I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 221 together.
In response to the Deputy’s question since coming to office €337.56 has been spent by me on official entertainment. A breakdown of the expenditure is contained in the following table:
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Date
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Amount paid €
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Details
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25/11/2011
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63.00
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Lunch with guests Merrion Hotel
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17/01/2012
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148.00
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Dinner with guests Hibernian Hotel St Stephens Green
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27/01/2012
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126.56
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Dinner with guests Dunraven Arms Hotel Adare Manor Limerick
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In the same period senior officials in my Department spent €2,146.54 on official entertainment. A breakdown of this expenditure is contained in the following table.
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Date
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Amount paid €
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Details
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23/06/2011
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261.25
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Dinner for 6 people with World Bank Officials
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30/06/2011
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174.45
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Official Lunch for 7 people – Organisation for European Cooperation and Development.
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04/07/2011
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69.58
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Official lunch for 2 with European Commission representative
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12/11/2011
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308.51
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Official Banking SLO Team Lunch for 9 people
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30/01/2012
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83.70
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Official Lunch for 4 persons
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23/03/2012
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155.00
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Official lunch for 8 persons including representatives from the European Commission and Revenue Commissioners.
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29/03/2012
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110.00
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Official lunch for 4 persons including Ms Micheline Aucion Executive Director of Asian Development Bank
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23/04/2012
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75.65
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Official Lunch for 7 persons -lunch with Northern Ireland Officials .
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15/05/2012
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72.60
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Lunch for 4 Persons- Meeting with UK Treasury on VAT issues
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07/06/2012
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485.50
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Official dinner for 7 persons - visit of World Bank Managing Director to Dublin
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15/06/2012
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350.30
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Dinner for 5 persons on the occasion of the visit of Executive Director of World Bank Ms Lucie Morin to Dublin.
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