,286 |
24,233 |
30,524 |
|
BOSTON |
88,303 |
76,482 |
55,533 |
72,197 |
85,252 |
|
BRASILIA |
42,508 |
35,684 |
25,197 |
29,025 |
21,782 |
|
BRATISLAVA |
29,329 |
12,244 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
BRUSSELS (EMBASSY) |
24,303 |
14,821 |
13,195 |
16,688 |
14,565 |
|
BRUSSELS (PfP) |
61,348 |
44,220 |
27,968 |
31,252 |
30,487 |
|
BRUSSELS (PR-EU) |
1,250,172 |
1,250,537 |
1,216,380 |
1,103,194 |
1,096,745 |
|
BUCHAREST |
39,248 |
39,601 |
39,487 |
26,816 |
21,172 |
|
BUDAPEST |
30,909 |
28,983 |
30,140 |
26,249 |
16,199 |
|
BUENOS AIRES |
19,734 |
14,828 |
22,286 |
19,330 |
29,099 |
|
CAIRO |
60,770 |
67,477 |
59,955 |
62,077 |
76,530 |
|
CANBERRA |
0 |
0 |
16,399 |
34,908 |
43,131 |
|
CARDIFF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CHICAGO |
72,981 |
72,840 |
66,085 |
89,275 |
103,643 |
|
COPENHAGEN |
14,485 |
14,692 |
24,298 |
24,717 |
26,196 |
|
EDINBURGH |
66,685 |
97,006 |
94,003 |
89,118 |
105,753 |
|
EU PRESIDENCY 2013 |
0 |
88,686 |
133,956 |
0 |
0 |
|
GENEVA |
255,750 |
269,167 |
315,060 |
254,895 |
249,066 |
|
HELSINKI |
42,000 |
40,404 |
39,600 |
39,600 |
36,900 |
|
HONG KONG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29,080 |
295,062 |
|
HOLY SEE |
25,466 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Human Resources |
197,137 |
90,037 |
90,466 |
260,260 |
159,901 |
|
IRISH ABROAD |
0 |
0 |
1,777 |
0 |
0 |
|
KUALA LUMPUR |
39,318 |
42,174 |
30,498 |
24,813 |
13,810 |
|
LISBON |
33,000 |
23,967 |
16,800 |
9,147 |
6,359 |
|
LJUBLJANA |
18,936 |
19,649 |
16,410 |
17,658 |
17,674 |
|
LONDON |
1,203,306 |
1,135,341 |
1,014,419 |
1,091,888 |
1,170,904 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
MADRID |
112,840 |
106,689 |
101,381 |
115,458 |
116,991 |
|
MEXICO |
50,861 |
56,965 |
55,802 |
63,897 |
77,574 |
|
MOSCOW |
143,189 |
141,702 |
149,570 |
79,819 |
70,918 |
|
NEW DELHI |
6,806 |
41,595 |
62,574 |
77,129 |
79,299 |
|
NEW YORK - C.G. |
193,239 |
183,991 |
138,049 |
153,727 |
180,602 |
|
NEW YORK - PMUN |
492,028 |
497,241 |
520,961 |
463,811 |
627,981 |
|
NICOSIA |
16,100 |
17,300 |
10,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
OSCE - VIENNA |
63,612 |
72,741 |
71,193 |
61,590 |
52,410 |
|
OSLO |
29,564 |
28,827 |
27,181 |
27,507 |
26,118 |
|
OTTAWA |
33,838 |
32,220 |
34,004 |
33,973 |
67,279 |
|
PARIS |
362,018 |
361,785 |
340,437 |
333,494 |
337,133 |
|
PRAGUE |
24,463 |
18,738 |
18,025 |
0 |
11,385 |
|
PRETORIA |
42,980 |
38,535 |
31,622 |
35,546 |
0 |
|
RAMALLAH |
30,703 |
36,770 |
33,321 |
32,613 |
40,496 |
|
RIGA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
RIYADH |
3,285 |
3,414 |
3,620 |
3,600 |
3,610 |
|
ROME |
118,994 |
136,906 |
121,340 |
137,083 |
132,229 |
|
SAN FRANCISCO |
86,571 |
81,704 |
72,356 |
89,581 |
109,884 |
|
SAO PAOLO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53,664 |
|
SEOUL |
16,120 |
1,929 |
10,198 |
799 |
-76 |
|
SHANGHAI |
56,973 |
71,843 |
151,881 |
213,261 |
204,422 |
|
SINGAPORE |
102,468 |
111,647 |
87,494 |
35,137 |
58,761 |
|
SOFIA |
15,601 |
18,201 |
24,000 |
15,900 |
15,600 |
|
STOCKHOLM |
16,500 |
20,673 |
24,366 |
32,000 |
18,152 |
|
STRASBOURG |
24,268 |
26,226 |
27,088 |
22,477 |
23,162 |
|
SYDNEY |
134,979 |
131,027 |
114,922 |
105,250 |
90,009 |
|
TALLINN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TEHRAN |
35,246 |
3,056 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TEL AVIV |
56,861 |
51,338 |
73,507 |
67,745 |
25,845 |
|
THE HAGUE |
110,015 |
110,846 |
104,732 |
100,421 |
82,927 |
|
TOKYO |
174,814 |
206,005 |
165,498 |
143,376 |
136,388 |
|
VIENNA |
57,460 |
57,575 |
49,411 |
48,711 |
47,576 |
|
VILNIUS |
14,736 |
14,736 |
10,339 |
0 |
0 |
|
WARSAW |
69,929 |
46,393 |
17,134 |
17,217 |
17,207 |
|
WASHINGTON DC |
353,545 |
359,313 |
323,637 |
322,137 |
343,876 |
|
ARCHITECTURAL SERV |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TRAINING & DEV |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP |
89,945 |
100,558 |
5,676 |
0 |
0 |
|
Totals by year |
€7,172,190 |
€7,079,988 |
€6,716,721 |
€6,595,367 |
€7,158,818 |
NOTES
This table provides a summary of the expenditure incurred for each mission over the 2005-2015 period. In the time available to answer the question, it was not possible to provide a more detailed breakdown.
