Noel Davern
Ceist:533 Mr. Davern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the total cost to his Department of the Presidency of the EU; and if he will give details of such costs. [1236/97]
Written Answers. - EU Presidency.
The estimated cost to my Department of the 1996 Irish Presidency of the EU is £500,000. The breakdown of this amount is estimated as follows:
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£ |
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Costs of meetings held in Ireland |
445,000 |
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Additional cost of meetings held abroad, mainly to provide chairpersons |
46,000 |
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Additional overtime |
59,000 |
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550,000 |