Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 July 2023

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Questions (34)

Catherine Connolly

Question:

34. 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 27 in each of the years 2013 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34413/23]

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 27 for the years 2013-2022.

Description of Expenditure	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Advertising	20,461	23,592	29,494	28,661	21,697
Bank Charges	28,854	37,044	56,295	52,958	60,301
Books, Subscriptions and Publications	41,248	23,596	27,768	25,326	30,818
Cleaning	88,418	86,199	-	-	-
Currency Exchange Gain/Loss	-125,597	-159,099	-188,076	-238,188	-107,882
Legal and Settlement Costs	7,859	60,918	218,258	16,250	40,853
Official Entertainment	30,490	17,586	14,941	9,238	10,226
Professional Fees and Outsourcing	181,739	195,437	322,492	222,733	194,655
Prompt Payment Interest	346	661	249	254	1,695
Security	68,863	236,391	214,877	205,157	224,599
Training and Development	123,162	98,224	171,224	153,560	175,996
Translation Services	3,174	2,179	1,548	583	2,188
VAT Paid and Recoupable	69,244	132,982	158,135	99,620	115,211
Vehicle Costs	491,973	585,767	525,897	724,998	517,228
V28 Mgmt Fee	304,200	304,200	304,200	304,200	304,200
Other Costs	97,627	95,827	73,841	47,939	52,221

Description of Expenditure	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Advertising	16,417	25,894	10,329	7,705	26,511
Bank Charges	67,548	78,038	58,263	57,913	64,001
Books, Subscriptions and Publications	30,000	67,182	27,026	33,879	36,692
Cleaning	-	-	-	-	-
Currency Exchange Gain/Loss	-41,518	-14,548	64,012	57,425	-21,331
Legal and Settlement Costs	39,543	12,730	24,683	26,583	15,411
Official Entertainment	11,662	24,701	2,190	224	5,059
Professional Fees and Outsourcing	172,225	214,201	126,086	149,119	133,570
Prompt Payment Interest	2,067	2,677	1,333	4,744	304
Security	225,388	291,364	267,476	290,593	308,486
Training and Development	178,234	110,671	111,186	71,996	97,473
Translation Services	3,280	14,369	3,768	8,349	14,221
VAT Paid and Recoupable	113,563	129,055	94,951	106,007	144,741
Vehicle Costs	793,500	500,014	324,392	338,734	757,647
V28 Mgmt Fee	304,200	304,200	304,200	304,200	304,200
Other Costs	73,758	97,252	54,692	74,808	76,686