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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jan 2015)

Barry Cowen: 1059. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the total photography costs for her Department per annum in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; the costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; a list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; a breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Relations Contracts Data (14 Jan 2015)

Barry Cowen: 1060. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department per annum in 2011 to 2014, inclusive; a list of uses of the external public relations firm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1453/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)

Barry Cowen: 1067. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of secondments from her Department to external private firms in 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1838/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)

Barry Cowen: 1068. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of secondments based in her Department from external private firms in 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1852/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)

Barry Cowen: 1069. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has a policy regarding secondments from and within her Department to external firms; when the policy was initiated and last updated; the details of the policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1866/15]

Fourth Report of the Constitutional Convention on the Dáil Electoral System: Statements (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: I join the Minister in paying tribute to, and thanking, the members and staff of the convention for their input over many weekends and in acknowledging the report. It affords us the opportunity to examine issues in a different light considering the recommendations that emanated from it. I am glad the Government made a comprehensive response to them. I agree with the Government that we...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in her Department currently on sabbaticals or career breaks, broken down as follows: zero to six months; six to 12 months; one to two years; two to three years; four to five years; and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49132/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the total photography costs for her Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department since she came to office; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49162/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount spent on external IT consultants by her Department in 2010 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49177/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has renegotiated external IT consultancy contracts and costs since March 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49192/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the number of appointments to State boards under her Department's remit made since March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies on State boards under her Department's remit since March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies on State boards under her Department's remit publicly advertised since March 2011 to date; and the number...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form per annum, all external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011; the cost per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date. [49265/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Expenses (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the total amount spent per annum in 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014 on staff subsistence payments and staff taxi payments; if her Department has been audited for tax compliance on these payments and other benefits-in-kind; if these processes have been revised in view of Revenue Commissioners'...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Legal Costs (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total legal costs incurred by her Department in 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and estimated in 2014. [49346/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Relations Contracts Data (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total external public relation costs incurred by her Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [49387/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department currently on a sabbatical or career break broken down by zero to six months, six to 12 months, one to two years, two to three years, four to five years and more than five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49126/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Relations Contracts Data (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming to office; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49156/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts (18 Dec 2014)

Barry Cowen: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent on external IT consultants by his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49171/14]