The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table:
Name and Grade
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Position Held/Reason
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Duration
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Estimated Cost of Contractin 2012 €
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Mr. Frank Cogan, Assistant Secretary
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Head of Task Force in connection with Ireland’s Chairmanship of the OSCE, 2012
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Contract from 7 January 2011 to 31 December 2012
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70,835
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Mr. Padraig Murphy, Deputy Secretary
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Tánaiste’s Special Representative in connection with Ireland’s Chairmanship of the OSCE, 2012
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Contract for a maximum of 30 weeks spread over the twelve months of 2012
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62,450
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Mr. Hugh Swift, Assistant Secretary
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Passport Appeals Officer
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Second 3-year contract commenced from 20 January 2012
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Dependent on the number of appeals processed (no costs incurred in 2011 or to date in 2012)
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Mr. Art Agnew, Assistant Secretary
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Preparation of Departmental files for the National Archives
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Contract for a maximum of 10 weeks spread over the twelve months of 2012
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16,246
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Mr. Charles Lathrop, Development Specialist
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Review of certain development cooperation projects
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Contract for a maximum of 38 days from April 2010 to June 2012
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2,100
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Mr. Martin Greene, Assistant Secretary
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Chair of the Point 7 Constituency of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
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3-year contract for a maximum of 175 days from 31 December 2010
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21,000
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Mr. Joseph Brennan, Counsellor
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To assist in preparations for the Irish Presidency of the European Union in January-June 2013
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From 1 May 2012 until 30 June 2013
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8,866
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There are no State agencies under the aegis of my Department.