Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 May 2012
250 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from Ministerial allowances; the details of any consultants employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22804/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was established on 2 June 2011, following substantial Departmental reconfigurations. I am advised that expenditure by my Department on external reports during the period from 2 June 2011 to date was as set out in the table below. There was no relevant expenditure from Ministerial allowances:
|
Company |
Service |
Amount paid from 2 June 2011 to date |
|
Dr. Evelyn Moorkens, Environmental Consultant |
Advice on conservation of Margaritifera (freshwater pearl mussel) |
€1,929 |
|
University of Birmingham |
Research services for a Bord na Móna Peatlands Survey |
€28,378 |
|
Avia Solutions |
Review of financial submissions relating to Aran Island PSO contract |
€6,300 |
251 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total amount spent since February 2011 on external marketing consultants, including payments from Ministerial allowances, including payments by all Ministers in his Department; the details of the consultants employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22822/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 134 of 25 April 2012. There has been no change in the intervening period to the information set out in that reply. All of the expenditure in question was met from the Vote of my Department and there was no relevant expenditure from Ministerial allowances.
