Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 July 2023

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Questions (33)

Catherine Connolly

Question:

33. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by his Department under Vote 28 in each of the years 2013 to 2022. [34412/23]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs

The Department of Foreign Affairs, in common with other Government Departments, is allocated administrative funding each year for “training and development and incidental expenses”.

Funding for training and development includes foreign language support, course fees, professional memberships, conference and seminar fees and associated training costs. A variety of other administrative expenses are also covered from this allocation in the Revised Estimates. The table below provides details in respect of Vote 28 for the years 2013-2022.

Description of Expenditure	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Advertising	372,783	176,208	220,384	138,244	368,257
Bank Charges	151,973	152,158	113,055	171,444	257,554
BIC Secretariat Funding	21,503	18,777	30,440	31,629	33,985
Books, Subscriptions and Publications	570,038	638,346	770,286	680,575	777,296
Currency Exchange Gain/Loss	1,004,382	-71,032	191,946	270,295	1,058,799
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy	148,847	152,614	165,590	195,272	280,314
Honorary Consuls	329,770	294,982	350,837	363,017	466,135
Legal and Settlement Costs	156,794	186,663	142,643	147,324	197,708
Official Entertainment	1,299,942	450,839	516,657	426,284	786,905
Professional Fees and Outsourcing	184,443	205,654	208,515	288,710	250,674
Prompt Payment Interest	3,074	1,323	3,125	1,953	1,990
Training and Development	904,023	544,234	616,903	572,709	720,217
Translation Services	235,578	177,657	141,056	111,785	146,910
Vehicle Costs	855,808	878,508	957,229	750,737	599,962
Vote 27 Mgmt Fee	-534,939	-317,839	-317,839	-329,550	-278,850
Wellbeing at Work Programme	-	-	-	-	-
Other Costs	384,077	147,908	143,277	172,324	124,104

Description of Expenditure	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Advertising	218,483	89,749	67,567	56,438	76,498
Bank Charges	296,335	360,363	393,718	540,726	734,954
BIC Secretariat Funding	34,179	33,592	41,789	34,963	34,870
Books, Subscriptions and Publications	766,127	735,902	664,063	780,372	720,379
Currency Exchange Gain/Loss	187,439	71,156	1,319,527	-293,225	-480,654
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy	213,250	244,104	219,401	221,139	243,975
Honorary Consuls	529,394	497,215	522,372	484,584	255,573
Legal and Settlement Costs	163,223	389,797	144,722	83,402	200,792
Official Entertainment	691,661	842,650	145,372	171,804	413,758
Professional Fees and Outsourcing	345,570	357,824	299,295	261,569	315,233
Prompt Payment Interest	3,947	8,972	11,990	8,936	13,532
Training and Development	788,842	849,677	812,932	850,980	1,079,010
Translation Services	197,728	271,362	-55,386	19,151	2,309,276
Vehicle Costs	882,061	915,094	635,925	775,921	1,049,463
Vote 27 Mgmt Fee	-304,200	-323,028	-304,200	-304,200	-304,200
Wellbeing at Work Programme	29,411	18,147	16,172	17,626	50,194
Other Costs	178,766	187,463	126,827	140,772	95,500