The costs by mission may vary considerably depending on the number of officers requiring accommodation at post in any given year.
While all costs relate to the provision of accommodation for staff abroad, a small proportion of expenditure is attributed to cost centres at Headquarters for accounting purposes.
398. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of statutory and non-statutory public advertising that his Department funded for each of the years 2002 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3248/16]
View answerDue to the time frame covered by this PQ and the fact that the accounting records have been archived, my officials have extracted the information requested in respect of the period 2002 to 2010 from previously answered PQs. Advertising undertaken by the Department typically includes advisory notices on public opening hours over holiday periods, changes in passport application procedures and fees, employment opportunities that arise in the Department from time to time, as well as public information notices relating to developments in the European Union or in regard to Ireland’s official Development Aid Programme. The Departments accounting system does not differentiate between statutory and non-statutory advertising.
The following table shows the total amounts spent on advertising under Votes 28 (Foreign Affairs) and 27 (International Cooperation) for each year from 2002 to 2012:
|
Year |
2002 - € |
2003 - € |
2004 - € |
2005 - € |
2006 - € |
|
Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) |
81,954 |
79,527 |
228,410 |
132,925 |
105,974 |
|
Vote 27 - (International Cooperation) |
63,961 |
104,417 |
44,547 |
123,531 |
40,031 |
|
Total (Votes 28 & 27) |
145,915 |
183,944 |
272,957 |
256,456 |
146,005 |
|
Year |
2007 - € |
2008 - € |
2009 - € |
2010 - € |
2011 - € |
|
Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) |
75,289 |
103,890 |
78,972 |
21,997 |
57,215 |
|
Vote 27 - (International Cooperation) |
417,130 |
401,141 |
46,015 |
29,930 |
8,655 |
|
Total (Votes 28 & 27) |
492,419 |
505,031 |
124,987 |
51,927 |
65,870 |
|
Year |
2012 |
|
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade |
12,956 |
|
Vote 27 - International Cooperation |
8,117 |
|
Total (Votes 28 & 27 ) |
21,073 |
399. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of each Irish embassy overseas in each of the years 2002 to 2007, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3249/16]
View answerDue to the time frame covered by this PQ and the fact that the accounting records are archived it has not been possible to extract the information requested. Since 2008 the cost of running the international mission network has been decreased from €96.7m to €77.9m in 2013 amounting to a saving of €18.8M or 19.4%.
Summary Mission Costs 2008 – 2013
|
Year |
Total Cost All Missions - €m |
|
2008 |
€96.7m |
|
2013 |
€77.9m |
|
Savings Delivered |
-€18.8m |
|
-19.4% |
In addition cost of running the mission network fell to €73.6m in 2014, a further reduction of over €4.3m in 2014.
The work of our missions around the world continues to be important in Ireland’s economic recovery and the restoration of our international reputation. Our embassies’ work in support of Ireland’s interests include:
- Promoting Ireland as a source of high-quality exports, a destination for investment, research, study and tourism to targeted audiences and contacts;
- Supporting trade missions and other trade-focussed high-level visits, record numbers of which have taken place in the last four years;
- Directly assisting Irish companies with advice, introductions and working to resolve regulatory or market access issues, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland;
- Providing frontline consular and passport services to Irish citizens overseas;
- Influencing and negotiating for Ireland on issues that could impact our interests and priorities.
400. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenses incurred by each Minister of his Department for each of the years 2002 to 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3250/16]
View answerDue to the timeframe covered by this PQ and the fact that the accounting records are archived my officials have extracted the information requested from previous PQ answers. Listed in the following tables are the details of the monies paid in expenses to each of the Ministers of State at my Department over the five year period, 2002-2007.
Minister of State Expenses - June 2002-September 2007
|
Minister of State, Conor Lenihan T.D. |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
Mileage |
|
|
|
€21,677 |
€16,846 |
|
Subsistence |
|
|
€237 |
€6,910 |
€5,117 |
|
Total |
|
|
€237 |
€28,587 |
€21,963 |
|
Minister of State, Tom Kitt T.D. |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
Mileage |
€9,605 |
€11,445 |
€25,159 |
|
|
|
Subsistence |
€1,949 |
€8,329 |
€6,790 |
|
|
|
Total |
€11,554 |
€19,774 |
€31,949 |
|
|
|
Minister of State, Michael Kitt T.D. |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
Mileage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsistence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
Minister of State Noel Treacy T.D. |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
Mileage |
|
|
€10,146 |
€21,277 |
€43,173 |
|
Subsistence |
|
|
€859 |
€4,164 |
€3,319 |
|
Total |
|
|
€11,005 |
€25,441 |
€46,492 |
|
Minister of State, Dick Roche T.D. |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Mileage * |
€3,884 |
|||||
|
Subsistence |
€1,330 |
€11,276 |
€8,539 |
€194 |
||
|
Total |
€1,330 |
€11,276 |
€8,539 |
€4,078 |
* Mileage expenses incurred by MOS Roche from 2002 – 2004 were a charge on the Department of the Taoiseach.
The following table sets out the subsistence and mileage expenses paid to previous Ministers and Ministers of State of this Department during the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2010. The table also includes official mobile phone charges paid on behalf of Ministers during this period:
|
Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2007- € |
2008 - € |
2009 - € |
2010 - € |
|
Subsistence |
4,975 |
2,034 |
||
|
Mobile Phone charges |
6,792 |
2,981 |
|
Mr Micheál Martin T.D., Minister For Foreign Affairs |
2007- € |
2008 - € |
2009 - € |
2010 - € |
|
Subsistence |
|
3,917 |
2,805 |
- |
|
Mobile Phone charges |
|
1,037 |
823 |
1,461 |
|
Mr Noel Treacy T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs |
2007- € |
2008 - € |
2009 - € |
2010 - € |
|
Subsistence |
1,598 |
|||
|
Mileage |
36,462 |
|||
|
Mobile Phone charges |
676 |
|
Mr Dick Roche T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs |
2007- € |
2008 - € |
2009 - € |
2010 - € |
|
Subsistence |
1,499 |
6,145 |
1,981 |
4,310 |
|
Mileage |
13,311 |
28,467 |
21,564 |
17,242 |
|
Mobile Phone charges |
|
|
476 |
1,442 |
|
Mr Michael Kitt T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Overseas Development |
2007- € |
2008 - € |
2009 - € |
2010 - € |
|
Subsistence |
1,077 |
880 |
||
|
Mileage |
13,322 |
17,697 |
||
|
Mobile Phone charges |
896 |
1,082 |
|
Mr Conor Lenihan T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Overseas Development |
2007- € |
2008 - € |
2009 - € |
2010 - € |
|
Subsistence |
903 |
|||
|
Mileage |
8,177 |
|||
|
Mobile Phone charges |
1,492 |
|
Mr Peter Power T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Overseas Development |
2007- € |
2008 - € |
2009 - € |
2010 - € |
|
Subsistence |
|
3,714 |
3,751 |
3,227 |
|
Mileage |
|
15,175 |
27,919 |
9,144 |
|
Mobile Phone charges |
|
1,341 |
748.00 |
1,870 |
All expenditure is paid on a vouched basis apart from subsistence and mileage expenses relating to official travel which are paid at Department of Finance rates and in accordance with normal regulations. Official mobile phone costs were paid directly by the Department to the service providers. In addition to the above, the Department paid directly for a range of services related to the conduct of the Ministers’ official business, including airfares, hotel costs, car hire, airport charges, etc.
401. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has agreed the purchase of additional lands adjacent to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the details of this purchase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2698/16]
View answerMy Department has received correspondence from Donegal ETB regarding the proposed purchase of these lands and has conveyed approval in principle to Donegal ETB for the purchase to proceed, subject to standard terms and conditions.
402. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding towards the cost of transporting and installing a prefabricated building at a national school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2702/16]
View answerMy Department is aware of the proposed intention of the school to transfer and install a prefabricated building. The matter concerned is under consideration and my Department will be in contact with the school in the matter shortly.
