Noel Davern
Ceist:114 Mr. Davern asked the Minister for Finance the total cost to his Department of the Presidency of the EU; and if he will give details of such costs. [1243/97]
Written Answers. - EU Presidency.
Specific provision was made in the 1996 Estimates for expenditure by this Department of £500,000 in relation to Ireland's Presidency of the EU. In addition some areas of the Department were temporarily given national staffing resources for the duration of the Presidency, the cost of which was met from subhead A1 of the Department's Administrative Budget. While the full cost of the Presidency has not yet been finalised, the indications are that the costs to my Department will be in the region of £550,000, the main elements of which are identified below.
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£ |
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Additional Staffing in the Irish Permanent Representation to the EU |
100,000 |
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Additional Staffing in the Department |
40,000 |
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Travel etc. |
60,000 |
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Informal ECOFIN |
175,000 |
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Meeting of Directors General of Public Service in EU Member States |
37,000 |
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Meeting of EU Budget Committee |
8,000 |
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Seminar for Ministers for Regional Policy and Spatial Development |
43,000 |
A contribution of approximately £30,000 is being made towards the cost of the Informal ECOFIN by the Central Bank of Ireland.