Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 February 2019
657. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of conferences staff of her Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of staff that attended each conference; the cost of same in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9165/19]
View answerI have been advised by my Department that employees of this Department attended 34 conferences in 2017; 26 conferences in 2018; and 7 conferences to date in 2019. This information, including the number of employees who attended each conference and the cost of attending conferences in each year, is set out below in tabular form.
|
Year |
Number of Conferences |
Number of Attendees |
Total Cost |
|
2017 |
34 |
129 |
€ 19,259.05 |
|
2018 |
26 |
123 |
€ 14,894.67 |
|
2019 (To Date) |
7 |
30 |
€3,304.38 |
|
Totals |
67 |
282 |
€ 37,458.10 |
|
2017 Conferences |
Number of Attendees |
Total Cost |
|
Conference No. 1 |
12 |
€ 325 |
|
Conference No. 2 |
3 |
€ 1,457.55 |
|
Conference No. 3 |
1 |
€ 88 |
|
Conference No. 4 |
15 |
€ 700 |
|
Conference No. 5 |
1 |
€ 295.20 |
|
Conference No. 6 |
2 |
€ 42.00 |
|
Conference No. 7 |
2 |
€ 701.01 |
|
Conference No. 8 |
3 |
€ 337.56 |
|
Conference No. 9 |
2 |
€ 479.70 |
|
Conference No. 10 |
1 |
€ 180 |
|
Conference No. 11 |
1 |
€ 624.38 |
|
Conference No. 12 |
1 |
€112.14 |
|
Conference No. 13 |
20 |
€ 1,600 |
|
Conference No. 14 |
1 |
€ 230.62 |
|
Conference No. 15 |
1 |
€ 375 |
|
Conference No. 16 |
9 |
€ 640 |
|
Conference No. 17 |
1 |
680.00 |
|
Conference No. 18 |
1 |
80.00 |
|
Conference No. 19 |
5 |
650.00 |
|
Conference No. 20 |
9 |
450.00 |
|
Conference No. 21 |
1 |
415.00 |
|
Conference No. 22 |
1 |
30.00 |
|
Conference No. 23 |
1 |
290.42 |
|
Conference No. 24 |
4 |
250.00 |
|
Conference No. 25 |
4 |
900.00 |
|
Conference No. 26 |
2 |
398.00 |
|
Conference No. 27 |
2 |
501.50 |
|
Conference No. 28 |
2 |
50.00 |
|
Conference No. 29 |
1 |
200 |
|
Conference No. 30 |
4 |
€ 2,945.34 |
|
Conference No. 31 |
1 |
€ 250 |
|
Conference No. 32 |
1 |
€ 299.88 |
|
Conference No. 33 |
1 |
€ 223.25 |
|
Conference No. 34 |
1 |
€ 187.50 |
|
Conference No. 35 |
10 |
€ 2,000.00 |
|
Conference No. 36 |
1 |
€ 220.00 |
|
Conference No. 37 |
1 |
€ 50.00 |
|
Totals |
129 |
€ 19,259.05 |
|
2018 Conferences |
Number of Attendees |
Total Cost |
|
Conference No. 1 |
19 |
€ 2,520.00 |
|
Conference No. 2 |
27 |
€ 675 |
|
Conference No. 3 |
2 |
€ 616.84 |
|
Conference No. 4 |
1 |
€ 30 |
|
Conference No. 5 |
2 |
€ 50 |
|
Conference No. 6 |
2 |
€ 810 |
|
Conference No. 7 |
1 |
€ 180.96 |
|
Conference No. 8 |
2 |
€ 319.34 |
|
Conference No. 9 |
29 |
€ 3,012 |
|
Conference No. 10 |
1 |
€ 19.71 |
|
Conference No. 11 |
5 |
€380.00 |
|
Conference No. 12 |
2 |
€ 660 |
|
Conference No. 13 |
1 |
€276.25 |
|
Conference No. 14 |
2 |
€ 1,297.00 |
|
Conference No. 15 |
1 |
€115 |
|
Conference No. 16 |
2 |
€ 139.18 |
|
Conference No. 17 |
2 |
€ 210 |
|
Conference No. 18 |
5 |
€ 500 |
|
Conference No. 19 |
1 |
€150 |
|
Conference No. 20 |
1 |
€ 115 |
|
Conference No. 21 |
1 |
€ 100 |
|
Conference No. 22 |
1 |
€ 130 |
|
Conference No. 23 |
2 |
€ 971.70 |
|
Conference No. 24 |
1 |
€ 485.85 |
|
Conference No. 25 |
1 |
€ 194.24 |
|
Conference No. 26 |
1 |
€ 60 |
|
Conference No. 27 |
5 |
€ 360.00 |
|
1 |
€ 212.00 |
|
|
2 |
€ 304.60 |
|
|
Totals |
123 |
€ 14,894.67 |
|
2019 Conferences |
Number of Attendees |
Total Cost |
|
Conference No. 1 |
2 |
€140.88 |
|
Conference No. 2 |
20 |
€500.00 |
|
Conference No. 3 |
3 |
€ 1,003.00 |
|
Conference No. 4 |
1 |
€203.81 |
|
Conference No. 5 |
1 |
€ 300 |
|
Conference No. 6 |
1 |
€ 145 |
|
Conference No. 7 |
1 |
€ 962 |
|
Conference No. 8 |
1 |
€ 50 |
|
TOTALS |
30 |
€3,304.38 |
