Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 February 2019

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Questions (592)

Joan Burton

Question:

592. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent in advertising or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, by conference; the aggregate amount for each year; the amount available in the remainder of 2019 to fund same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9192/19]

Written answers

Minister for Rural and Community Development

The table below outlines the amount spent in respect of conferences by my Department in the period referred to by the Deputy.

Year	Conferences Funded by Department of Rural and Community Development	Department PartiallyFunded Conference	Department Fully FundedConference	Amount spent in advertising internal	Amount spent in advertising external	Amount spent in sponsorship external	Totals for year
2017	Public Participation Networks Annual Conference held in Sligo.	€8,000		NIL	NIL	NIL
2017 Total							€8,000
2018	Public Participation Networks Annual Conference held in Athlone.		€17,720	NIL	NIL	NIL
2018	Irish Upland Forum Conference	€5,000
2018	Rural Conversations	€7,000		NIL	NIL
2018 Total							€29,720
2019 to date	NIL			NIL	NIL	Nil
2019 Total
2019 Planned expenditure	Public Participation Networks Annual Conference to be held in Carlow.		€20,000	NIL	NIL	NIL	€20,000