Dáil debates
Wednesday, 24 May 2006
Departmental Expenditure.
11:00 am
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
When I am due to speak in Dáil Éireann or I am about to be interviewed for television, I make the normal preparations that are standard for all those who participate in television programmes, just as successive Taoisigh have done since the introduction of the televising of Dáil proceedings in 1990. The rates paid to the providers of the service are in line with current SIPTU rates. The annual amount paid in respect of the preparations since 2002 is detailed in the following table:
| Year | Amount paid for preparation for television appearances to the person referred to in the question | Amount paid for preparation for television appearances to the company referred to in the question |
| € | € | |
| 2002 | 3,887.69 | 7,857.08 |
| 2003 | 4,017.99 | 14,657.44 |
| 2004 | 9,782.44 | 15,870.38 |
| 2005 | 7,589.30 | 17,517.92 |
| 2006 (to end of March) | 1,503.36 | 2,561.30 |
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